Born From Water
Be held by water and guides
Born From Water
Be held by water and guides
Meet Your Guides
Be held by water and guides.
MEET OUr FOUNDER
Moniek Van Erven
Water Guardian · Ceremonialist · Freediver · Water Therapist · Spiritual Mentor
Mo’s path began over two decades ago in meditation, and deepened through years of walking with Indigenous elders and ceremonial work. But it was Water that truly transformed her.
As a ceremonialist, freediver, water therapist, explorer, and water dancer, she honours water in every form - from oceans and cenotes to the tears we cry.
She inherited her love for swimming from her mother, with roots stretching from the shorelines of Indonesia (maternal lineage) to the rivers of the Netherlands (paternal lineage), the kelp forests of South Africa, and the reefs of Mexico.
She founded Oyasin, a global sanctuary for healing, and has guided retreats and ceremonies worldwide to help leaders return to their bodies and open their hearts.
Her guidance is intuitive, rooted in lived experience, and shaped by the teachings of the water. She channels water’s wisdom through vision, word, and song.
Water is her teacher.
And so, she guides like water.
Story behind Born From Water
Born From Water came through the water.
It began beside a sacred lagoon in Bacalar, Mexico, when I asked: “What do you need?”
She responded with a vision, of the first life form born in the ocean’s depth.
I didn’t just see it. I felt it. I was there with her.
I offered her my service, not yet knowing what that meant.
I spent hours each day in the water — freediving, guiding water ceremonies, offering songs, practicing therapy, and dancing with her currents.
A year later, I returned to give thanks.
She had opened pathways I didn’t know I needed, and given me healing, softness, trust, friendship, and love.
This time, I offered her my heart.
She showed me that true service must be collective, many hearts, one mission.
With so much pain in the world and in ourselves, we need her more than ever.
And I saw I wasn’t alone.
I met water brothers, sisters, elders, and guides, each receiving the same wisdom, each in their own way.
The water asked me to carry this, with everyone who loves her.
Because together, we can remember.
Together, we can heal ourselves, and our oceans.
Born From Water is that offering.
Story behind Born From Water
"Born From Water came through the water.
It began beside a sacred lagoon in Bacalar, Mexico, when I asked: “What do you need?”
She responded with a vision, of the first life form born in the ocean’s depth.
I didn’t just see it. I felt it. I was there with her.
I offered her my service, not yet knowing what that meant.
I spent hours each day in the water — freediving, guiding water ceremonies, offering songs, practicing therapy, and dancing with her currents.
A year later, I returned to give thanks.
She had opened pathways I didn’t know I needed, and given me healing, softness, trust, friendship, and love.
This time, I offered her my heart.
She showed me that true service must be collective, many hearts, one mission.
With so much pain in the world and in ourselves, we need her more than ever.
And I saw I wasn’t alone.
I met water brothers, sisters, elders, and guides, each receiving the same wisdom, each in their own way.
The water asked me to carry this, with everyone who loves her.
Because together, we can remember.
Together, we can heal ourselves, and our oceans.
Born From Water is that offering."
– Mo, Founder Born From Water
Indigenous Wisdom Keepers
We sit with elders and medicine carriers from Nahuatl, Quechua, K’iche’, Tzʼutujil, Wixárika, and other lineages - teachers we know, trust, and love.
They don’t just share knowledge; they open the path of spirit. You’ll meet them online and in ritual, and feel their presence of ancestral guidance.
Indigenous Wisdom Keepers
We sit with elders and medicine carriers from Nahuatl, Quechua, K’iche’, Tzʼutujil, Wixárika, and other lineages - teachers we know, trust, and love.
They don’t just share knowledge; they open the path of spirit. You’ll meet them online and in ritual, and feel their presence of ancestral guidance.
Guest Teachers and Elemental Guides
Our extended circle of Guest Teachers are people we've met over the years, each walking with the water in their own way. They don’t just teach; they embody the way of water. They guide us deeper into the body, the elements, and a sacred rhythm of life.
• Freedivers
• Breathworkers
• Water therapists
• Ritualists
• Plant medicine guides
• Emotional release practitioners
• Vocalists
• Artists
• Dreamworkers
• Embodiment practitioners
Water Protectors
These are renowned voices - marine biologists, scientists, activists, and innovators - fully devoted to water.
They lead with knowledge and action. They protect what they love.
And they inspire us to rise, speak, and act on behalf of our oceans.
Water Protectors
These are renowned voices - marine biologists, scientists, activists, and innovators - fully devoted to water.
They lead with knowledge and action. They protect what they love.
And they inspire us to rise, speak, and act on behalf of our oceans.
Step Into the Portal of Water-Led Leadership
Step Into the Portal of Water-Led Leadership
Meet your guides
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Sofia Young
Head of Marketing
Emma Johnson
Project Manager
Ava Thompson
Operations Coordinator
Liam Carter
Creative Director
Noah Mitchell
Marketing Specialist
What's next?
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We will then welcome you into the Water Portal , and send you details to begin.
Only 12 leaders will walk this elemental journey together.
We’re honored to walk with you.
Introducing the Elemental Wheel
The Elemental Wheel cycles through four elements: Water → Fire → Earth → Air. You start with one element, fully engage, then move on once you embody its wisdom.
All four elements are needed to lead fully. Now is the time to gather.
Water is not a resource.
She is a relative. A consciousness. A home.
— Mo, founder Born From Water
Meet Your Guides
Moniek van Erven (Founder of Born From Water)
Ocean Lover · Ceremonialist · Freediver · Water therapist · Spiritual Mentor
Mo guides you and walks beside you. From a place of deep listening, lived experience, and her devotion to Water as teacher and healer. She’s hosting retreats and ceremonies across the globe. Her guidance is intuitive, grounded, and rooted in love.
Mo’s path began over two decades ago in meditation and six years ago with sacred medicine work, and it was Water that truly transformed her. Through oceans, cenotes, and tears, water softened her armor, healed her nervous system, and returned her to feeling.
She founded Oyasin, a global sanctuary for healing, guiding retreats and ceremonies across the world for leaders to help them to return to the body, the earth, the heart.
Her guidance is intuitive and loving, rooted in lived experience and years of walking with Indigenous elders, sacred medicines, and the water itself. She doesn’t teach from a method, she listens, feels, and lets the water lead.
Water is her teacher.
And so, she guides like water.
Indigenous Wisdom Keepers
You’ll sit in ceremony with elders and medicine carriers from Nahuatl, Quechua, K’iche’ and other lineages. They don’t just teach, they transmit. Their presence awakens our memory through ancestral ritual and prayer.
Guest Teachers & Elemental Guides
Our extended circle includes freedivers, breathworkers, ocean protectors, water therapists, ritualists, plant medicine guides, emotional release practitioners, vocalists, artists, dreamworkers, and embodiment practitioners.
