I was always inspired by the word “anima mundi” which can be translated as world’s soul as we are all connected and intertwined with all that is that word really resonated with me. it was soothing me. to know we are not alone but all-one. walking around with that divine spark inside which guides and connects us. that divine spark holding all the remembrance.

and for me this life is exactly about this. remembrance.

“chimana” means butterfly. the butterfly as spirit animal stands for transformation, healing and change. it is deeply connected with one’s own path on earth which is individual but eventually brings one closer to the heart, to the essence and to that divine spark residing there.

I had truly magical encounters with butterflies and I can say they were so lovingly guiding me inside.

and this is how the name “chimana mundi” came to me. “mundi” can be translated as world. as we are all living that earthly life and are deeply connected to our great mother it was important for me to keep that in the name itself.

so the meaning behind it is butterfly of worlds.

the one connecting.

the one transforming.

the one remembering.

to then bring that remembrance to each of us.

so we may heal.

so we may see.

this is the space I wish to create with chimanamundi. a space to feel, a space to just be, a space to come into true connection with oneself.

a connection sustaining, fertilising and nourishing. cultivated in truthful encounter.

so I wish us to be open to receive the gentle touch of the butterfly of worlds. chimanamundi.

who is Vanessa?

devotee. mother. woman. companion. ayurdoula. reiki master.

and I chose to walk the path of the heart.

I remember being a child and having that strong feeling that there must be more. I tried to imagine how it might be after death. to just be gone. I couldn’t imagine that and therefore for me it wasn’t true what the common meaning about death was.

even if I was a child back then for me this was such a profound insight that I would always cling upon this little spark I could feel through this. I’ve always had a strong connection to nature. for me everything was alive. the grass, the stones and the trees. I felt that all is weaved from same essence which brought up that deep longing to find out more about this essence. I knew I had to follow this little spark I could always feel.

so I was journeying through many alternative healing practices, nordic shamanism, serving people as a nurse and eventually ending up becoming a reiki master and bodyworker. my path lead me into the loving medicine of cacao which is a part of my daily life.

when I walked through the portal of birth and becoming a mother it opened so much more inside of myself. the postpartum time was exhausting, challenging and not how I’ve wished for it to be. it was too fast, tearing up and overwhelming. I was prepared for giving birth but not for the thereafter.

but through my personal experience I could truly feel that I want to serve women especially after giving birth. that I want to accompany them in this sacred and vulnerable postpartum time.

and here I am. offering postpartum care, reiki, massage and cacao. it is all that brings love and this wonderful sense of purpose to my heart.

I am glad you are here. and I wish us to remember our essence. to discover it.

I would love to walk with you the path of the heart – of your heart.

Vanessa