About Me.
MY OWN HEALING PROCESS
I never imagined that my mission in life would be to work with health and wellness. But when I look back, I realise that everything I have experienced has clearly led me here.
My story is that of a person who for many years had to live with chronic Candidiasis. It is a silent imbalance for which most of the time treatment only relieves the symptoms, causing the problem to return every month. My gynaecologist never asked me about my diet. The solution that traditional medicine gave me was antifungals and other medications, which I took for a long time.
Along with that, I suffered from sinusitis and allergic rhinitis since I was a child. When I moved to Spain, I started having continuous headaches that lasted several days. I went to my doctor, who referred me to an ENT specialist and a neurologist, but neither of them found the root of the problems. I took antibiotics for the sinusitis, but it never cleared up.
My skin also looked unhealthy, with a lot of acne for my age. And I always felt low in energy, apathetic and with painful and irregular periods.
With all these symptoms, I was frustrated that the doctors I went to didn't probe any further, that they never asked me about general aspects of my life, or what my digestion was like or what I was eating. It was clear to me that everything was connected. And that the treatment was wrong, that all those medicines were altering my microbiota and that in the end it would be harmful.
My intuition was right. But still, I didn't know how to proceed and I felt helpless and confused.
Emotionally, I felt a great existential void. My job in advertising, which lasted for many years, was not fulfilling me, so I made the decision to gradually create spaces in my routines to explore new ways of understanding life.
That's how I finally took the first step towards my cure: I could only find it when I decided to take responsibility for my own health.
And that's where Yoga and Ayurveda came in. It is only now that I have understood why the world has gone round and round until I got to where I am: I had to go through my own healing process.
With this new approach, I managed to rescue my joie de vivre and rebuilt my mental, physical and spiritual health. All thanks to the pillars of Ayurvedic medicine and the practice of Yoga.
A HEALING JOURNEY
I first came into contact with yoga when I was 10-12 years old, when I lived in Brazil and accompanied my grandmother in her yoga practice. I followed this practice up to the present day, becoming more and more aware of what it meant.
At the same time, from a very young age, I was always fascinated by the two words that formed the name of an island: Sri Lanka.
I clearly remember that summer night in my hometown in Brazil, when I was about 14 years old. I dreamt of this name without having the slightest idea that it was a real country. This dream manifested itself in a vivid and palpable way: I wandered through paradisiacal landscapes surrounded by lush nature, I talked to diverse individuals and contemplated cities saturated with colour and vitality.
I didn't know why, but something moved me to travel there. Sri Lanka was a magnet that kept calling me.
Finally, my long-awaited dream came true and I travelled to the island, where I experienced my first direct contact with the Vedic culture, with other ways of life and with another mentality. It was during this first trip that I had my first contact with Ayurveda, too. In many places I saw the word “Ayurveda” written, but I didn't really know what it meant. It attracted my attention and aroused my curiosity.
That trip did not leave me indifferent. I became more and more interested in yoga and Hindu culture and wisdom. The practice of yoga was already a must in my life, and that made me travel several times to India to go deeper and learn more.
SERVING OTHERS
Before I left for Sri Lanka, a good friend of mine lent me the "Ramayana", the book that tells the story of the life of the god Rama, very important in Hindu culture. I became fascinated by the figure of Hanuman. A figure that inspires and guides me every day.
When I read his story again now, I realise that my life and Hanuman's story have had Sri Lanka as a turning point. I have Hanuman as an example to follow in my path of devotion and service to others.
His legend tells how he protected Sita when the demon Ravana kidnapped her and took her from India to Sri Lanka. God Rama (Sita's husband) asked Hanuman to help him find her and together they travelled to South India to do so. When they met the ocean, Rama decided to build a bridge to Sri Lanka with the help of the monkey people. Meanwhile, Hanuman grew to be colossal and in one leap reached Sri Lanka. Sita did not want to go with him, as she only wanted to leave with her husband. Ravana, in anger, wanted to burn Hanuman but the monkey God escaped, burning everything in his path. Once with Rama, they finished the construction of the bridge, reached Sri Lanka, killed the demon Ravana and saved Sita. The three of them returned victorious to India.
Hanuman proved his fidelity tearing his chest and showing that in his heart was the image of Sita and Rama. From that time on, Hanuman was regarded as a protector and the personification of humility. In India, he is the perfect image of one who surrenders his life to the service of others.
Hanuman, the great monkey god, is a symbol of the mind that has become disciplined and full of devotion. A mind focused on the presence of the Divine Self, the Lord of Life within the heart.
When we dedicate our lives to this Divine Self within us, we shed our attachment to the external world of appearances and connect with our unlimited potential.
Thus, Hanuman gives us the gift of self-empowerment to achieve that which is magical and transformative, and grants us the courage and self-confidence to attempt the impossible.
THE DECISIVE STEP
Hanuman's journey from Sri Lanka to India, his journey towards liberation and redemption on the continent, as well as his altruistic way of giving help, are analogies that resonate with much humility in my own journey of self-discovery. Along the way, I have been privileged to encounter a wealth of wisdom and learning.
His figure touched me and made me want to better study the 8 steps of yoga, to understand all the Vedic texts... to achieve the inner peace of mind that he achieved in order to manifest unimaginable beneficial powers through discipline. As someone who has faced constant challenges with discipline and dealt with a mind prone to instabilities, I consider Hanuman as an inspiring model of perseverance, courage and dedication.
Like the characters in this legend, I also had to go through a long journey and the path led me to gain more knowledge about myself.
Thus, all my life experiences finally pushed me to study Ayurvedic medicine at the University of Barcelona in 2016. During that year, I had the opportunity to live three months in India. And in the following years (2018 and 2019), as part of the master's degree in Ayurveda, I carried out an internship in the hospital of Haridwar (India) and returned to that country on an enriching journey.
Today, after long years of inner work, and many hours of study, I am ready to serve and evolve with the people who seek my help. I recognise that the journey has not come to an end and I continue to move forward through the ongoing study of Ayurveda and Yoga to further enrich my practice and knowledge.
