Born From Water Wisdom School
A home for water wisdom in the real world
What this is
The Wisdom School is a three-month online immersion for people who want to live more like water.
It brings together water wisdom from many worlds - science, indigenous traditions, embodiment, creativity, activism, and lived experience - into one shared journey.
"We learn how to embody the qualities of water."
- Born from water
Why people come
People arrive outwardly successful. Capable. Intelligent.
Always doing, rarely resting
Living in the mind most of the time
Effort and pushing, without flow
Control instead of trust
Rearful thoughts, scarcity mindset
Repeating old patterns
Disconnection from the body
Intuition pushed aside
Purpose unclear
Something essential is calling for attention.
Water meets these places directly.
"Water brings us back into flow."
- Born from water
What's next?
Your place is ready. To confirm your seat, complete your payment below.
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.
What makes this school different?
This school does not exist anywhere else.
It brings together teachers who haven’t shared the same space before:
• Indigenous water wisdom keepers
• Water scientists and researchers
• Surfers, freedivers, artists, activists, and protectors
All exploring one question:
How do we live when water becomes the teacher?
You learn from many traditions and discover the practices that truly belong to you.
"Many waters. One shared journey."
- Born From Water
What you receive
Participants consistently describe:
A calmer nervous system
Clearer decisions
Restored trust and intuition
Deeper connection to body and emotions
Improved relationships
Renewed sense of purpose
Connection to nature
a natural wish to give back
"Water brings us back into flow."
- Born from water
From inner shift to purpose
Inner regulation becomes capacity for action.
Participants begin to:
Simplify their lives
Choose with integrity
Sense what truly matters
Act in service of something larger
"Purpose emerges when we stop forcing."
- Born from water
Examples of what we explore
(varies by cohort)
Water science, hydration, and how water shapes the nervous system.
Impact journeys with ocean protectors and water stewards.
Water wisdom from indigenous lineages from across the world.
Water purification and emotional release practices.
Taoist and Yogic philosophies of water, flow, and courage.
The teachers
The Wisdom School is guided by a circle of water wisdom teachers from around the world.
They bring:
• Scientific understanding of water
• Ancestral and indigenous practices
• Lived experience with oceans, rivers, and springs
• Creative and activist perspectives.
Mo is founder of Born From Water and lead teacher.
She holds the journey throughout the three months.
Each teacher shares their direct relationship with water and how it has shaped their life and work.
When we listen to water, action becomes clear."
- Born from water
Practical details
Duration
Three months.
Weekly rhythm
• One live session per week.
• Water ceremony, wisdom session, or guided practice.
• Sharing circle for depth and integration.
Between sessions
• Ongoing practices with water and the elements where you live.
• Self-study with a library of recorded teachings and practices.
• Support in building a daily practice that fits your life.
Time commitment
• One live session per week.
• Additional personal practice at your own rhythm.
• Designed to fit into full lives without overwhelm.
If you miss a session
• Teaching sessions are recorded.
• Live ceremonies are held in real time.
Why online
• Teachers from across the world can join live.
• You work with the waters around you, where you live.
• Practice becomes part of daily life.
Participants are often surprised by how strong the transmission is online.
Who is it for?
• Individuals, leaders, and teams.
• People seeking embodiment, clarity, and real change.
• Anyone drawn to learning with water over time.
No prior experience is needed.
The wisdom school is also offered in adapted form for organizations and teams.
"Water teaches through repetition, presence, and time."
- Born from water
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
Community
• A consistent group moving together
• Peer connection and shared reflection
• Held with care, confidentiality, and respect
"Learning accelerates in community."
- Born from water
Why it matters to be part of this
This is a rare space where:
• Wisdom is embodied
• Practice is lived daily
• Science and spirituality meet naturally
Inner change leads to real action.
Voices of the Wisdom School
My waters, my tears, my fears, everything felt held in the water ceremony. It helped me moved through deep inner layers in the lightest, most loving way.
Working with Mo through Water was a profound homecoming to myself. Her intuitive, compassionate presence created a space where I could surrender fully to the wisdom of Water and let it guide my healing. In her hands, Water became both mirror and teacher, revealing my fears, my truth, and ultimately my power.
I experienced the most beautiful immersion, floating, letting go, and trusting, guided by Mo and other skilled water therapists. No gravity. Just connection, fluidity, and deep surrender. The group space made the experience even more powerful.
Since two years, Mo guides me and my husband with ceremonies, and a week-long Water retreat in Mexico.
Mo holds us like water - with sensitivity, deep wisdom and strength. I always feel safe to be fully myself.
We met the water and ourselves in the deepest way… It brought us back to our essence, and to each other. It has left a lasting impact on our lives.
Even as a passionate surfer and apnea athlete, the water ceremony & Janzu immersion changed something fundamental in how I relate to the ocean, and to myself.
I met the water in a completely new way: I connected deeply to my female lineage, reawakening sensations from the womb. I felt softer, sensual, more connected.
Abia
Entrepreneur, USA
Rebecca
Artist, UK
Mathias
Spaceholder, Germany
Charlotte
Entrepreneur, Belgium
Sandra
Surgeon, Switzerland
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.
Voices of the Wisdom School
My waters, my tears, my fears, everything felt held in the water ceremony. It helped me moved through deep inner layers in the lightest, most loving way.
Abia
Entrepreneur, USA
Working with Mo through Water was a profound homecoming to myself. Her intuitive, compassionate presence created a space where I could surrender fully to the wisdom of Water and let it guide my healing. In her hands, Water became both mirror and teacher, revealing my fears, my truth, and ultimately my power.
Rebecca
Artist, UK
I experienced the most beautiful immersion, floating, letting go, and trusting, guided by Mo and other skilled water therapists. No gravity. Just connection, fluidity, and deep surrender. The group space made the experience even more powerful
Mathias
Spaceholder, Germany
Even as a passionate surfer and apnea athlete, the water ceremony & Janzu immersion changed something fundamental in how I relate to the ocean, and to myself.
I met the water in a completely new way: I connected deeply to my female lineage, reawakening sensations from the womb. I felt softer, sensual, more connected.
Sandra
Surgeon, Switzerland
Ik heb testimonial Charlotte aangepast Since two years, Mo guides me and my husband with ceremonies, and a week-long Water retreat in Mexico.
Mo holds us like water - with sensitivity, deep wisdom and strength. I always feel safe to be fully myself.
We met the water and ourselves in the deepest way… It brought us back to our essence, and to each other. It has left a lasting impact on our lives.
Charlotte
Entrepreneur, Belgium
Step into the portal
Your 4-Month Journey
You can choose to pay monthly , over 4, 8, or 12 months, whatever supports your current rhythm.
All options include full access to the program for 4 months. Payment plans simply offer more time to complete your tuition.
Standard Plan
€450 / month
4 months
Extended Plan
€225 / month
8 months
Gentle Plan
€150 / month
12 months
Sponsor
Support someone to become a Water Guardian.
MENTORSHIP
Receive 3 private ceremonies with Mo.
Foundation
Support ocean protection projects worldwide.
Gift a Loved One (monthly)
2 elemental journeys: €500/month (Total: €2,000)
4 elemental journeys: €500/month (Total: €4,000)
Gift a Loved One (upfront)
2 elemental journeys: €1800 (save €200)
4 elemental journeys: €3,500 (save €500)
Pay It Forward (monthly)
2 elemental journeys: €600/month (Total: €24,000)
€500 covers your participation; €100 contributes to a fund supporting those in financial need.
4 elemental journeys: €600/month (Total: €4,800)
€500 covers your participation; €100 contributes to a fund supporting those in financial need.
Pay It Forward (upfront)
2 elemental journeys: €2000 (save €400)
€1800 covers your participation; €200 contributes to a fund supporting those in financial need.
4 elemental journeys: €4,000 (save €800)
€3,500 covers your participation; €500 contributes to a fund supporting those in financial need.
If the above options still feel inaccessible, you’re welcome to request a supported spot. Email us at [email protected], we’d love to explore ways to support you in joining. Like water, we find ways to flow.
Invite a Friend
Receive a private 1-on-1 ceremony with Mo for your personal referral, as a heart-felt thank you for for expanding our tribe
Join the Wisdom School
The next Wisdom School is in preparation for 2026.
Join the waitlist to receive updates and invitations.
"We learn with water, and we give back."
- Born from water
