Tanausu.life

Tanausu.life Therapeutic coach. Healing the past, living in the present, creating the future. In person or telephone and video call sessions from a cabin in nature.

I offer a mixture of talking therapies exercises and personal coaching and self development techniques to heal past emotional wounds, trauma, and create a more authentic life for each individual and their particular needs. Also conflict transformation through healing circles and needs based communication tools for groups. also available for couples and young adults. I draw my work from years of my

own self development, assisting at landmark education, my own insights through a spiritual awakening, walking for Peace over 22 countries in 3 years covering 12500kms on foot, speaking to hundreds of people, giving talks in collages, and peace gatherings and organisations, studying human behaviour, and Continuing Professional development courses around evidence based psychotherapy and counselling techniques.

Happy to report that I’ve completed my course on Existential Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling with   It has taken ...
30/12/2024

Happy to report that I’ve completed my course on Existential Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling with It has taken me a year to finish ( not having access to internet and electricity all the time)
This a qualified Psychotherapist doesn’t one makes, nevertheless it has inspired and fed my curious mind with ideas to translate into artworks and projects to come.
Absolutely loved the course, a comprehensive overview of the central theories and practices of contemporary Existential Therapy (ET).
Specialist academic language is used throughout the course and it is pitched at a postgraduate level; it is mainly intended for mental health professionals and refers to therapeutic techniques and strategies throughout.
Existential therapies, rooted in existential philosophy draw on the ideas of existential philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Buber, Nietzsche & Sartre. Existential therapies are also influenced by phenomenology and phenomenological philosophers (Hegel and Heidegger).
The four key themes of existential therapy are:
Death
Isolation
Meaning
Freedom and Responsibility
The course covers the three most prominent existentially-orientated approaches to therapy and psychotherapy:
Logotherapy
Existential-Humanistic Therapy
Existential Phenomenological Therapy (and ‘The British School’)
It also takes an in-depth look at the model by Irvin Yalom and explores more recent developments in the field: Existential-Positive Psychology, Positive Psychology 2.0, and potential avenues for integrating existential therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

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In autumn’s quiet, walking through the woods, you'll find me hunting, for that fallen leaf that catches my eye. Reds, ye...
21/10/2024

In autumn’s quiet, walking through the woods, you'll find me hunting, for that fallen leaf that catches my eye. Reds, yellows, deep oranges, brief bursts of beauty before the bitter cold. I run my fingers over their veins, and close my eyes, letting my touch do the talking, their lines, a map to some forgotten place.
Back in the place I don't belong, I press them between discarded books, flattening their colours into stillness. Later, wanting to honour their impermanence, I carefully tie a hangman's knot, with the one rope I can carry around my neck. A small ritual, this collecting of leaves, holding onto this brief fire of being before it fades, this act of nature. How pagan the thought, of this raw, simple, act of finding beauty in life's decay.

01/10/2024

La Palabra y el Silencio

En el universo de las letras, donde palabras impresas en la página, denotan su existencia, existe un espacio sagrado donde escribir se convierte en un acto de vacio. Cada palabra, cada frase, suspiro humano reivindicando ser en contra de la nada. La tinta negra y desrramada se convierte en sangre de poeta, trazos, letras, estructuras cerebrales que traducen el lenguaje del corazón que existe para sentir.
La palabra escrita, alquimia interior, donde lo inexpresable atenta a buscar su voz. Simbolos que surgen como estrellas en la oscura noche, iluminando el negro abismo con su brillo efímero. Escritor se desprende de las cargas invisibles, de los pesares y alegrías que anidan en el fondo de su pecho. En el acto de escribir, se descubre la libertad de ser completamente humano, vulnerable y verdadero.

Sin embargo, más allá del alcance de las palabras, el silencio se erige como supremo maestro. En su quietud, el silencio posee una elocuencia que las palabras nunca alcanzarán. Es en el silencio donde residen las verdades más profundas, esas que no pueden ser capturadas por la lengua. El silencio es el lienzo donde se dibujan los contornos de lo inexpresable, el espacio donde la mente y el corazón encuentran reposo y claridad.

El silencio escucha al universo murmurar, a la existencia latir. Momentos de quietud donde el ser conecta con lo eterno, donde respuestas de verdad se revelan sin ser pronunciadas. Silencio, santuario, refugio donde la imaginacion se encuentra cara a cara con si misma, en una batalla a muerte en contra del olvido. Alli donde se funden los opuestos y evaporan dualidades.

La palabra y el silencio se entrelazan en una eterna lucha en la nada. La palabra que vacía, libera y transforma tal que oprime castiga e emprisiona, siempre viva con temor a no existir, el silencio, imposible de captar a oido humano, omnipresente universal, verdad que nutre, y revela a la mente dispuesta a desaparecer en el. Ambos necesarios para el equilibrio del ser, para el entendimiento profundo de uno mismo y del mundo. La palabra nos permite comunicar, compartir y comprender; el silencio nos invita a ser.

Equilibrio delicado, un intento de dar forma a lo informe, conectar corazones e intelectos a través de las distancias. El silencio, hogar de paz que las palabras no conocen, una paz que envuelve en su infinito abrazo, a quien reconoce que lo más profundo se dice sin decir nada.

La palabra y el silencio, unión, melodía sutil de oido humano en face a un universo vacio, indiferente, navegando el viaje de la vida, buscando, descubriendo, siendo.

Tanausú Herrera

Check out on my website why I Love the colour black! 🖤Découvrez sur mon site pourquoi j’aime la couleur noire!¡Descubre ...
20/09/2024

Check out on my website why I Love the colour black! 🖤

Découvrez sur mon site pourquoi j’aime la couleur noire!

¡Descubre en mi pagina web por qué me encanta el color negro!

In my art and in my life, I find solace in the embrace of the colour black. It's more than just a pigment on my palette or the colour that I wear; it's a journey into the depths of existence, a gateway to the mysteries of the universe and human life.Black represents "nothingness," the void from whic...

It's a sin!😉Check out my latest article on Substack, a deep dive into the dark depths of Envy!😱
19/09/2024

It's a sin!😉
Check out my latest article on Substack, a deep dive into the dark depths of Envy!😱

A Deep Dive Into How This Silent Emotion Erodes Well-being and Poison Relationships

Hello all! 😉Ever find yourself attracting the same type of negative person repeatedly, wondering why? 🤔 Do you believe e...
17/09/2024

Hello all! 😉
Ever find yourself attracting the same type of negative person repeatedly, wondering why? 🤔
Do you believe everyone is good, despite repeated examples in your life that say otherwise?
Perhaps you're projecting positive qualities onto people who don't deserve them.
Dive into my latest article on Substack to uncover how these projections can put your safety at risk and how to protect yourself.
Don't miss out—click the link to read more! 🔗👇

Bonjour à tous ! 😉
Vous arrive-t-il d'attirer sans cesse le même type de personne négative, en vous demandant pourquoi ? 🤔
Croyez-vous que tout le monde est bon, malgré des exemples répétés dans votre vie qui disent le contraire ?
Peut-être projetez-vous des qualités positives sur des personnes qui ne les méritent pas.
Découvrez dans mon dernier article sur Substack comment ces projections peuvent mettre votre sécurité en danger et comment vous protéger.
Ne manquez pas cela—cliquez sur le lien pour en savoir plus ! 🔗👇

Comment projeter des qualités positives sur les mauvaises personnes peut mettre votre sécurité en danger (How projecting positive traits onto the wrong people can put your safety at risk)

Hello Peeps!On my substack page you can see a sneaky  video of me yesterday  reading a section of 'a love letter to the ...
13/09/2024

Hello Peeps!
On my substack page you can see a sneaky video of me yesterday reading a section of 'a love letter to the region' I made for the opening of an Exhibition I participate in at the Maison de Ma Région - Perpignan You can read the full letter there (French and English) In this exhibition I present a slideshow of images of nature I've taken with my phone, and on the walls are printed poems I wrote inspired by my solitude in nature and walks alone, the love letter and the beautiful landscape paintings by dear Dominique Wacquiez, ( dressed in black) who walked in wearing a stunning Issey Miyake pleated jacket that brought a smile to my face. Once you work in fashion your 'fashion eye' never leaves you 😄
This marks a new beginning for me, looking to engage with the public in meaningful ways through my art and my writing.
Hermit mode is over 😊🕊
Thank you to the friends that showed up and for those that could not make it, it is open until october 4th, at the train station in Perpignan, right next to the Big Bus station (le centre du monde)
Love yall
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Dans le cadre du vernissage d'une exposition avec certaines de mes oeuvres à Perpignan (Part of the opening of an exhibition with some of my works in Perpignan)

🌍 A New Chapter Begins: Welcome to www.tanausu.life 🌟After three years of walking for peace and another three years livi...
31/08/2024

🌍 A New Chapter Begins: Welcome to www.tanausu.life 🌟

After three years of walking for peace and another three years living as a bit of a hermit, I’m thrilled to finally share the culmination of this transformative journey—my new website: www.tanausu.life.

This site brings together everything I’m passionate about—conceptual art, psychological exploration, and spiritual insights. Whether it's through the art I create, the words I write, or the therapeutic coaching sessions I offer, all aspects of my work are interconnected. My work for peace now takes on a new form, as I eagerly step back into society and culture, putting to good use all that I’ve learned.

🔍 The site is available in English, French, and Spanish—reflecting the languages that are part of my journey.

I’m excited to share this next chapter with you and contribute to the world in new and challenging ways. Visit www.tanausu.life and explore how art, philosophy, and personal growth can intertwine. There’s so much to share! and I can’t wait for you to be a part of it
😄🌍🕊.

Conceptual Art & Insights. Exploring Ideas at Tanausu.life

Recuerdo las risas y los susurros burlones, los chistes crueles y las observaciones mordaces. De niño, no comprendía del...
19/06/2024

Recuerdo las risas y los susurros burlones, los chistes crueles y las observaciones mordaces. De niño, no comprendía del todo el veneno detrás de esas palabras, pero sentía su aguijón profundamente. Era un niño delicado y gentil, un tanto tímido y juguetón, cualidades que parecían despertar una crueldad divertida en los hombres que me rodeaban. Lanzaban sus insultos y desprecios con una ferocidad que desmentía sus risas, cada palabra una pequeña daga que intentaba perforar mi pequeño corazón.

“Míralo, qué ma**ca, mariposa, bujarrón,” decían, con palabras cargadas de desprecio. “Nunca será un hombre de verdad.” Sus voces resonaban en mi mente, un constante asalto de negatividad que trataba de transformarme en algo que no era, años de repetidas frases salidas de diferentes bocas.

Pero en medio de este mar de burla, este océano ma***to, había islas de compasión y entendimiento. Las mujeres en mi vida se convirtieron en mis protectoras, mis escudos contra la implacable marea de ridículo. Me veían por quien realmente era, no por la caricatura que el mundo trataba de pintar. Su bondad y aceptación eran un bálsamo para mi espíritu herido, un recordatorio de que no todos veían mis diferencias como defectos.

Fue en estos momentos de refugio cuando empecé a ver el mundo con más claridad. No era yo quien estaba defectuoso; era la sociedad la que estaba loca. Una sociedad tan rígida y temerosa de cualquier cosa que se desviara de su estrecha definición de normalidad. Me di cuenta de que el problema no era mi feminidad ni mi identidad emergente como niño gay. El problema era el bombardeo negativo constante, los gritos y amenazas cometidos por esos vestigios de una cultura desgarrada por hombres frágiles, herederos del mal, que intentaban arrasar los pilares de mi libertad, una cultura escondida en el silencio donde se castigaba el salirse de la línea, a quien no caminase recto y cara al sol.

Incluso de niño, nunca pensé que había algo inherentemente malo en mí. Gracias a mi padre que, aun siendo anarquista y ateo, llevaba su homofobia bien galardonada como cualquier otro fascista. Gracias a esa decisión de un padre ateo, solo tuve que aguantarlo a él y a otros hombres de su entorno, pero nunca mi mano tocó a un cura; no tuve la mala suerte de ser incluido en esa historia en la que muchos otros niños con mis manerismos se perdieron en el oscuro abismo del abuso religioso. Yo, siendo hijo de un padre anarquista y ateo pero homófobo, aprendí muy pronto a detectar contradicciones. Veía la locura en los ojos de aquellos que intentaban menospreciarme, su inseguridad disfrazada de valentía. Sabía que sus palabras decían más sobre ellos que sobre mí.

Pero mi claridad y fuerza interior no fueron suficientes para protegerme de la tormenta que se gestaba en casa. La violencia de mi padre estalló con una fuerza que destrozó la frágil paz que había encontrado. Su ira era algo aterrador, una manifestación de la misma locura social que me despreciaba. Ese hombre que gritaba para sentirse fuerte y hacía huecos en las cuatro paredes de la confianza a puñetazos; para mí, eso no era ser hombre. ¡Yo no quería ser como él! Si esto es lo que la sociedad acepta como masculino, ¡no lo quiero! ¡Esto es muerte! Ese hombre que esconde por miedo su frágil interior puede ser el más violento ya que, incapaz de aceptar su lado tierno, la ternura lo enloquece, la suavidad le irrita. Madre e hijos convertidos en blancos perfectos para combatir esa vergüenza heredada, esa herencia del mal. Un momento apoteósico puso final al matrimonio, y lo poco que quedaba de amor por él se convirtió en un odio gutural cuando mis inocentes ojos vieron sangre brotar de la nariz de mi madre y el puño de mi padre. Ese abrupto momento ensangrentado dejó profundas cicatrices en mi joven corazón.

En el caos que siguió, mi sonrisa se desvaneció, y el niño tímido y femenino que alguna vez fui se convirtió en una sombra de sí mismo. Ese mundo creado por hombres parecía decidido a romperme, a forzarme en un molde que nunca podría encajar. Pero incluso en mis momentos más oscuros, me aferré a la verdad que había descubierto de pequeño: no había nada malo en mí. La locura estaba afuera, en ese mundo ciego que no ve que el arco iris está hecho de mil gradientes de colores, que el sol ilumina a todos por igual, que somos parte de un planeta con tanta diversidad como estrellas en una noche de verano.

Ahora, al mirar esa foto de quien fui, sonriendo tímidamente, siento lástima por lo que le pasó a ese niño inocente. Sin embargo, al pasar tantos años y haber vivido tantas vidas, también siento orgullo. Orgullo por su resiliencia, por su inquebrantable sentido de sí mismo y por el coraje que tuvo para sobrevivir en un mundo que intentó derribarlo. Esta historia es para él y para cada niño que se siente fuera de lugar en un mundo que exige de él perder su fluida inocencia por una rígida conformidad.

Que todos podamos encontrar la fuerza para ser fieles a nosotros mismos, ver a través de la locura y celebrar la belleza única dentro de nosotros.

Feliz mes del orgullo LGBTQ+

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14/06/2024

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To***co, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly challenged....

The Gate of DeathDr. Harper sat quietly in his softly lit office, the air thick with unspoken fears and unacknowledged t...
07/06/2024

The Gate of Death

Dr. Harper sat quietly in his softly lit office, the air thick with unspoken fears and unacknowledged truths. Across from him, James, a man in his late sixties, shifted uneasily in his chair, his eyes betraying the anxiety that had gripped him for years.

“Dr. Harper,” James began, his voice tinged with a mixture of desperation and resignation, “I can’t stop thinking about death. It’s like a black shadow that follows me everywhere. I’ve tried to ignore it, to push it away, but it’s always there. When I am alone,I feel terror and try my best to distract myself from these dark thoughts but they follow me, specially when there's silence. I’m so afraid of dying.”

Dr. Harper leaned forward, his expression gentle but firm. “James, I understand how paralysing that fear can be. I’d like to try something with you today that might help. It’s a visualization exercise. Are you willing to give it a try?”

James hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “I’ll try anything.”

“Good,” Dr. Harper said, his voice soothing. “I want you to close your eyes and imagine that you’re standing at the gate of death. You’re not crossing through it, but you’re right there, looking at it. I am here by your side. Take a deep breath and really place yourself in that moment.”

James closed his eyes, his breathing shallow, his heart racing as he imagined the scene. “I see it,” he murmured. “It’s dark, desolate and foreboding. I feel a chill just standing here.”

“Stay with that feeling,” Dr. Harper instructed. “Now, think about your life as it is now. What have you been avoiding or putting off because of your fear of death?”

A tear slipped down James’ cheek. “I’ve avoided so much,” he whispered. “I’ve held back from taking risks, from experiencing new things. I’ve been so afraid of dying that I haven’t really been living.”

Dr. Harper nodded. “Imagine now that you can step back from that gate. Look around at your life. What do you see?”

James’ face contorted with emotion. “I see missed opportunities. I see relationships that I didn’t nurture because I was too scared. I see all the time wasted trying to make relationships work that were doomed from the beginning, failed dreams, words unsaid. Chasing after security and safety I see a man who’s been so consumed by the unknown and the fear of what comes after that he forgot to live in the moment, always planing, always avoiding, always running.”

“Exactly,” Dr. Harper said softly. “Many people, like you, get robbed of fully living because they’re caught up in imagining scenarios some fantastical, some terrifying. These thoughts can become a prison, trapping you in a cycle of fear of a future that doesn't exist or avoiding your reality and preventing you from experiencing the richness of life.”

James’ voice trembled. “But what if there is nothing after this? What if this is all we have?”

“Then we must make the most of it,” Dr. Harper replied. “Imagine that this life is all there is. Every moment becomes precious, every interaction meaningful. The finality of death doesn’t have to be something to dread; it can be a powerful motivator to live fully, to embrace every experience.”

James opened his eyes, the room feeling both darker and more intimate. “I’ve wasted so much time being afraid,” he said, his voice cracking. “I don’t want to waste any more.”

“Then don’t,” Dr. Harper said gently. “Step away from that gate and into the light of your life. Feel the warmth of the sun, the beauty of the world around you. Engage with it fully, without fear. The present is all we truly have.”

James took a deep breath, feeling a weight lift from his shoulders. “I want to live,” he said simply. “Really live. Not just exist in anxious imaginings or fear.”

“Then start today,” Dr. Harper encouraged. “Let go of the need to appear constantly positive and caring. Allow yourself to feel the full range of emotions, even the dark ones. It’s okay to acknowledge your fears and anxieties. It’s okay to rage and to cry. By confronting these feelings, you can begin to heal and live more authentically.”

James nodded, a sense of resolve settling in. “I see that now. I’ve been trying to be someone I’m not, always nice, always positive, only the mirror in my bathroom has seen me cry in desperation, it’s tearing me apart inside. I need to be real, to feel everything.”

“And as you do,” Dr. Harper said, “you’ll find that life, with all its darkness and light, is richer and more fulfilling. You’ll connect more deeply with others and, most importantly, with yourself.”

James stood up, a new determination in his eyes. “Thank you, Dr. Harper. I feel like I’m finally ready to step back from that gate and truly live.”

Dr. Harper smiled warmly. “It’s never too late to start living, James. Embrace the journey, every part of it. The fear of death doesn’t have to overshadow the beauty of life.”

As James left the office, he felt a renewed sense of purpose. He no longer saw death as a looming threat but as a reminder to cherish every moment he had. He was ready to face his fears, to live authentically, and to find joy in the fleeting, precious gift of life.

New video out on my channel, the story and symbolism behind my pendant😉🕊
24/05/2024

New video out on my channel, the story and symbolism behind my pendant
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On this video I present my pendant, the spiritual compass and its symbolism. Originally from Brother klaus of Switzerland, I have adopted it with some change...

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