About me

I’m Ellen Maria Cárdenas — Reiki Master, Shamanic Practitioner, Mindfulness Teacher, and a lifelong explorer of the unseen worlds.

I’ve practiced Reiki since 2013, walked the shamanic path since 2020, and taught mindfulness since 2023. My work weaves together shamanism, witchcraft, healing, good magic, communication with spirit helpers and souls, and the quiet wisdom of Buddhist philosophy – and all this while at the same time living a modern life. I have a master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction and has been working in the digital industry since 2024.

To me, all of these traditions point to the same truth: everything is connected, and the path home is inward.

I believe spirituality is not about escaping life — it’s about becoming more present in it. More whole. More yourself. A meaningful life grows from understanding your inner world, learning to work with your energy, and opening to realities beyond what the mind can perceive.

I guide sensitive, intuitive women who feel a pull toward something deeper — women who sense that their inner world is speaking, even if they don’t yet have the language for it.

My work is gentle, grounded, and clear.
I help you:
- understand your energy
- develop your intuitive abilities
- communicate with spirit helpers
- navigate your inner world with clarity
- open to the unseen layers of reality
- come home to yourself

This isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you already are.

My path

I didn’t grow up with spiritual language or rituals. My awakening came later — quietly, intensely, and in a way that changed everything. Over the years I’ve studied healing, energy work, shamanism, intuitive communication, and Buddhist philosophy not as trends, but as tools that helped me heal, understand myself, and reconnect with my essence.

I’ve also spent many years in the corporate world as a UX Designer and Product Owner — a background that gives my spiritual work clarity, structure, and grounded intelligence. I don’t believe spirituality has to be dramatic or performative. It can be soft, safe, and woven into everyday life.

All paths lead inward. All traditions point toward the same center. And the purpose of spiritual work is simple: to come home to yourself and live a meaningful, connected life.

For me, that means learning to handle energy, listening to the soul, and opening to the worlds that exist beyond the mind — the worlds that speak in intuition, dreams, symbols, and subtle guidance.

If you feel a pull toward this kind of work, trust it. Your inner world is already speaking.

My education and lineage

Certifications

Yoga Nidra Teacher (Global Yoga, 2024)
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher (MMTCP/Sounds True, 2023)
Yoga Teacher (Global Yoga, 2022)
Shamanic Practitioner, Warrior in the Heart tradition (Helena Lundvik/Willow 2021)
Tarot Reader (Biddy Tarot, 2018)
Clutter Clearing Coach (Denise Linn/Sounds True, 2018)
Reiki 3 Master (Helena Lundvik/Willow 2018)
Reiki 2 (Helena Lundvik/Willow 2016)
Reiki 1 (Helena Lundvik/Willow 2014)

Lineage

For my Mindfulness practice and education, my teachers are Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.

Jack Kornfield is a key figure in bringing Theravada Buddhism to the West, with his

Read more about Jack Kornfield’s work to promote mindfulness and vipassana in the west, and the teachers he studied for.

Tara Brach’s teachings blend Western psychology with Eastern spiritual practices, primarily rooted in the Theravada Buddhist Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition. She is a prominent teacher in the Western Buddhist movement, heavily influenced by teachers like Joseph Goldstein and practicing within the lineage of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS).

My Shamanic lineage is found in Glastonbury, England where my teacher Helena Lundvik was trained by Elsa & Howard Malpas (Warrior in the Heart). The roots of this Keltic shamanism go deep into the European soil, and way back in time.