Anxiety
Your chest tightens, your thoughts race, and the advice you know by heart disappears.
Anxiety doesn’t pass with a breathing trick. You learn to go through it.
Hi, I’m Malù.
I’ve lived the kind of anxiety where you can’t think, can’t move, can’t breathe. Now I help people go through it, with the body.
And they help, on a calm day. But when anxiety really hits, none of it reaches you. That’s not your fault. In that moment, the part of your brain that follows instructions goes offline.
Your chest tightens, your thoughts race, and the advice you know by heart disappears.
From the outside you’re fine. Inside, you never really switch off.
Everything at once, too much, too fast. And no way to slow it down.
Numb, flat, far away from yourself. Your body has pulled the brake.
Rushing, bracing, overthinking. Even rest feels like work.
When stress ends up at the fridge. See how we can work on it
Begin here.
Two signature 1:1 pathways: one for anxiety, through the body; one for your relationship with food and cravings.
Signature 1:1 journey for anxiety & stress
Through, not around.
Not another technique to make anxiety stop. A 1:1 journey where your body learns, step by step, to stay with itself, even on the hard days.
When anxiety really hits, the thinking brain goes offline. You can’t think, you can’t move, you can’t breathe. That’s why “just breathe” doesn’t work in that moment.
The Way Through is trauma-informed and works with the body. In sessions, through Holosomatic Bodywork, breath and conscious touch, your body learns the way back to safety.
Between sessions, the work doesn’t stop. You get personalised practices for everyday life, and you can share what’s coming up with me on WhatsApp, Monday to Friday.
Nothing is forced. Touch is always optional and agreed with you beforehand.
What’s included:
1:1 journey · Emotional eating & cravings
A compassionate path for emotional eating, cravings and nourishment—without rigid rules or shame.
A 1- or 3-month journey: weekly sessions in the first month, then every two weeks, with Rewire Your Cravings in 7 Days, your craving diary, personalised practices and a weekly WhatsApp check-in. Or a single session. See fees.
Emotional eating and cravings are not treated as failures of willpower. Together, we explore what food may be helping your system soothe, avoid, express or regulate—and what your body may actually be asking for in those moments.
The work brings together nutritional coaching, somatic awareness and nervous-system support. The aim is not another rigid food plan, but a more stable and compassionate relationship with nourishment, your body and your own signals.
The journey follows the structure of my group course, The Body Behind the Craving, adapted to you and your rhythm.
Every pathway can begin with a free 30-minute call, so you can feel what fits before deciding.
Signature 1:1 journey for anxiety & stress
The journey includes
One-off session
WhatsApp support: Monday to Friday, with a reply within the same working day. It’s support between sessions, not an emergency service.
Sessions take place in person in my space in Tenerife, or online. Home sessions in Tenerife South: +€15 per session. For other locations, any travel cost is agreed in advance.
1:1 journey · Emotional eating & cravings
We start weekly, because the first weeks are where the new base is built. Then we give it space to settle into your life.
The journey includes
One-off session
WhatsApp check-ins: one a week, with a reply within 48 hours. They are short supportive touchpoints, not ongoing therapy or an emergency service.
In person in Tenerife or online.
Not sure where to begin?
Share what is bringing you here, ask your questions, and we will see together which kind of support fits you best.
Practices are training, not a rescue button. We use everyday life to teach your body the way back.
Anxiety doesn’t switch off. You learn to stay with it, safely, until it moves.
Nothing is forced. Your body, your pace, your yes and your no lead the work.
“The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.”
Gabor Maté
My work comes from both training and lived experience.
Before arriving here, I spent years inside a very functional life: structure, responsibility, performance. From the outside everything seemed to hold. Inside, though, the body was telling another story.
Over time I began to see emotional overload, tension, disconnection, and also the way we relate to food as meaningful expressions: signals of a nervous system trying to adapt, protect itself, and ask to be met differently.
Holosomatic Bodywork was a turning point for me because it offered me a way to slow down and listen from within, instead of forcing change from the outside.
Today I work in that same spirit: intimate yet grounded, gentle yet clear. Through Embodika by Malù, my work brings together Holosomatic Bodywork, breathwork, somatic awareness and Authentic Relating to create spaces where the body can be listened to with presence, consent and care. I am a certified Holosomatic Bodywork facilitator and certified in Precision Nutrition, Level 1, and I offer sessions in Tenerife and online.
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Holosomatic Bodywork 1:1 · Written review
Before the session, we had a 30-minute call during which she explained everything in detail. She was thorough, attentive, and made me feel completely at ease from the very beginning. […] She gently and intentionally expanded the edge of the experience, allowing the process to unfold naturally, without ever feeling forced. Throughout the session, many emotions arose, and by the end I felt a deep sense of lightness and inner spaciousness.
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What is happening now and what is coming next.

A way to listen to your cravings in the body, understand what’s behind them (hunger, stress, tiredness, habit, a need for comfort) and build a system that stays with you.
What you get:
It’s not a diet, a challenge or a list of forbidden foods. Food is always a valid choice.
A session begins with a short check-in to understand what is present for you physically, emotionally, and mentally. From there, we work with the body through somatic awareness, grounding, movement, breath, Conscious Connected Breathwork when appropriate, and conscious touch with prior consent. The pace follows your body, your boundaries, and your nervous system.
No. Touch is optional, consent-based, and always guided by clear communication. Some sessions include conscious touch and some do not. Before any touch-based part of the work, we clarify what feels appropriate, what does not, and what your body needs. You can say no, pause, adjust, or stop at any time.
Breath can become a doorway into the body: a way to slow down, sense what is present, and support the nervous system with more awareness. When appropriate, I may also integrate Conscious Connected Breathwork practices.
It is not forced or the same for everyone: the breath is guided according to your rhythm, your boundaries, and your nervous system. It may be combined with grounding, movement, body awareness, and conscious touch with prior consent.
No. You do not need to arrive with a clear story, explanation, or goal. We can begin from what is present in the body: tension, numbness, emotion, breath, restlessness, or simply the sense that something needs attention.
No. Holosomatic Bodywork is not psychotherapy and does not replace medical or psychological care. It is a body-based, trauma-informed space that can support self-awareness, regulation, emotional processing, and reconnection with the body.
Yes. In-person sessions take place in my space or at your home. Home sessions within Tenerife South have a €15 supplement per session. For other locations, any additional travel cost will always be agreed in advance. Online sessions are available when appropriate. Body awareness, grounding, breathwork, integration, Nutritional Coaching, and body-food exploration can all be supported online. Touch-based bodywork sessions happen in person.
Between sessions, you can share with me what’s coming up: what you notice in your body, questions about your practices, moments that felt hard. I reply Monday to Friday, within the same working day. It’s support for the work between sessions, not a crisis or emergency service: if you’re in danger, please use the emergency numbers at the bottom of this page.
If anxiety and stress are what bring you here, begin with The Way Through. If you’d like to try the work once first, book a one-off session. If your struggle is mainly with food and cravings, look at What Your Hunger Is Asking, as a 1- or 3-month journey or a single session. We can also explore this together in the free call.
The free call is a simple first conversation. We speak about what you are moving through, what kind of support you are looking for, and whether this work feels right for you. You do not need to prepare anything.
30 minutes, free. Tell me what anxiety looks like for you, ask anything, and we’ll see together if The Way Through is right for you. You don’t need to have it figured out.
Book the free call
The Way Through is body-based support. It is not psychotherapy, medical care or a crisis service, and it does not replace them. WhatsApp support is available Monday to Friday during working hours and is not monitored around the clock.
If you are in crisis, or thinking about harming yourself, please contact emergency help right away:
If you are currently under psychological or psychiatric care, please let me know before we start, so the work can support what you are already doing.