About My Journey
Maria Furlano, DMQ (China), MTOM, L.Ac.
If you've ever felt like you experience the world a little differently – more deeply, more intensely – we already have something in common.
If you’ve always felt more than you could explain, you’re in the right place.
As a child, I didn’t just observe life — I absorbed it.
Being highly sensitive meant feeling everything, from other people’s emotions to the subtle energies moving through spaces most people never noticed.
At twelve, I found my anchor in martial arts, training passionately for over a decade. But in my twenties, a back injury changed everything. No scan could explain it — just constant nerve pain that emotions seemed to amplify, lasting two and a half years with no answers from Western medicine.
“You’ll need to learn to manage your emotions,” an osteopath finally told me. “There’s an emotional component to this pain.”
Those words changed everything — because they handed me the keys to learn.
That experience sent me deep into the study of how energy and emotion shape our health. I first trained as a therapeutic bodyworker, studying anatomy and somatic awareness so I could better understand what I had always sensed in others. From there, I became a Physician of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (MTOM, L.Ac.), earned my Doctorate in Medical Qìgōng (DMQ, China), and trained in Hypnosis to better understand the subconscious patterns involved in healing.
Because I’ve always been intuitive — able to sense where people hold energy physically or emotionally — my medical and energetic training gave me the language and tools to translate what I felt into practical, embodied healing.
How I Describe My Work
I often describe my work as vibrational coaching — not in a vague or abstract way, but as a practical, embodied approach to working with how energy, emotion, and the nervous system shape our daily experience.
When I speak about frequency, I mean the energetic quality we radiate — shaped by our emotions, nervous system state, beliefs, and lived patterns — and how shifting that frequency influences our health, relationships, wealth, and how we engage with and move through the world.
When Sensitivity Becomes Overwhelm
Like many sensitives, I eventually reached a point of depletion. Working closely with people every day — holding space, listening deeply, feeling everything — left my system overextended.
Returning to the roots of Medical Qìgōng changed that. I learned how to clear, nourish, regulate, and protect my energy on every level: physical, emotional, and spiritual.
These ancient practices, grounded in over 5,000 years of energetic medicine, didn’t just restore my health. They expanded my intuition, strengthened my body, and deepened my capacity to support others without losing myself in the process.
At the heart of my work is a simple truth:  When the body settles, intuition has room to speak. Without nervous system alignment, intuition becomes distorted, reactive, or unavailable. With alignment, it's clearer, deepens and opens with trust.Â
“You Get It.”
Over the years, many clients have affectionately referred to me as their “energy doctor.”
Not in place of their medical doctor — but because there’s a layer of experience they’ve never had language or permission to talk about before.
They’ll say things like, “I can finally describe how my body feels,” or “I can tell you how my energy is moving or where things feel stuck,” or “I don’t talk about this anywhere else — because you actually get it.”
That’s the space I work in — where the nervous system, the body, emotion, and energy meet.
Who I Work With
For over 25 years, I’ve guided people through healing, regulation, and intuitive development. I work primarily with:
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Conscious Leaders who understand that managing their inner landscape is essential to inspired leadership
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Holistic Practitioners who hold space for others and are ready to tend their own energy with the same care
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Highly Sensitive Souls (HSPs) who sense there’s something deeper to unlock and are ready to work with their sensitivity rather than fight it
I’m the founder of The Art of Tuning In® Studio and host of The Art of Tuning In Podcast, where I share grounded teachings on nervous system regulation, energetic alignment, and intuitive cultivation.
Credentials
MTOM, L.Ac. (Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist)
DMQ | China (Doctor of Medical Qìgōng)
→ Please view my CV HERE
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Programs for Energetic Clarity
Grounded trainings for energetic protection, nervous system regulation, intuitive development, and embodied alignment.
Resource Center
Grounded insight into Medical Qìgōng, nervous system foundations, hypnosis, and intuition + a complimentary guided meditation resource.
the art of tuning in STUDIO
Offering two pathways: Seasonal Practice (open to all) and Women’s Cultivation, for women who hold space for others—personally and professionally.