Relating with Life
MEETING LIFE TROUGH THE BODY
Imagine Life meeting Life.
Hi, my name is Mattea. I offer intentional spaces of care and being for people in time of crisis and transition.
My services reaches from bodywork, massage rituals, doula accompaniment, workshops, and emergent group spaces - but essentially my work is about meeting life, through the body, in the present moment with gentleness, curiosity and energy.
I am really looking forward to meeting you!
We are
relational
beings.
As we explore the relationships with ourselves, our bodies, each other, and the world around us, we meet reality in its felt sense, in its unique complexity. Connecting what is separate, bridging worlds and exploring edges is the current that has moved me through my own life journey.
My work holds the intention of cultivating a culture of care and connection by implementing tools of self-inquiry, nature-based practices, ritual, embodiment, and collective inquiry to see life from many angles and find deeper truth in complexity.
Through crafting spaces of care, somatic bodywork, doula work and other spaces I open, I serve people in transitional stages of life, accompanying them to deeper layers of relationality with themselves, their bodies, their loved ones, and the world around them.
I warmly welcome LGBTQIA+, POCs and people of all identities, bodies, and backgrounds to my offerings and the spaces I open.
OFFERINGS
BODYWORK & MASSAGE
I offer transformational bodywork and massage that creates a space deep relaxation and supports you in gently reconnecting with your body, senses, intuition, and creativity: an exploration of touch that nurtures, restores, and opens pathways of aliveness and simplicity.
DOULA SERVICES
I accompany birth, loss, and life transitions with presence and care, supporting you on the journey of listening to, learning from and trusting in your body.
I also offer pregnancy massage and postpartum bodywork for birth integration, nurturing and grounding your body.
FACILIATION
I create and guide experiences where people can slow down, explore embodiment, deepen connection, and practice different ways of relating, with themselves, with one another and nature.
These journeys take many forms, and upcoming offerings can be found in the calendar below.
About Mattea
My work grows from a lifelong and continuous exploration of what it means to be human; how we relate to ourselves, one another, and the living world. With roots in cultural anthropology, bodywork, somatics, holistic health, group facilitation, and nature-based practices I have walked many paths of learning and listening, to the body, to the land, and to the stories that shape us.
As a practitioner, I value spaces that invite acceptance, simplicity and gentle, embodied presence. My background in massage and bodywork, including craniosacral wellness therapy and naturopathic approaches, meets a continuous inquiry into collective cultural conditioning and questioning beliefs of 'well-being': how patterns of whiteness, colonialism, and capitalism shape our ways of being, and how we might remember more humble, gentle, slow and relational, ways.
I see carework as activism: tending to what is fragile and emergent in human experience, while following the deeper questions of belonging, resilience, and transformation. In recent years, my path has naturally expanded into birth work and doula practice, but I am also accompanying people at life’s thresholds of transformation, grief or death.
In all that I offer, I cultivate an atmosphere of rooted strength, tenderness, and curiosity, supporting people in discovering new perspectives, creative expression, and deeper connection with the living currents of life.
How to work with me
MASSAGE & BODYWORK SESSIONS
Reach out via the contact form with your request or follow the booking link.
For extended Massage Rituals in moments of transition, we will arrange a short phone call to discuss details.
DOULA ACCOMPAINMENT
I offer a free online or in-person meeting to get to know each other and explore your needs. From there, we can schedule a first session or plan for longer-term accompaniment.
UPCOMING EVENTS
At the moment, my focus is on one-on-one work, both in person and online.
If you’d like to stay connected and hear about upcoming offerings, you can sign up for my newsletter.