"Fogo Sagrado" is Portugese and means "sacred fire."
What is meant is our inner fire, that is, as a pure and sincere energy that is aligned with what truly matters and makes sense to us. Our inner fire knows what we long for and carries us toward it. It also gives us the courage and care to go in this direction.
Fogo Sagrado is a consciousness-bringing, energetic practice with roots in the indigenous tribes of Brasil. It uses the intuitive perception as a tool to move unconscious parts into our awareness and to support us in integrating these shadow parts to promote personal balance and well-being so that we may grow.
Fogo Sagrado combines ancient shamanic and Eastern knowledge, modern quantum physics, and transpersonal consciousness.
Since Fogo Sagrado works outside the rational mind, it can lay bare insights that we may have not fathomed otherwise. For example, I was once madly in love with a man. It was an unrequited kind of love. A Fogo session revealed that the situation was more about my relationship toward masculinity than it was about the person. Next time I ran into this man, I was less in love with him, and my infatuation disappeared and we became friends.
I was trained by Mônica Oliveira, the developer of Fogo Sagrado,
and her institute Nucleo Fogo Sagrado as a Fogo Sagrado Coach and Teacher.
Other teachers of my energy alignment practice include Eckart Böhmer, Desirée Oliveira and Ernani Fornari.
How can Fogo Sagrado support us?
Fogo Sagrado asks, "What wants to emerge?"
Fogo Sagrado can suppport us in
· transforming deep-seated, recurring patterns
· gaining greater clarity and awareness about what is unfolding for us
· obtaining a higher frequency
· finding inner peace and tranquility
· tapping into our power and actively shaping our lives
· activating our inner resources
· strengthening our belief in ourselves
· being more in tune with our Higher Self
What makes Fogo Sagrado unique?
Fogo Sagrado works outside the rational mind. It works with the intuitive mind, which is why unforeseen and unpredictable connections can be laid bare as the unconscious reaches consciousness. Fogo Sagrado works with a higher consciousness and cannot be manipulated. Of course, Fogo Sagrado does not replace a doctor, naturopath, or psychotherapist.
Fogo Sagrado is offered in various modalities:
Individual sessions for adults, couples and kids (with adults)
Group sessions, which include elements of constellation work
Other elements that are included in workshops
Each session receives imbalances in the energetic field of a person and expresses
them through gestures, images, words and then bringing them into a balanced state.
Those imbalances can be childhood conflicts, deeply-rooted patterns and energetic blockages, as well as karmic entanglements.
The underlying, conflicting energies are transformed into more balanced ones,
and a mantra is the key to this new energy.
The mantra as well as the insights from a session can help me align myself with this new energy and the possibilities that present themselves during a session.
Markus Bohlmann and Mônica Oliveria,
Rio de Janeiro, 2025
Bonfire, Aldeia do Sol,
Brazil, 2026
Testimonials
Dear Markus: Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful Fogo Sagrado Session I had the pleasure to receive. You have helped me with your loving and at the same time powerful words and impulses in a moment when my life felt like one big Gordian knot. You named exactly what the core of the issues was.
By way of recognizing, feeling and lovingly accepting that which was present
in the moment, that which had appeared to be stagnant started to move again.
I thank you for your work and your being in the world !
With heartfelt gratitude, Fabiola, October 2026
Markus Otto, 2025, writes, "Fogo Sagrado – a shamanic technique from the indigenous culture of Brazil that can also realign your life. Until recently, this method was completely unknown to me, but I would recommend it to anyone who is facing recurring or long-lasting challenges in their life, or who wants to transform weaknesses and their causes. Even if the problems have existed for generations, as in my case, the “sacred fire”
can bring about purification and, with the help of Christ consciousness, positive change. – The method is gentle, vibrating, and at the same time 'fiery' – the 'Sacred Fire'
has energetically cleansed me and transformed limiting beliefs into constructive ones.
The light of the fire has revealed shadows that can be healed and transformed.
Obstacles were burned away to create space for new things to emerge and grow.
Be courageous, just like me, and accept improvement!
Conclusion: just try it out and be open-minded and open-hearted – feel, listen, and let yourself be guided in new directions – Markus has guided me and, together with the Fogo Sagrado frequencies, will guide you and solve your worries and problems with light.”
What parents say:
Kathrin Scheermaul, 2025, writes, "My daughter had a children's Fogo Sagrado session with Markus, which was simply sensational. Markus conducted the session with the help of stuffed animals that expressed what my daughter was feeling. My daughter was also allowed to play along. For her, it was a great game, a kind of play, and she participated with great enthusiasm. Several important aspects came up that I was able to observe and that are very helpful for our child and us. Since this session, my daughter has been able to eat significantly more food again—she suffers from an intolerance—and I can see how she is tolerating more again. Yesterday, we went to a café for the first time in a long time and had ice cream. The whole family was incredibly happy! Markus has a way with children and treats them as equals, so my daughter immediately trusted him. His session brought us so much joy right away, and I can wholeheartedly recommend his work."
Fogo Sagrado - FAQ
How can Fogo Sagrado support us?
Fogo Sagrado is about creating awareness of underlying causes and connections immanent in a challenge and transforming the energies at conflict in that challenge.
What makes Fogo Sagrado unique?
Fogo Sagrado can be very fast. Furthermore, Fogo Sagrado works outside the rational mind, which means that a session often reveals connections, including those of a karmic nature, that cannot be reasoned beforehand. Possible solutions emerge from within the challenge at hand and the energies that feed into a conflict can be transformed. Of course, I am still invited to take action.
Is Fogo Sagrado the same as traditional therapy?
No. Although Fogo Sagrado can be therapeutically effective (in the sense of liberating, empowering, life-affirming), it is not classic therapy. The attitude of a Fogo Sagrado practitioner is that they know little to nothing about the person in front of them, and that the person knows themself best. Fogo Sagrado complements traditional therapies such as psychotherapy and does not replace them nor does it want to.
What do I need to know about Fogo Sagrado?
Fogo Sagrado works on its own timeline and cannot be manipulated, which means that Fogo Sagrado is not wish fulfillment of the ego per se. Fogo Sagrado works with a higher consciousnesss,which means that what you want is not necessarily what is best for you.
What is Fogo Sagrado's understanding of spirituality?
Fogo Sagrado does not understand spirituality as something detached, separate or more noble than being human. Rather, Fogo Sagrado embraces the notion of a grounded, embodied spirituality. Fogo Sagrado has a holistic approach. Fogo Sagrado does not devalue being human; rather, it is about xperiencing human life as an embodied soul. Eckart Böhmer says, "It's not about ascending to heaven. Rather, it is about bringing heaven to earth in order to lift up the earth" as embodied, divine consciousness, that is.
What are the limits of Fogo Sagrado?
Fogo Sagrado is not wish-fulfillment of the ego per se. It cannot be used, for example, to make someone fall in love with someone or to achieve a certain goal or to get rid of someone or a problem. Rather, Fogo Sagrado is about becoming aware of the core causes and connections underlying and informing a challenge to gain more clarity in life and achieve an energetic balance. It may well be that both persons fall in love after a session, or not. Perhaps one has become open to new, unforeseeable ways of loving or the situation was about something completely different than one thought it would be.
Fogo Sagrado has shamanic roots. Does that mean that shamanic rituals are practiced at Fogo Sagrado?
No. Fogo Sagrado has its roots in the indigenous cultures of Brazil, but was largely developed by Mônica Oliveira in Rio de Janeiro. It is free of rituals. It is a clearly structured work that lays bare the potential inherent in a challenge. Fogo Sagrado does not speak of problems either but of challenges that we go through so that we may grow. For example, it frees the potential of a hand that has become a fist to the qualities of a caressing, creative, forgiving hand.
Is Fogo Sagrado a "getting rid of problems"?
It is less about getting rid of problems and more about becoming aware of causes and connections and mastering them. When one "gets rid of problems," one tends to close oneself off from one’s own growth because one rejects a situation that is difficult and wants to "get rid of it". One holds on to a sense of victimhood and deficiency, and feels like a victim of circumstances. Fogo Sagrado is about self-empowerment and offers unforeseen possibilities for dealing with challenges and seeing them as opportunities for growth. Rather than saying, "Oh my God, I have a problem," Fogo Sagrado invites us to say, "My problem, I have a God !".
Why can Fogo Sagrado be interesting for people of the LGBTIQ+ community?
Fogo Sagrado works with a higher consciounsess and taps into our intuitive mind. This intuitive approach reveals unexpected connections that cannot be contemplated or reasoned beforehand - including karmic and ancestral connections. Fogo Sagrado can therefore quickly work on deep-seated issues though it works on its own timeline. Fogo Sagrado's intuitive approach can be particularly interesting for people who have increasingly experienced exclusion, isolation, disconnectedness and loneliness in many different, layered ways.
Is Fogo for everyone?
Fogo Sagrado is for people who are interested in personal development and are ready to take charge of their own lives and move away from a victim consciousness, no matter how difficult the past may have been. Fogo Sagrado is for people who are on the path or who want to begin to walk on the path toward themselves.
What is the vision of Fogo Sagrado?
Above all, Fogo Sagrado fascinates by way of its fast, intuitive appraoch in which the potential inherent in a challenge is laid bare, which is why Fogo Sagrado is often described as a method of the "New Age,” which promotes awareness and allows for new alignment. At the same time, Fogo Sagrado is deeply rooted and embedded in the indigenous cultures of Brazil and their centuries-old traditions. It is thus culturally aware and respects its origins.
