Walking as a path to presence, connection and transformation
” The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,
but in having new eyes.”
Marcel Proust
Walking is one of the most ancient and natural human gestures and yet one of the most powerful.
It slows us down, opens perception, and gently brings us back to what is essential.
On the Camino de Santiago in Spain and Portugal, we walk together through one of Europe’s most meaningful pilgrimage routes.
This is not just a trek: it is a shared experience of transformation through movement, nature, and presence.
What is the Camino de Santiago?
The Camino de Santiago is an ancient and powerful pilgrimage route that weaves across different paths, all leading to the holy city of Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
It is one of the most meaningful journeys one can experience in Europe, a path to be walked at least once in a lifetime.
For centuries, pilgrims have followed these trails in search of meaning, clarity, faith or simply a return to simplicity. Today, the Camino continues to welcome people from all over the world, each walking for their own reason, each finding something unexpected along the way.
Step by step, at the gentle rhythm of those who walked before us, we travel across breathtaking Spanish landscapes: quiet villages, open countryside, forests, beaches and mountains.
Along the way, we move through layers of history, culture, art, and legend: not as spectators, but as participants in a living tradition.
We also experience the richness of the land through its simple pleasures: local food, shared meals, wine, olive oil and the generosity of a culture shaped by centuries of hospitality.
The Camino is more than a path.
It is a lived experience for body, mind, and spirit; where walking becomes a way of returning to presence.
What to expect from the experience?
Anyone who has walked the Camino de Santiago knows there is something deeply unique about this journey, something that slowly reveals itself day after day, step by step.
We walk around 20/30 kilometers (12/24 miles) per day, at a steady and accessible pace that allows time for both movement and rest. The rhythm of the walk becomes a natural structure for the day, shaping everything in a simple and grounded way.
This is not a performance, and there is no need to rush. The experience is designed to be shared, yet deeply personal at the same time; a balance between connection and solitude, activity and stillness.
As the days unfold, we gradually leave behind the urgency and noise of everyday life. Walking becomes simpler, clearer, almost meditative. Attention shifts to what is immediate: the breath, the body, the landscape, the changing light.
Along the way, there are moments of effort and fatigue, but also unexpected ease, joy and presence. We pass through quiet villages, open countryside, and shifting natural landscapes, witnessing sunrises and sunsets that mark the passage of time in a very direct and human way.
More than anything, this is an immersive experience: one that invites you to slow down enough to truly arrive, not only at a destination, but within yourself.
How will I guide you?
I have a deep and lasting connection with this path and this land.
I first walked the Camino de Santiago in 2011, and since then walking has remained a constant presence in my life: not only as travel, but as a way of being in the world.
Over the years, this practice has evolved into a form of work and sharing.
Today I offer these Healing Walks as a way to bring people into contact with the transformative power of walking.
As a ayurvedic and art therapist, I accompany the group step by step, holding space for both the external journey and the internal process that may unfold along the way.
My approach is attentive and flexible: each journey is shaped by the group, the landscape and what emerges in the moment.
The intention is not to direct the experience, but to support it,
so that each person can meet the Camino in their own way.
The Camino is, in itself, a healing process.
Through walking, presence, and creative exploration, we allow space for something to shift: gently, naturally, without force.
Healing practices on the Camino
This journey is not only about walking. It is also about creating space to slow down, listen inward and give meaning to what emerges along the path.
Each day, I offer a series of gentle practices designed to support presence, awareness and emotional connection. These practices are optional, accessible to everyone and adapted to the rhythm of the group and the energy of the day.
We may begin or end the day with a guided meditation, helping to settle the mind and arrive fully in the present moment.
At times, we practice gentle yoga, to release tension in the body and support the physical experience of walking.
We also explore creative writing, using words as a way to reflect, observe, and give shape to inner experience. Alongside this, art therapy exercises offer a non-verbal way to express emotions and inner states through simple visual creation.
Throughout the journey, there are also small rituals inspired by the Camino, nature, and personal intention, designed to bring awareness and depth to moments of transition along the way.
These elements are not separate from the walk itself, but woven into it.
They are there to support, not to structure: to open space rather than fill it.
