At your side to reclaim your health and wellbeing!
Welcome to AVA, where an knowledgeable, compassionate human experience awaits, in close relationship with Nature. As the fruit of many years studying Man, Nature and the relationships that connect them, AVA is the public face of a holistic coaching project led by Antoine.
First and foremost, I work with utter respect to the person, her story and needs, in a fully confidential manner. In order to achieve this, I take the necessary time to actively and diligently listen to you, before setting up protocols specifically tailored to you.
As a child I fell in love with Nature, and I wish to share this love with my beloved ones as much as with my clients. Man is a mirror, a microcosm reflecting the macrocosm of Nature (herself a reflection of the Universe); that way, reconciling with Mother Nature is reconciling one with oneself. In a world where life is becoming more and more artificial and where the disconnection to the natural world grows exponentially, it is of vital importance to find and cultivate a healthy and respectful relationship with the very environment that shapes us and of which we are an integral part.
« What can I do, at my own level, to better my health and wellbeing? »
This is the question I asked myself when I started walking the path of my own healing, back in 2013. After over a decade pacing up and down this path and going through many salutary, transformative experiences, I am now offering my services to accompany you towards your very own wellbeing, in kindness and benevolence.
It is crucial that my clients understand what is required in order to go towards a global, greater wellbeing. In our day and age, everything goes fast: communications, days, life rhythms… The unremitting progress of technology and our frantic lifestyles have desensitized us to natural rhythms. Yet in nature, everything takes time! In a world where instant gratification is emphasized in each and every activity, be it physiological (with fast foods), relational or emotional (with social media), and well into entertainment (on-demand programs), it is critical to put Man back in his original context, that of Nature. This implies two truths that few people are willing to face, and fewer yet willing to accept, although these truths provide a much better success rate to those who wish to improve their everyday life:
Optimising one’s wellbeing does not happen overnight – it is a long-term endeavour that requires rigorous discipline, will and courage;
There is no miracle solution and there is no saviour, be it a guru, a coach or any kind of therapist.
Whoever says otherwise buries their head in the sand and/or lies to their audience.
Miracles exist but they are not provided by supplement labs, pharmaceutical companies or practitioners full of themselves. The miracle is your body, your mind, and your ability to understand the lessons that life brings you so as to make something great and beautiful with them, even in adversity.
The saviour is your very self. Placing your wellbeing in the hands of someone else implies that you are not responsible for it anymore, meaning that you cannot control the results of any undertaking contributing to it.
As the saying goes:
« Everyone wants to save the world but no one wants to do the dishes. »
Most people wait for the magic pill that will solve all issues, or for the hero who will save humanity, ideally starting by ourselves and sparing us the thankless work… And that is very human: we have gotten used to all work being pre-chewed and handed on a plate. Yet, personal responsibility makes all the difference in the positive evolution, be it of an illness, a conflict or a relationship.
So, what is to be done?
What I offer
No miracle solutions! My approach focuses on giving the responsibility back to you when it comes to your health and wellbeing, accompanying you and holding your hand all the while letting you do all the necessary work. I am very aware that this is not what most people want to hear, let alone in our day and age, but it is the only method that works in an efficient and lasting way, as far as I know. And it is such for the simple reason that if you become the architect of your own happiness through (re)building yourself upon solid foundations, your house will be a lot more resilient against the bad weather life brings than if you rest in a house of cards built by someone else. Thus I offer a holistic follow-up, touching on all the dimensions of life: physical (through nutrition and lifestyle recommendations), emotional serenity, mental tranquillity and spiritual completion.
It is indeed possible to focus on one or several of these dimensions and bypass the ones that you do not feel you need to engage in. However, I wish to draw your attention on the following:
The more solid your foundations are in each aspect, the less likely you will be to be thrown off balance, even if one of them takes a hard blow;
Oftentimes, the aspects you do not wish to tackle are the ones that need your attention the most.
For example and in my experience, one tends to avoid the emotional dimension as it often appears to be the hardest to face. And yet, it is behind this very dimension that our deepest wounds hide – the ones that most impact our life. It is thus possible to deal with an issue on the physical plan, on the emotional one, or both… but if the « emotional reservoirs » (the excess of accumulated and non expressed negative emotions) are still full, chances are the situation will present itself again sooner or later, as our energetic imprint will still be filled with these built-up emotions and thus attracting to us people or events that will bring these emotions to the surface in order to transform and resolve them. This is the law of attraction… in its less favourable polarity!
I do not aim at keeping my customers ad vitam but rather to see them calm down, blossom and become themselves a bit more with every session, as the unnecessary or dirty layers are being peeled off and cleaned so as to catch a glimpse of the inner splendour each carries within.
Seeing you shine with all your might is what motivates my practice, and I am here to help you awake and reveal this light within!
My toolbox
I have trained in naturopathy, vitalist herbalism and holistic therapy, which allows me to use many tools to guide you on your own path, towards a wellbeing and health that truly suit you.
I make it a point of honour to offer protocols that are both holistic and highly personalised, created specifically for you. Each being is unique, and so it does make sense that solutions tailored to one do not necessarily work for another. I thereby adapt my protocols to your very needs, requests and goals in order to successfully see the provided care and support through. I use various naturopathic tools to strengthen your foundations in healthy lifestyle, particularly through diet, physical exercise and stress management. Specialised in medicinal plants, I enjoy taking the time to find the ones that perfectly fit your case, as these not only possess powerful medicinal properties that can profoundly influence human physiology but can also provide emotional and psychological support, on top of being precious allies in rekindling one’s connection with the natural world. Holistic therapy allows me to accompany you on the terrain of emotions and spirituality (if you wish so – this happens on separate sessions) in order to give perspective and a better vision of the bigger picture, provide meaning in your life and face your shadows, always with benevolence, empathy, love and respect for your story and needs.
Are you ready to reclaim your wellbeing?
Click on the session you are interested in to discover what it entails.
