Reclaiming Sexual Health & Pleasure with Dr. Maca Knop | Ep 27

“I grew up knowing that pleasure was something incredible… but I couldn’t find anyone who could say, ‘Yes. Yes, it’s sacred.’” - Maca

In this deeply intimate episode of Born to Be Free, I’m joined by my beloved sister, student, pleasure coach, and fellow priestess Macarena “Maca” Knop. She is a medical doctor, a specialist in Dermatology and Venereology (Sexual Health). Her path is not a split between intellect and embodiment, it is a sacred fusion of both modern medicine with ancient wisdom, bringing together the nervous system, female anatomy, and the mystery of Shakti.

What unfolds is a powerful conversation about reclamation of pleasure, of wholeness, of the sacred body.

Maca shares how she moved from the rigid frameworks of modern medicine into a trauma-informed, spirit-rooted way of practicing and living. From her medical studies in Santiago to her specialization in Munich, and into the sacred circles of the Heroine’s Journey and Priestess Initiation in Bali, she has been on a journey of remembering: that our bodies are not clinical problems to fix, but radiant vessels of power and intelligence.

She speaks with raw honesty about realizing that her textbooks never included the full anatomy of the clitoris. About what it felt like to be told she was too much—too joyful, too sensual, too alive. About the sacred shift that happened when she found herself held by sisters who didn’t try to shrink her, but celebrated her.

We talk about what it means to carry trauma in the nervous system…not just from violence or crisis, but from the subtle ways we’ve been shamed out of our radiance. The unspoken rules around pleasure. And how the body remembers all of it…until we listen, gently and with reverence, and choose to come back.

Maca now offers her medicine from a different place…one rooted in Shakti, in truth, in the full yes of her being. And she will be joining the faculty of The Muse: The Golden Womb to teach sacred female anatomy and the intricate, beautiful relationship between sexuality and the nervous system.

This episode is an offering for the part of you that’s been silenced. For the woman who wonders if her joy is too much. For the sacred being in you that already knows: you were never broken.

If your pleasure has ever felt unsafe…

if your body has carried both wonder and confusion…

if you’re ready to come home to yourself, this is for you.

Come, let your body hear what it always knew.

Keynotes

-Maca’s journey bridges Western medicine with sacred feminine teachings

-Maca entered the Devi lineage through The Heroine’s Journey, then the Devi Temple and the Priestess Initiation

-Reclaiming the Devi and the Sanskrit word “Devi”

-Sisterhood and community (Sangha)

-The body as an integrated system, not fragmented parts

-Sacred Sexuality as Medicine

-Learning true female anatomy as an act of reclamation

-Trauma-Informed Healing

-Choosing healing doesn’t mean rejecting medicine

-Combining sacred practice with medical support

-Maca envisions collaborative care where doctors and patients co-create healing

-True empowerment is rooted in trust

-Our society being stuck in sympathetic overdrive

-Healing the Feminine-Masculine Divide

-The Muse: The Golden Womb program is a portal for reclaiming this sacred power in community

ABOUT Maca:

Chilean with German roots, Macarena Devi is a medical doctor and a specialist in Dermatology and Venereology/Sexual Health. She is also a certified Women Circle Facilitator and Priestess of Vedic Rituals from Devi School, a Yoga Teacher from Sama Yoga, and a Pleasure Coach from the School of Womanly Arts by Mama Gena.

In her mid-twenties Maca started to practice Yoga and dove deep into taking care of the body and mind from an integrative approach. In 2020 she met Sharada Devi and began to study Vedanta, which has brought precious tools to her life. Her purpose as a physician is to empower her patients with knowledge and a pleasure-filled healthy lifestyle to heal and prevent diseases. In her work she integrates Western Medicine with the jewels of Vedanta and Ayurveda, inviting you to see your body as Whole.

Maca has a deep reverence for Mother Nature and loves animals and music. Currently she works as a dermatologist and therapist in Tromsø, Norway.

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