Rooting regeneration in the places that matter most — land, family, and the communities we build.
From 25 acres of tropical dry forest in the Colombian Andes, I work at the intersection of ecological regeneration, maternal well-being, and the cultures of care we pass to future generations.
I'm Ana María Cañas — mother, psychologist, land steward, and visual storyteller — and Arbora Nature Reserve is where this work is lived and embodied.
work with me
My work takes four forms — each one woven into the others. I accompany mothers through transformation. I advise organizations building cultures of care. I gather people in spaces of collective inquiry. And through the lens, I witness what the world is quietly becoming.
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1:1 Consultations for Mothers
Matrescence, the psychological transformation of becoming a mother, is one of the most profound and least witnessed passages in a woman's life. I offer 1:1 consultations that hold both the inner landscape and the ecological one: who you are becoming, and how the world you are bringing your child into shapes that becoming.
These sessions draw from developmental psychology, maternal ecopsychology, and my own experience as a mother and land steward. They are not therapy — they are a space to think, feel, and root more deeply into yourself.
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Consulting for organizations, institutions, and changemakers
I partner with NGOs, academic institutions, and government agencies to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies that center the wellbeing of children, families, and future generations — drawing from over eight years of applied research and policy work.
Areas of focus: maternal and early childhood wellbeing · regenerative cultures · ecological identity · policy and program development
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Storytelling
For those who need images that carry weight.
I use photography as a way of witnessing — the experiences of mothers, the textures of land, the quiet evidence of regeneration. My visual work is both a personal practice and something I bring to editorial, research, and institutional projects centered on maternal health, ecology, and social transformation.
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Workshops & Learning Circles
For individuals and groups exploring the space between inner healing and ecological crisis.
These are spaces of slow, honest inquiry. We explore how our inner lives are shaped by the ecological world around us — and how tending to our emotional well-being is itself a regenerative act.
Currently facilitated in Medellín, Colombia.
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This account is a new space of exploration and conversation and welcomes anyone interested in navigating these stories with curiosity and kindness.
