Fire Bird Healing

Fire Bird Healing

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Fire Bird Healing is run by Maria Carvalho Sandoval. Long flowing strokes, as well as deep tissue techniques, help melt the muscles of the body.

Maria offers Hawaiian LomiLomi Massage & Breathwork, CranioSacral Therapy for adults & infants, Pre/PostNatal Massage, Reiki, Chakra balancing with tuning fork, sound healing, workshops & ceremonies. Traditional Hawaiian LomiLomi massage is an ancient healing modality that channels the energy of the elements (especially water) to bring healing to the body, mind & Spirit. Gentle, slow joint rotations unlock trauma & tension buried within. LomiLomi is a rhythmic massage that causes the Lymph system to drain & brings deep relaxation & rejuvenation. Maria adapts these techniques to serve all body types, as well as folks who are pregnant or have recently given birth, had a miscarriage or pregnancy release- to aid in their healing journey. Maria uses Organic Jojoba oil & her homemade Balsam infused og olive oil, which can be used at no extra charge, for even deeper relaxation & healing. CranioSacral Therapy is a very effective & gentle modality that Maria incorporates into the end of every massage. She also offers full CranioSacral sessions where the receiver remains fully clothed. This practice helps release tension within the fascia of the body, the soft web that connects all of our organs, muscles, nerves & bones. These techniques slowly open up the bones of the skull, allowing the CranioSacral fluid to pump more vibrantly into the brain & down through the spinal cord. This brings greater health & vitality to all of the organs & systems of the body, including the immune & nervous systems. CranioSacral Therapy brings the client out of fight, flight or freeze mode & into the beautiful space of rest, repair & restore. Maria is trained in IntraOral / mouthwork as well as Therapeutic Dialogue. She treats adults & infants. Reiki Energy healing is available, with crystal body layouts (the receiver remains fully clothed). Reiki is an ancient Japanese practice of channeling Source energy - which is always beneficial, positive, life-giving & gentle. Combined with the steady vibration of the crystals, Reiki can help one to find deep balance & harmony. In these unique healing journeys Maria drums, chants & works with the elements & her guides. This prayerful focus sets a powerful & safe container for whatever one might need to feel, express or receive. Reiki is flowing during every massage as well. Maria also offers sessions of Breathwork & Kahi Loa. This is a transformative journey of deep breathing & healing with the elements, fully clothed. Kahi Loa (Infinite Oneness) is a Hawaiian Shamanic Lomi practice which includes chanting to invoke the Spirits & elements of nature, guided visualization & hands on touch. Within this safe space of prayerful focus & deep breathing, buried trauma & stagnant emotions rise to be released. Energetic clearing occurs as Guides & Ancestors bring peace & strength to the body & Spirit. There is a sliding scale available to those in financial need, as well as a special price for Black, Indigenous People of Color & Trans foks. Fire Bird Healing is queer friendly, trauma sensitive & heart centered.

08/22/2026

CranioSacral Therapy for infants is deeply nourishing & relaxing. Often times the mother/parent receives healing touch as well, because the two are intrinsically linked. This light touch technique can help babies unwind & release tension which supports their feeding, sleep, development & overall well-being. As practitioners we listen with our hands, connect with the fascial network & follow the body’s lead. Through this gentle practice comes greater ease for baby & mama/parent, deeper connection with each other, integration of the birth process & release of stuck tissues & emotions. Join Shaina Levee Northwoods Ayurveda & I for an infant CranioSacral clinic tomorrow, Sunday August 23, from 10:30am-12:30pm Richmond Wellness . This event is by-donation, no need to sign up, just come with your baby & we look forward to sharing our healing hands with you!

07/08/2026

I am looking forward to collaborating with my fellow Lomi practitioner & friend Jessica Lantos of at the end of August for Lomi Ha Breathwork! We would love to circle with you ~ there will be a guided drum journey, hands on healing & bodywork, a sound bath, watercolor painting & a lot of magic. To claim your spot visit https://www.rosehealingartsvt.com/events/lomi-ha-breathwork-ceremony 🌹 Experience the power of your breath to activate profound shifts & begin a new cycle in your life!

05/26/2026

Our ceremony opens with a freshly brewed, nourishing tea blend that is intuitively chosen for the group. We settle in with animal spirit cards pulled around the central altar. Sitting in a circle we ground ourselves & connect with our breath, then share what we’re calling into our lives, our deepest wish. The Lomi Ha breath practice is explained & everyone lays down comfortably to begin the journey. The circle is woven in safety & trust. I drum & lead a meditation to drop us in deeper, calling in our guides & angels. There is a special playlist that starts & everyone breathes in the Lomi way for about an hour. Benj & I tend the energy in the room, tracking & intuiting what is needed. We support each participant through hands on Lomi-style bodywork, making pathways so stuck energy & emotions can find their release.

We’ve been guiding these ceremonies for 3.5 years & there really aren’t words to describe the profound depths of love & healing grace that flow in & around the group. It’s magic. It’s ancient Hawaiian medicine. And after the breath practice is finished, we play the singing bowls & soft music... there is no rushing. It is gentle, resonant, emotional. We are transformed, we are reborn. Watercolor painting helps with integration & food supports our bodies to become more grounded after the big journey. More tea. So much love. Harmony. Connection to the Divine within. A new cycle in your life begins. There is more space inside you - more of YOU, less of all the other stuff.

This is a taste to give you a better sense of the flow - it’s like a mini retreat! A gift to your inner child & future self.
We welcome you to join us & would be honored to hold space for your healing & transformation.

Lomi Ha Breathwork Journey
*This Sunday* May 31, 1-4pm
Kula Vermont
100 Dorset St, Suite 5, South Burlington
Free parking
Handicap accessible building!
Energy exchange: $120
Let us know if you are in need of a payment plan or have any questions. Register at KulaVermont.com

05/13/2026

10 years ago! My training with Laughing River Yoga was life changing. I went on to open my healing practice after this, offering Reiki & crystal healing to clients. The following year I took my first Hawaiian LomiLomi intensive & the next year I stepped into CranioSacral Therapy & an herbalism apprenticeship. The yoga teacher training was a big part of helping me learn how to hold space for people & facilitate transformative healing journeys. Because I also learned how to really hold space for myself & be with my own body & breath. Which was huge for me at that time because my daughter was 18 months when I began the training & I still nursed her, so she had some hard moments over those 9 long weekends. It is so sweet we graduated on Mother’s Day - I was still finding myself as a new mother & anchoring into my power of a woman transformed by birth. I have always had the support of my partner to take many healing trainings over the past decade, I am so grateful. And now I am living my dream of helping others to heal, with the web of support (seen & unseen / human & more than human) continuously lifting me up. Thank you to those family, friends & teachers who have helped me on my path - you know who you are !!!

05/12/2026

Join our Lomi circle to call back all of your medicine & power. To let go of whatever isn’t you. To channel your deepest wish.

Benj Spound of Vermont Holistic Bodywork & Maria Carvalho Sandoval of Fire Bird Healing invite you to a 3 hour Hawaiian healing ceremony.

There will be tea, drum meditation & a powerful journey using the ‘Lomi Ha’ breath practice. Each person will set an intention and breathe it into reality. This helps with clearing out old patterns & aligning with soul purpose.

Bodywork will be offered during the breath journey, followed by sound healing, watercolor painting & nourishing food.

This is Hawaiian style Breathwork, transformative & full of love.

Register at KulaVermont.com

Photos from Fire Bird Healing's post 04/03/2026

We are still growing towards the sun. The equinox has passed & the light is stronger every day. Yet winter still holds on. We have more layers to shed. It’s a good time to be alive ~ heart-breaking & heart-filling. Come to a beautiful warm studio next Saturday to breathe in the Hawaiian way. Find joy again. Settle deeper into your lungs, your belly, your heart. Cry. Laugh. Be held. Be free. Expand. Soften. Break through to find the sun again, like these little brave sprouts.

Tea, breathwork, hands on healing, watercolor painting, drum journey, crystal sound bath… so much beauty to be had.

Come, be welcome in our circle.

Lomi Ha Breathwork Journey
Sat April 11, 2-5, Burlington
$110, payment plans available
The studio is handicap accessible ♥️

Register here: FireBirdHealing.as.me

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