It makes me very sad to write this, but I will not let someone’s reputation that we all all come to know & love be tarnished in the face of so much toxicity that has been shown. If you have worked with Maria, you know her character, her heart & her dedication to this path & her practices. Her wisdom & compassion in the ceremony space has been life changing, not only for me, but for so many others. How this situation is being portrayed above is not the reality of what has went on, not only in recent events, but the entirety of the relationship of Juan & Maria. Juan, someone that we have also grown to love & trust, has sadly shown extreme aggression & controlling behavior towards Maria that resulted in him becoming physical with her. Unfortunately, this is not the first instance of his aggressive behavior & until he is able to truly look within & change these patterns that has been repeatedly shown, I fear that he is a threat to not only Maria, but other women who may be in those vulnerable states with him as well. I did not want to get involved, & we all have been hoping for a different outcome of the direction of their relationship, as this has been painful for everyone involved to watch & come to terms with, but I will not sit here & allow Juan to be victimized in a situation that he not only helped to create, but has now twisted into something else entirely. It is easy to be blind sighted to these other parts of him & hard to see until you’ve witnessed it for yourself, but they are present & have shown themselves in several different situations that many other people can unfortunately attest for too. Please understand that there are deeper truths that have only recently come out of hiding & your ignorance to the entirety of the situation should not be a reason that Maria is being demonized, when she has been on the other hand of abuse for years now. Thank you.