Meet Maren, Your Guide to Holistic Healing
MY STORY
Maren is a San Diego county native who is passionate about holistic living and healing.
I'm Maren Hoflund, the founder of and practitioner behind Mandala Method Healing. Since becoming a licensed massage therapist (LMT or CMT) in 2021, I've been creating an offering inspired by my own healing journey to serve high-achieving professionals in reconnecting with their bodies to find lasting calm amid demanding lives.
I ended up in this field partly because holistic values were taught in my home to a small extent, but it was these experiences and values that led me to seek somatic yoga and sound healing in 2017 while I was freshly on my healing journey after a car accident that left me with a PTSD diagnosis. My first sound bath helped me improve my mental health leaps and bounds alongside my CBT, or talk therapy, experience.
When addressing my own issues, I broke my life down into the following categories: physical health, mental health, emotional health, spiritual health. I made sure to take care of myself holistically by doing something for myself in each category. This looked like gym and yoga (physical); therapy and subliminal messages (mental); sound baths (emotional); and meditation (spiritual), respectively.
I began professionally in hospitality while attending MiraCosta College studying liberal arts and child development. I also earned my NAMC Montessori Teaching certificate and worked as a Montessori preschool teacher during the beginning of the 2020 pandemic. I decided to follow my heart and switch gears to massage therapy school during this chapter. Eventually, I became a CMT/LMT in December 2021, and graduated from the 1,000 hour HHP program in May 2022. In February 2023 I finished my 60 hour Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy program through The Embody Lab.
The Mandala Method weaves together therapeutic bodywork, energy healing, sound therapy, and somatic practices to guide you into deep relaxation and inner alignment. Each session includes custom bodywork (cupping, Himalayan salt stones, CBD, advanced techniques), reiki, live sound bath, and a somatic meditation. This work creates sustainable shifts so you can heal from the past, have more capacity for stress and joy in the future, and show up fully in your present life.
When I'm not working, you'll find me at a live music venue, traveling, or hiking with my husband and our girls (Isla the snake and Rika the kitty). Connect with me on Instagram!
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“Nervous system regulation is at the core of my practice because it’s the foundation of healing. When your nervous system is in balance, your body can truly relax, and your mind can feel at peace. This is when deep healing can happen. I’ve seen firsthand how calming the nervous system can create lasting change in my clients’ lives, whether it’s helping to release chronic tension, emotional stress, or simply supporting you in finding peace during times of transition”
- Maren Hoflund
“Maren was excellent. I have had massages worldwide and Maren was in the top with others in France and Estonia. Maren identified some areas of concern and I knew she was right on.”
Brady B • Client