Mariana Tirsa

Master Certified Wellness Coach

Artists, Creative Entrepreneurs & Arts Organizations

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The Reality Behind the Creative Life

Creatives carry a hidden weight the world rarely sees.

Creative entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, dancers, actors and writers face mental and physical health challenges at rates far exceeding the general population, yet meaningful support remains scarce. The demands of a creative life are specific: an irregular and often insufficient income, an identity bound up in the work, and having to wear multiple hats alongside the vulnerability of making something and putting it out into the world.

Generic wellness solutions weren't built for any of this.

Helping creatives thrive is what I’m passionate about. My offerings are tailored specifically to the needs of creatives and the particular challenges they face.

MY OFFERINGS

Explore 1-1 Coaching

A free 30-minute conversation to explore where you are, what's in the way, and whether we're a good fit.

→ Book your call

The Steady Creative Salon

A 6-month wellness coaching course and community designed to help creatives reduce stress, reconnect with their creativity, and create sustainably via nervous system regulation for the arts, mindfulness practice, and behavioural science.

Coming Fall 2026

Wellness Programming for Arts Organizations

I help design and implement custom wellness programs for arts organizations that include personalized coaching, group workshops, talks and ongoing accountability with the goal of supporting community members to adopt healthier habits and improve wellbeing in their lives.

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"Creatives' sense of self-worth is often closely linked to their creative productivity, making them particularly vulnerable to depression and anxiety during setbacks or periods of creative block."

~Mariana Tirsa

report symptoms of depression — twice the rate of the general population.

50% of Musicians

Music Industry Research Association, 2018

70% of Creative

professionals experienced burnout in the past year alone.

Mentally-Healthy Survey, 2024

63% of Film & TV

workers say their work negatively affects their mental health — and only 12% feel the industry is a healthy place to work..

Film and TV Charity, Looking Glass Survey, 2024

5X

higher rates of depression found in creative industries vs. the general population..

Peer-reviewed creative health literature

The arts communities deserve better support.

Wellness programs designed specifically for creative artists and creative entrepreneurs.

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Testimonials

  • "Mariana is one of the few people I’d classify as a true healer. Her patience and soothing, calm, supportive energy have helped me in more ways than one. She approaches problem-solving with a positive, spiritual approach that is truly unique. She has championed my creativity and career for years and her support is unparalleled. I’m so grateful for her unwavering support and guidance in my art.“

    Elena N. Mudd

    Professional Photographer

  • “Mariana helped me learn, without judgement or comparison, that I need support as a creator and how to take steps to get it. She helped me break decades of crippling perfectionism and doubt with simple, clear action. Without her, I’d still be struggling to get my first word down on paper instead of getting my first book published.”

    Michael Corvo

    Author

  • "A bonafide life-long scholar of the spiritual, Mari brings the vast wealth of her own spirit to her offerings. Her technical knowledge is far-reaching and ever growing, spanning topics from nervous system theory and somatic regulation to archetype and motivational interviewing. She combines all this with her expertise in sacred practice to produce ritualistic experiences that feel deeply rooted in primordial meaning, in addition to practical offerings addressing the struggles of the everyday artist.

    Cat

    Martial arts teacher and facilitator

  • "Mari, your calm, gentle demeanor made me feel safe and nurtured, which is no small thing for me! I was able to work through anxiety I’ve been holding, so I am grateful! Your session flowed clearly and I felt your instructions were clear and supportive. "

    Nelle Gregory

    Creative Facilitator

  • “As a musical partner and as a resilient friend she has always been unequaled in expression and genuine openness. Many people try to grow real meaning into their everyday lives, I’ve met few that succeed as often or as gracefully.”

    Robert E Musseman III

    Musician, Author, Filmmaker

  • "Mari seemed to step effortlessly into her role as a wise guide with a dash of mystery. I immediately felt a sense of trust in her leading the way. She helped us to easily connect to one another in a sweet, yet profound way."

    a.rae

    Artist, Somatic Guide

About Me

A wellbeing practitioner who lives inside the work.

I come to this work not as an observer, but as someone who has lived inside the creative process my entire life. I'm a professional singer-songwriter, recording artist, interdisciplinary artist and the daughter of poets and a painter. I grew up understanding that creativity is not a skill, it's a way of being in the world.

That understanding shapes everything about how I work. I don't speak to any single medium. I speak to the creative process itself, the universal experience of reaching toward something that doesn't yet exist, and everything that gets in the way.

I bring 20+ years of integrative clinical experience as a holistic practitioner, mindfulness educator, Wellness coaching via Motivational Interviewing, and nervous system regulation trauma-informed work in the arts. I hold an M.S. in Traditional Chinese Medicine and am a Master Certified Wellness Coach, along with other certifications.

I work in English and Spanish, remotely and in person, with individuals and communities across the arts and creative entrepreneurship.

  • Wellness coaching, motivational interviewing, mindfulness for stress reduction, creative facilitation, nervous system regulation and trauma-informed for the arts

  • Program Development, Workshop Facilitation, 1-1 Consulting, Wellness Coaching

  • Creatives, Arts Organizations, Universities, Arts Residencies in all Disciplines

Curious and want to learn more? Book a Free Call

Whether you're an individual creative looking for a place to land or an arts organization exploring wellness programming for your staff and community, this is where we start. No pitch, no pressure, just an honest look at whether working together makes sense.

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