By the time he was beginning his journey through psychology, Marcelo was volunteering in a local NGO ran by people dedicated to cave exploring and environment protection actions among the community. With them, he took his first steps in meditation, benefiting from astonishing landscapes as inspiration to create a deep connection with nature and the senses.

His academic path was always followed by an interest in spirituality and ancient knowledge. While doing his master's degree, he was introduced to mindfulness and psychoneuroimmunology, deepening his understanding of the mind-body relationship and how lifestyle can profoundly affect our bodies and health. The master thesis was solely dedicated to studying the phenomenon of posttraumatic growth among cancer patients and the underlying cognitive and emotional processes. This line of research gave him the knowledge of how a sudden shift in someone's perspective can trigger a whole process of self-restructuring, where the willingness to live can lead to a much more fulfilling life.

In parallel, he was taking his first steps in the clinical settings, always fascinated by the establishing of a deep bond with the person seeking support. This human to human contact and its potential for healing and growth were always the source of his devotion. This was also the moment where's practice of health counseling started.

Later he took the challenge of working with people with physical and intellectual disabilities, both in social care and clinical settings. This very special population highlighted the importance of compassion and acceptance, concepts that he was developing in his meditation and yoga practices. The need to stay balanced and healthy in such a challenging career motivated a lot the inclusion of these practices as the foundation of his daily life. Over the time, it converged together into a lifestyle where being balanced is the source of health promotion in others.

A short career hiatus then served the purpose of taking this concept into another level, with techniques like breathworks and conscious movement being learned from other therapists and time spent in sustainable communities, where everything is done in a more conscious way. Now, undergoing his training in body psychotherapy and mindfulness, the conscious counselor is integrating it all together in his practice.