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19/12/2025

Let's talk about your way of attend to your Body Weight, rather than body weight.

Hit me a message if you'd like to know more about how somatic movement invites you to visit this topic.

13/12/2025

~ Touch as Portal to Inner Wisdom ~

Consent touch is a form of life stories connection.

Touch can be a gateway to transformative processes if one needs support in looking at their inner realm.

This not only apply to therapeutic relations but I have found how useful is to be directed, supported, resisted, mirrored through touch also in the context of somatic learning.

We have learned in the hardest way possible during the Pandemic how happiness is related to physical contact, and about the tough consequences occurring on someone's mental well-being if she/he is deprived of human/animal touch.

Happiness is relational. I would add touch induces to regain familiarity with some body parts of ours which have been neglected, hence de-empowered.

I have met some people who are reluctant to touch. That is another type of touch they request, however it is still relational.

The preferences we hold in regard to touch defines how we are, our boundaries as well as our fragility.

Today I wouldn't be able to see true personal growth disengaged from relational touch. This helps me to connect to myself to a deeper level, and especially find a much more grounded centre.

02/12/2025

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🌊 What Is the Glymphatic System?

The glymphatic system is the brain’s unique waste clearance network, functioning similarly to the lymphatic system in the body—but with a twist. It was only discovered in 2012 by Dr. Maiken Nedergaard, and it has since changed how we understand neurodegeneration and brain inflammation.
This system relies on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to flush out waste products from brain tissue through perivascular pathways, facilitated by a type of glial cell called astrocytes. These cells regulate the flow of interstitial fluid and act as a conduit for metabolic clearance during deep sleep, especially in slow-wave sleep cycles.

🔥 When the Glymphatic System Is Inhibited: The Inflammatory Storm

When the glymphatic system is impaired, neurotoxic proteins—like beta-amyloid, tau proteins, and inflammatory cytokines—begin to accumulate in the brain's interstitial spaces. This accumulation triggers:
* Microglial activation, leading to chronic low-grade neuroinflammation
* Increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β
* Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction within neurons
* Blood-brain barrier permeability ("leaky brain") and further immune dysregulation

Over time, this chronic inflammatory state can manifest as:
* Brain fog, memory issues, and cognitive decline
* Mood disorders such as anxiety and depression
* Increased risk of neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
* Worsened systemic inflammation due to vagus nerve signaling disruption

🛌 Sleep, the Glymphatic Switch, and Circadian Health

The glymphatic system is most active during deep sleep, particularly during non-REM slow-wave phases. When sleep is disrupted—whether due to stress, screen exposure, sleep apnea, or erratic sleep cycles—the brain cannot engage in glymphatic flushing.
Sleep deprivation has been shown to:
* Increase extracellular beta-amyloid by up to 43% in a single night
* Decrease the expression of aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channels in astrocytes, impairing fluid transport
* Heighten markers of neuroinflammation, including NF-κB signaling and glial activation

🧬 Systemic Inflammation and Glymphatic Dysfunction: A Two-Way Street

Interestingly, inflammation itself suppresses glymphatic flow. Research shows that systemic infections, autoimmune flares, and even gut dysbiosis can produce pro-inflammatory cytokines that reduce CSF dynamics and glymphatic activity.
Conversely, poor glymphatic clearance can worsen systemic inflammation by:
* Disrupting hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis signaling
* Altering vagal tone and the gut-brain-liver immune axis
* Impairing clearance of immune-modulating neurotransmitters like glutamate

🌿 How to Support Glymphatic Health

1. Prioritize Deep Sleep
* Aim for 7–9 hours of uninterrupted sleep in total darkness
* Use magnesium, L-theanine, or glycine to support non-REM sleep
* Avoid screens and caffeine 3+ hours before bedtime
2. Rebound, Stretch, and Move Your Spine
* Movement of the spine and neck enhances CSF circulation
* Manual lymphatic drainage may also indirectly stimulate glymphatic function
3. Hydration & Electrolyte Balance
* CSF production is heavily dependent on fluid status
* Add trace minerals or electrolytes to water to support fluid dynamics
4. Nutraceutical Support
* Resveratrol, turmeric (curcumin), omega-3s, and NAC reduce neuroinflammation
* Melatonin not only promotes deep sleep but enhances glymphatic activity
5. Cranial and Cervical Lymphatic Drainage
* Facial and neck MLD can relieve interstitial congestion
* Techniques like craniosacral therapy or vagal nerve stimulation may further support this network

🧠 Final Thought

The glymphatic system is a vital yet vulnerable detox engine for the brain. When impaired, it doesn’t just affect cognition—it can unleash a cascade of inflammatory dysfunction that spreads throughout the entire body.

By supporting this system through sleep hygiene, lymphatic stimulation, and anti-inflammatory practices, we lay the foundation for resilient mental, neurological, and immune health.

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30/11/2025

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31/10/2025

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23/10/2025

18/10/2025

Surely there could be many other ways to approach pain, but today I wanted to summarise four options one can decide to take with one of my clients.

First of all we need to start transforming our 'bodies of pain' into bodies of possibilities.
By 'bodies of pain' I mean the societal approach to the body comes from curative interventions rather than preventative measures..but this is going to be another post's topic.

The star is you, the circle is your pain (drawn in the simplest form).
Your attitude towards pain concurs into the evolution of your health issues. It can.

Neglecting is the first option. Pain is there but I keep on with my coping habits, I am not sure what to do, I act as if it doesn't exist around me, but it's there.

Fighting can attract a very hostile response disguised by rational overdoing. I start doing all possible things to take care of it, but interiorly I resist any changes that are required when looking into it, because it implies changing my script. Sometimes it can also create confusion due to the multi variety of suggestions and philosophies that overlap when obsessively seeking for solutions.

The third option from left is basically refusal, although I can say I accept it for what it is. Overtrusting set in stone realities. They said to me it is like that, so it is truly like that. I stay here, pain looks at me.

The fourth option requires active attention, self trust, genuine motivation, and wise curiosity. Things may evolve because I want to take the risk of changing. Things can most likely change.

Attitude is the first and foremost important element on your way to embrace, take responsibility of, and transform personal stories into fertile ground for growth and innovation.

Deciding to change attitude is part of your solution.