the first letter

hello friend 🙂

you might not have heard from me in some time, i am alive and well !

if you don’t know me yet, welcome !

i needed time to recover from adrenal fatigue (also called burn out, but i think that’s a vague term and people don’t always understand what it means)

now, as i listen to an exquisite album of Aukai, i write my first letter to you

let’s start with a little recap of the past season:

• i work for nearly 2 years at an investment fund in Luxembourg (2022-2024)

• life is good, but not fulfilling - i look for more, so i develop my photography business and start teaching yoga

• in spring 2024, symptoms of adrenal fatigue start showing up (fatigue, anxiety, panic attacks, nausea, fainting)

• i listen to my body - and to my doctors - and resign from my job (i quit before knowing the full extent of my condition, i later learned that i could have been put on extended sick leave - tough luck, or maybe a blessing?)

• then with zero income, zero energy, and some savings - i sold everything, bought a van, and on July 15th 2024 i drove to Portugal

• i needed time to heal and figure out the next steps

i finally feel the energy flowing back inside me - i can practice more yoga, i can think and work on my projects again, i can spend more time in social settings

during the last few months, it has been hard at times to accept my limited capacity: to do less, to go slower, to wait

in the end i cultivated trust, humility, courage, and developed my intuition

whatever happens next, i am grateful for this experience which allowed me to build a solid foundation for the rest of my life

anyway, i had the intention to write a letter to stay in touch with you, and now it has finally come into existence

i am naming it “Letters from the Unknown” because this is where my journey has taken me, into the unknown - new places, new faces, new feelings, new vision

although everything feels intimately familiar, it is unknown, even what we think we know in the end is a sort of illusion

recognizing that we are living in the unknown allows us to approach life with curiosity, compassion, and humility;

we release attachment, expectation, and judgement;

we let our ego retire, and embrace our fear;

i will use this space to share:

that said, i am launching a special 1:1 yoga offer:

kickstart the new year

for only 49€ until January 3rd, it includes a 30-min intake call to understand your needs, a 60-min live class* combining movement/breath/meditation, and the class recording for you to practice again in your own time
_{* online, or in-person at home if living within 10km of Luxembourg City}

if you want to:
- take care of yourself
- build a strong foundation
- (re)ignite your fire
- get the tools to manage your stress and pain
- develop awareness and equanimity

—> contact me to book your call

if something resonates with you, or if you have questions, i warmly invite you to contact me - i am always available for a conversation 🙂

and of course, feel free to share this with your friends, family, colleagues, or strangers ♥️

these letters will evolve as i grow, and with your precious feedback

thank you for reading

kindly,
Julien