The Path That Chose Me

The Foundation

Rooted in Ancient Lineage

As the founder of Awaken in Oneness, Maria Maldonado carries forward the rich healing traditions of her Azteca and Purepécha heritage. Her lineage of shamans and medicine women ancestors goes back more than 20 generations — a sacred thread of wisdom woven through time and blood.

Rooted in her own journey of overcoming childhood trauma and generational hardship, Maria serves as the "hollow bone" — a clear, open channel dedicated to guiding others toward deep inner peace using her intuition and the power of energy medicine.

Her life's mission is to empower you to release past burdens, embrace your natural wholeness, and embark on a path of personal awakening through emotional and physical healing, spiritual expansion, and elevated consciousness — to truly Awaken in Oneness.  Maria’s healing path is deeply rooted in a family tradition of recovery and resilience. Her father broke a long generational cycle of alcoholism, achieving five years of sobriety before Maria was born, and her parents remained dedicated members of the 12-step community for over 35 years. Immersed in this supportive environment, Maria spent five years in Adult Children of Alcoholics and Codependents Anonymous, reclaiming her power and moved out of codependent relationships. She grew emotionally and spiritually while also sponsoring others. Bullied as a child for having severe teeth alignment issues her family couldn’t afford to fix, Maria felt called to become an orthodontist. She recognized that a crooked smile was far more than a physical issue—it deeply impacted a child’s self-esteem and emotional well-being. Driven by this purpose, she spent four years as a Biological Science major and secured an internship with her dentist and orthodontist during her senior year. However, midway through applying to dental school, Maria realized dentistry was not her true calling and pivoted to Communication Studies, aligning with her natural strengths. Following the tragic loss of her mother in a 1992 car accident after successful breast cancer surgery four months earlier—which also left her four-year-old niece with brain trauma—Maria turned to alternative healing for herself, then becoming a certified Reiki Master in 1993. Transitioning from a corporate career as a National Marketing Director, Maria founded Women on the Grow to empower women through assertive communication and professional speaking, offering transformative seminars such as "Breaking the Wonder Woman Cycle: Reawakening the Woman of Wonder." She recognized that empowered women create ripple effects of positive change in their friends, families, and, most importantly, their children. Her passion for holistic care deepened even further when Western medicine offered no good answers for her son’s vocal tic at age 7.   She was told her If her son's symtoms had lasted 6 months he would have been diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome. The medication prescribed was for bi-polar adults and caused severe facial tics and mood changes. Determined to explore every avenue, she promised her son, “We will leave no stone unturned.”  She found success  through Dr. Parvati, a naturopathic energy healer who identified and cleared the underlying food sensitivities and environmental toxins, within 5 weeks he no longer had any tics of any kind and changed the course of his life. This solidified her commitment to energy medicine and holistic wellness and is able to help other parents find solutions and peace of mind.

Areas of Healing

Her Expertise

Maria specializes in gently resolving deep-seated energetic patterns — helping clients remove heart walls, release trapped emotions, reframe limiting beliefs, and heal generational or ancestral trauma.

These underlying energies often show up in daily life as physical discomfort, chronic issues, digestive or hormonal imbalances, relationship challenges, food and environmental sensitivities, or a persistent sense of unease — like anxiety, depression, grief, and Post Traumatic Stress (PTS).

Physical discomfort and aches — knees, hips, and back — often reflect the emotional burdens we carry over time. Bringing gentle awareness to unexpressed feelings can allow the body to truly rest and restore.

You are in a safe environment and all sessions are confidential. We follow HIPAA guidelines.

Maria offers a supportive and transformative path to release these heavy, often inherited burdens so you can return to a place of natural vitality and inner peace.

How I Work

The Approach

Her powerful modalities include compassionate, intuitive approaches using gentle muscle testing and body mapping to uncover trapped emotions, gently clear limiting beliefs, and restore harmony across your energetic body, chakras, and physical self.