Meet the founders
The mother and daughter duo putting their skills into higher purpose
Paulina Daniel, LMT
An Illinois native and graduate of the Denver School of Massage Therapy, Paulina specializes in clinical and sports massage with a decade-long focus on functional recovery. Her professional portfolio includes working with elite athletes across the UFC, NHL, USOPC, Ironman, USA Weightlifting, CrossFit, and IFBB circuits. But her passion has never been just massage but rather problem solving through anatomy and biomechanics.
Paulina believes in the body’s natural ability to heal and uses time-tested methods like clinical therapy and contrast recovery to help people, from athletes to everyday movers, live pain-free and fully functional. No shortcuts. Just results that respect the body’s design. As a mother of three daughters she understands that wether you're chasing trophies or chasing kids, mobility and functionality are essential.
Maria Siders
Co-owner and 3x Ironman finisher, Maria is a proud Texan, a mother of three, and a lifelong athlete whose discipline and drive have shaped every chapter of her journey. With a high school career filled with championship titles in track, volleyball, and softball, Maria transitioned into marathon and Ironman racing, conquering three full Ironmans, 5 half Ironmans, and over a dozen marathons with unshakable grit.
After 30 years in the corporate world, Maria traded in the desk for a deeper purpose by using her firsthand knowledge of what it means to be both an athlete and a working mother to help others restore, recover, and feel their best. She now dedicates herself to creating a space where high performance meets real-life exhaustion, and where wellness isn't a luxury - it’s a lifestyle earned through hard work, heart, and healing.
Our Purpose is our promise
We started Monach and Maven as a mother and daughter duo on a mission to help our community on a holistic and simple path. After 10 years of licensed therapy work and 40 years of pound the pavement through marathons and triathlons, we've learned one truth: recovery has no shortcuts.
At Monarch and Maven, our mission is to offer an authentic, time-tested strategy for healing, built on massage, heat, and cold therapies that have served the human body for thousands of years. No gimmicks. No quick fixes. Just honest, proven practices that put faith and trust back where it belongs: in your own hands.
You do not just wake up and become the butterfly.
Growth is a process.
-Rupi Kaur

