Hello, this is Carla, my friends know me as a very creative, artistic spirit, who makes them laugh a lot, who is an avid traveler who loves remote places in search of authenticity always enthusiastic to learn and study new things, and someone who is warm, easy going and shortish. Many foreign friends named me the "VIP", (standing for the very Italian person Made in Italy). I live in the Northern part of the country at present, i a pretty rural area where springs resemble a bit some parts of Asia with rice fields flooded with water and birds with long legs picking on the planted rice.
I lived abroad in different countries for several years and I am not your stereotypical Italian gal. I love to feel like an expat and meet new interesting people.
To be surrounded by cultures very different from mine it's easy to feel very comfortable and love to be enriched by them and their different ways to see life.
Since a very young age I was exposed to a whole food diet different from the tradition of this country and to embrace a lifestyle that is ethically and responsible toward the planet and its overall preservation.
I believe in living a healthy lifestyle and engaging in different activities. Overall our body is the only real place where we will ever live so it's better to keep it healthy. We all deserve to live a vibrant life so that we can live in harmony with all that is around us and others, and live to the fullest. ( "We are also what we eat" foods influence us wholly consume whole organic foods ethically produced and contribute to keeping our beautiful planet healthy are two things not negotiable for better well-being. )
A few years before the Pandemic I relocated back home, in this town to help my old mother. Luckily I was able to save her life from a heart attack. I left my job at the University where I was teaching and left working free for a museum-related job I believed at the time I wanted very much. I separated from the boyfriend I had there and lost that relationship so maybe it was not meant to be. I left the apartment that felt like home for years. and my independent life. Left some friends and an 11 yrs life in Istanbul behind me to be here in Italy at home again.
The many sudden changes in my life and the stress that came with them hit me hard. I felt isolated in many ways in Italy. The people of my country seemed different now. Maybe they changed, or I changed, or simply we all changed. In my new life I felt not appreciated, I felt I"didn't fit" and no matter what I did it felt like it was absolutely never good enough.
I lived abroad in different countries for several years and I am not your stereotypical Italian gal. I love to feel like an expat and meet new interesting people.
To be surrounded by cultures very different from mine it's easy to feel very comfortable and love to be enriched by them and their different ways to see life.
Since a very young age I was exposed to a whole food diet different from the tradition of this country and to embrace a lifestyle that is ethically and responsible toward the planet and its overall preservation.
I believe in living a healthy lifestyle and engaging in different activities. Overall our body is the only real place where we will ever live so it's better to keep it healthy. We all deserve to live a vibrant life so that we can live in harmony with all that is around us and others, and live to the fullest. ( "We are also what we eat" foods influence us wholly consume whole organic foods ethically produced and contribute to keeping our beautiful planet healthy are two things not negotiable for better well-being. )
A few years before the Pandemic I relocated back home, in this town to help my old mother. Luckily I was able to save her life from a heart attack. I left my job at the University where I was teaching and left working free for a museum-related job I believed at the time I wanted very much. I separated from the boyfriend I had there and lost that relationship so maybe it was not meant to be. I left the apartment that felt like home for years. and my independent life. Left some friends and an 11 yrs life in Istanbul behind me to be here in Italy at home again.
The many sudden changes in my life and the stress that came with them hit me hard. I felt isolated in many ways in Italy. The people of my country seemed different now. Maybe they changed, or I changed, or simply we all changed. In my new life I felt not appreciated, I felt I"didn't fit" and no matter what I did it felt like it was absolutely never good enough.
I engaged myself with different activities, culturally and not, but somehow nothing really made me happy, and working at home as a translator was really boring too.
With the pandemic the feeling of non-satisfaction grew bigger, I needed to travel which is part of my personality and I was trapped. I kept trying to find my real purpose meantime I started to be physically less active and developed a shoulder bad tendinitis, spent much on natural supplements but nothing really worked.
Simultaneously I entered a new phase of my life, called menopause. My body started slowly to change composition, from a vibrant super slim figure I never complained about, my small frame body accumulated a couple of kg of pure fat that really felt like an "alien" had invaded my body and did not want to leave no matter what I tried.
With the pandemic the feeling of non-satisfaction grew bigger, I needed to travel which is part of my personality and I was trapped. I kept trying to find my real purpose meantime I started to be physically less active and developed a shoulder bad tendinitis, spent much on natural supplements but nothing really worked.
Simultaneously I entered a new phase of my life, called menopause. My body started slowly to change composition, from a vibrant super slim figure I never complained about, my small frame body accumulated a couple of kg of pure fat that really felt like an "alien" had invaded my body and did not want to leave no matter what I tried.
My sleep went from resting like a 10-year-old to poor. Every night I would go to bed and fall asleep but then at least 2 to 3 times I would be awakened by violent episodes of uncomfortable heat that covered my body in a strange sweat hot and cold, I never experienced before even after an advanced 60 minutes workout that could made anyone dripping.
My gut (which never was great since birth, got much worse, a sensation of brain fog, lethargy, lack of energy, and body discomfort slowly became part of me slowly). Overall I was wrapped in a gray aura that never reflected my vibrant personality, I didn't like this latest version of Carla, this was not her, and I did not want these new sensations to be part of my essence living in my body for the rest of my days.
The discomfort increased further when I started noticing that a few friends kept their distance from me, calling less, being available less, not wanting to share their life anymore, nor letting me share mine with them, till they eventually ghosted me. All of this was very painful, I did know I wanted a change I needed a change and I knew that only I was the one who could make it happen but how?
I felt weak, I lost some confidence, and I could not count on anyone's support or help. Some good friends were there, they were always reachable with technology, and they are on the opposite side of the globe pretty much all of them, but I did not want to be a bag to anyone.
A voice came often to me making me remember several people telling me that I would have been great working with people. Many friends in the years told me that I made them save so much money in therapy by talking to me. I actually coached them without even knowing it. I started thinking about exploring what meant to become a coach. A world opened up to me, so many sorts of coaches and companies offering certifications suddenly appeared but which one to choose was not easy. I decided to get more info on a few company names and see if their structure fitted me.
In the end, Mindvalley and the Holobody certification intrigued me the most, also I suddenly remembered that a few years back I had taken a quest there, Mindvalley proved me to be professional and serious, human and understanding with great customer service. As a client, I did not forget the way I felt being treated. Holobody certification was not too long and seemed interesting and in line with some life ethics I have so I jumped in without really having specific detailed expectations of the outcome. These all are the reasons why I enrolled with Mindvalley.
My gut (which never was great since birth, got much worse, a sensation of brain fog, lethargy, lack of energy, and body discomfort slowly became part of me slowly). Overall I was wrapped in a gray aura that never reflected my vibrant personality, I didn't like this latest version of Carla, this was not her, and I did not want these new sensations to be part of my essence living in my body for the rest of my days.
The discomfort increased further when I started noticing that a few friends kept their distance from me, calling less, being available less, not wanting to share their life anymore, nor letting me share mine with them, till they eventually ghosted me. All of this was very painful, I did know I wanted a change I needed a change and I knew that only I was the one who could make it happen but how?
I felt weak, I lost some confidence, and I could not count on anyone's support or help. Some good friends were there, they were always reachable with technology, and they are on the opposite side of the globe pretty much all of them, but I did not want to be a bag to anyone.
A voice came often to me making me remember several people telling me that I would have been great working with people. Many friends in the years told me that I made them save so much money in therapy by talking to me. I actually coached them without even knowing it. I started thinking about exploring what meant to become a coach. A world opened up to me, so many sorts of coaches and companies offering certifications suddenly appeared but which one to choose was not easy. I decided to get more info on a few company names and see if their structure fitted me.
In the end, Mindvalley and the Holobody certification intrigued me the most, also I suddenly remembered that a few years back I had taken a quest there, Mindvalley proved me to be professional and serious, human and understanding with great customer service. As a client, I did not forget the way I felt being treated. Holobody certification was not too long and seemed interesting and in line with some life ethics I have so I jumped in without really having specific detailed expectations of the outcome. These all are the reasons why I enrolled with Mindvalley.
I sincerely can say, it was a great journey, not easy for sure and it is still very much in progress.I modified my daily routine I still have struggles in making some new activities become automatic and routines when I open my eyes in the morning. When my mood is not so high, I am motivating myself knowing that I am not alone in all of this. I made changes that positively have impacted my inner self and my body I want to keep improving my health and cure my gut as next step.
The tendinitis that was in me disappeared since I built a bit of muscle that was lost during this journey. I returned to exercise, and now it is just 3-4 times a week for 20 /30 min and my goal is to exercise every day engaging with some different sort of exercise.
I mostly at present do strength training with loop resistant bands of different caliber and love it. As Ronan greatly pointed out we need to increase our endurance and feel challenged at all times, I must make an effort in that direction to keep progressing toward my goals. Soon I will start taking climbing lessons and will do it indoors, with a trainer as well as I feel like trying yoga which is a discipline I never explored and aero yoga seems interesting enough to me to increase my flexibility considering will not compromise my injured neck.
I love the sea and water-sports in summer are my favorite. Sailing ( hope to sail part of the world one day not too far in time), scuba, SUP, and windsurfing are some sports I practice and I want to continue learning as well as explore new ones like surf foiling and kitesurfing. In winter I generally am less active and I am trying hard to move more because I know I will feel much better.
The tendinitis that was in me disappeared since I built a bit of muscle that was lost during this journey. I returned to exercise, and now it is just 3-4 times a week for 20 /30 min and my goal is to exercise every day engaging with some different sort of exercise.
I mostly at present do strength training with loop resistant bands of different caliber and love it. As Ronan greatly pointed out we need to increase our endurance and feel challenged at all times, I must make an effort in that direction to keep progressing toward my goals. Soon I will start taking climbing lessons and will do it indoors, with a trainer as well as I feel like trying yoga which is a discipline I never explored and aero yoga seems interesting enough to me to increase my flexibility considering will not compromise my injured neck.
I love the sea and water-sports in summer are my favorite. Sailing ( hope to sail part of the world one day not too far in time), scuba, SUP, and windsurfing are some sports I practice and I want to continue learning as well as explore new ones like surf foiling and kitesurfing. In winter I generally am less active and I am trying hard to move more because I know I will feel much better.
In the second month of the Holobody journey, I introduced intermittent fasting and started from 15 hrs ( fasting was not new to me in the past I did 1 week fasts to help my gut a few times) under medical control, but I never engaged with it as a lifestyle.
At first was a bit strange, I was skipping breakfast and my sleep was as bad as usual then I tried skipping dinner, this was really difficult since I am not hungry in the morning or at lunch, by habit, I prefer eating in the evening. After a few days of stopping food not later than 4,30- 5 pm, I started noticing that my sleep pattern improved dramatically and my " volcanic" crazy hot flashes vanished eureka, I can sleep again, it feels great and I am appreciating sleeping now, I wake up feeling more refreshed.
My morning routine includes gratitude and in the evening a short meditation most days but so far not every day. Practicing these meditations makes me feel more connected to my inner self and overall happy.
I developed in the last 2 years a strange form of acne. I never had acne even when I was a teen this was a strange surprise to me maybe due to the menopause hormonal changes in any case I had spent so much money and time going from one dermatologist to another and no product worked. I tried the Silva healing meditation method I started fully believing in it but I could not do it 3 times a day at first I kept forgetting... till I did, nothing changed for a well while when it happened, the strange skin problem seemed almost totally vanished, I am really happy about it.
At first was a bit strange, I was skipping breakfast and my sleep was as bad as usual then I tried skipping dinner, this was really difficult since I am not hungry in the morning or at lunch, by habit, I prefer eating in the evening. After a few days of stopping food not later than 4,30- 5 pm, I started noticing that my sleep pattern improved dramatically and my " volcanic" crazy hot flashes vanished eureka, I can sleep again, it feels great and I am appreciating sleeping now, I wake up feeling more refreshed.
My morning routine includes gratitude and in the evening a short meditation most days but so far not every day. Practicing these meditations makes me feel more connected to my inner self and overall happy.
I developed in the last 2 years a strange form of acne. I never had acne even when I was a teen this was a strange surprise to me maybe due to the menopause hormonal changes in any case I had spent so much money and time going from one dermatologist to another and no product worked. I tried the Silva healing meditation method I started fully believing in it but I could not do it 3 times a day at first I kept forgetting... till I did, nothing changed for a well while when it happened, the strange skin problem seemed almost totally vanished, I am really happy about it.
To conclude I cannot thank you all enough, all my coaches have been such great guides and mentors a great source of inspiration together with the "tribe of people" that unexpectedly feel really like a family, the "family one chooses for her/himself "and I think I made some new friends too, with whom I feel at ease and so connected.
Each of them enriches this journey very much. I hope to meet you all in person sometime in the near future. Hopefully, we will all become great coaches serve at best others with time, and contribute to each other success supporting and exchanging visions of our experiences and knowledge. Now in this new phase of my life, I feel I have a new purpose and a long new path to walk in, that every day enlighten me with great challenges for ongoing growth at all level.
I can't wait to help others to achieve what they want to become in a natural balance in a holistic way.
Each of them enriches this journey very much. I hope to meet you all in person sometime in the near future. Hopefully, we will all become great coaches serve at best others with time, and contribute to each other success supporting and exchanging visions of our experiences and knowledge. Now in this new phase of my life, I feel I have a new purpose and a long new path to walk in, that every day enlighten me with great challenges for ongoing growth at all level.
I can't wait to help others to achieve what they want to become in a natural balance in a holistic way.