Archive - Autoimmune in Theory & Practice

How I Eat With Autoimmunity - part 3 - Chiang Mai, Thailand edition

I do not eat like a monk; I eat as applied pharmacology. If I don’t eat right, I bleed. I need to cool it with the overthinking, the dizziness of trying…

Jan 28 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

December 2025

Health Is Not A Thing

I cannot fix my gaze on it, hold it in my hands, feel its weight and say: “Yes. This is it.”

Dec 23, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

My Spleen Was Removed in 2001.

In Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology, the spleen is called pliha, and it is the mula (root) of the channels which carry blood (rakta) throughout the…

Dec 10, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

November 2025

We Desire “Health”

Nov 25, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

Auto-Anti-Bodies

What if autoimmunity isn't a medical mistake, but a meaningful response? A philosophical look at the "auto-anti-body" as a somatic expression of our…

Nov 12, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

October 2025

How do I know if it's helping?

What is health, and how do we know if we're working in harmony with it, or against its flourishing?

Oct 30, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

What if you stopped trying to get better?

Your body is not a home improvement project. Healing is not an end goal but a process, and you have done nothing wrong by needing rest.

Oct 15, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

Autoimmunity Is Self-Defence

What if your body isn't attacking itself, but defending you from a toxic world?

Oct 2, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

September 2025

The Transience of The Body is Holy

Octavia Butler put it most succinctly: God is Change.

Sep 18, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

Will you come make sanctuary with us?

An invitation to join our December 2025 somatic nervous system regulation retreat in Sutton, QC.

Sep 4, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

August 2025

Stop Pushing the Boulder: Another Way to Shift Old Patterns

Learn why the Sisyphean struggle to change often fails and how understanding your "burden" is the real key to lasting transformation. Consider why…

Aug 28, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

What I've Done, What I'm Doing, & Where I'm Going Next

Projects In Review – Taking stock in late summer 2025.

Aug 21, 2025 • Laure Marin de la Vallée

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