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Hi, Reader!

I hope you're well!

Sorry I'm late - It's been a whirlwind here! Even though the days are shorter, and the to-do lists are longer, I've been feeling hopeful lately. And you (all of you, my lovely readers!) have something to do with it.

Musings

A few years ago, you couldn’t have convinced me that I’d be doing this work all day, every day ✨. Sure, I had a clear sense of the life I wanted to build and the contribution I hoped to make… but bringing it into reality meant pushing through storms, navigating uncertainty, and, most of all, dealing with my own inner challenges. 🌀

I still have moments of self-doubt, of course. But they’re consistently outweighed by a growing sense of hope—and by the transformations I witness in the people I work with. 💛 Those changes remind me, again and again, why this path matters.

I came across a line recently that I now carry with me everywhere:
​“If you can choose, you can change.” No matter how small the choice or how subtle the shift, it always begins right where you are. 🌱

✨ Special Offers & Opportunities This Week

Because this week is all about possibility and hope, here are a few ways I can support you right now:

🔥 Chaos to Calm Course — Not too late to join

If your nervous system has been calling for a break, the Chaos to Calm Course opens this week. You can begin today and get lifetime access — it’s just $7 CAD/day, and includes a gentle guided structure, new practices every 2 days + 4 live classes to help your brain and body return to coherence. Missed a week? no worries, all recordings will be accessible.

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​➡️ Register now​

🌟 Embodied Vitality — Your Deep Reset

Or, if you're ready to dive in and experience real, lasting transformation, then it's time to embark on the Embodied Vitality Program. It’s your invitation to a deep body-and-brain reset—a highly individualized, supported program designed to take you from surviving to thriving in just 3 months.

You receive:
🧭 Personalized Assessments — with two progress reports
💫 12 high-impact 60-min NeuroSomatic sessions​
🎧 Access to a science-backed listening program (Safe and Sound or Rest & Relax)
📱 Unlimited text support + two 30-min coaching boosts​
🏡 Weekly at-home practices to build momentum between sessions

A value of 4,000$ - for only 2,100$.

**My rates will increase in 2026, so reserve now and keep this year’s pricing. You can start your program anytime up until January 31, 2026. I'm only accepting 5 new people this year.

🎁 NeuroSomatic Practice of the Week

🧠 NeuroMinute...

Hope isn’t just a feeling, it’s a measurable brain–body state that changes how we perceive possibilities and take action. Research shows that hope activates a network connecting the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and emotion-regulation systems, helping us imagine a different future and mobilize toward it.

Unlike "optimism", hope actively engages two powerful components: agency (your sense of personal power to create change) and pathways thinking (your ability to find multiple routes toward your goals). But our cognitive states, including future-oriented hope, don't just happen in our heads. They're grounded in sensorimotor, interoceptive, and emotional systems throughout our bodies.

What this means: when you imagine a hopeful future, your body is actually running simulations. Your muscles, organs, and nervous system create subtle physical patterns that match the anticipated experience. These "embodied simulations" shape not just how you think about the future, but how you feel in your body right now.

👉 Read my full article here​

PS: What would you change to make your life more effortless?

Warmly,

Joana

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