Welcome to this space where I will be sharing snippets of what I incorporate into my life that has helped me relieving symptoms of autoimmunity. Autoimmunity diseases are very connected to stress, so you may find that this blog can help you even if you don't have a condition to live with but want to naturally lead a calmer and more natural way of life, to optimize life, reconnect with our bodies and find peace within ourselves.Let's stop being the warrior in a battle with ourselves and learn to love the healthy you.
Self-compassion is an important concept that can be particularly helpful for individuals who are facing disease or illness. When we talk about self-compassion, we are referring to treating ourselves with kindness, understanding, and showing care, particularly in difficult or challenging situations. When someone is facing a disease, whether it is a chronic illness or a […]
Read More »Essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts that are commonly used in aromatherapy and other natural health practices. They are extracted from various parts of plants, including flowers, leaves, stems, and roots, and contain the aromatic compounds that give plants their distinct scents and flavors. Essential oils can be used in various ways to support […]
Read More »Our nervous system is vital for maintaining health, allowing us to interact with our environment and enabling us to carry out essential daily activities. It controls our bodily functions, voluntary and involuntary. It is composed by the brain, spinal cord and a network of nerves throughout the body and divided in two main parts, the […]
Read More »Who doesn’t even by looking at them get a boost of happines! What a show they offer us as they transform from a big cotton ball into the most opening flower, with infinite petals and delightful smell. How amazing this scent has been captured in a candle to make it last and make you dream […]
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We all often talk about stress and our stress levels, and we all have heard that some stress is actually good in our lives as it keeps us active, alert, engaging in life and our brains functioning optimally. However I find it is sometimes too easy to cross the bridge from optimal stress levels to […]
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When I started practicing yoga about 10 years ago, with the only idea of doing some exercise, I soon realised that a new relationship with myself was building up. A new way of paying attention to the body, the breath and the mind started building up a connection with deeper parts of myself, and it […]
Read More »Let’s make this a space where we share what we have learned along the way while dealing with our autoimmune diseases. I have autoimmune thyroiditis (or Hashimoto’s disease) and although even the same condition shows up so differently in different people, there are also common factors sometimes affecting all of us. I commit myself here […]
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I have recently attended a little yoga therapy course where this 5 minute restorative session was practice, which is very relaxing as it plays with our breath, concentration and coordination, definitely taking our minds away from whatever is stressing us. As it is a very short practice, once memorized it could be quickly practice anywhere, […]
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There is no doubt today about the effects of Yoga in the management of stress, which has even published in evidence studies within the Western Psychology field, such as the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. In the society we live in, where the emphasis is on how productive we are, we are forgetting to pay […]
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