Bella BMy eight-year-old who found my eight-year-oldDuring spring break, my eight-year-old insisted on playing school-school. After the math multiplications, we moved to an English…3 min read·Mar 28, 2024----
Bella BEmbracing the Dance Within: the journey of sensual awakeningI avoided sensual bachata for as long as I could. After a decade of spending time in Brazil, where salsa and bachata were non-existent, I…3 min read·Nov 22, 2023----
Bella BThe Magic of a BirthdayThe magic of a birthday. The materlization of energy into matter. Reincarnation. The union of soul with its body. The transformation of Tao…3 min read·Nov 22, 2023----
Bella BCollective Healing of the Female BodyYesterday I was getting ready to pick up my daughter, when I received terrifying news from her school: two of her schoolmates — a 1st and…3 min read·Nov 22, 2023----
Bella BFollowing the SignsWhat if life was more than just a random sequence of events, but rather a journey every step of which is interconnected, threaded into…·4 min read·Apr 4, 2022----
Bella BMy Healing JourneyIt all started with a journey into my past, into the depth of myself. Unexpectedly and abruptly, I was called to drop everything I was…6 min read·Jul 1, 2021----
Bella BWhat’s beauty got to do with it?The relationship most women have with their appearance is a complex one. Rarely is it ever simply a natural part of one’s identity and a…4 min read·Mar 8, 2021----
Bella BWhen Carnaval did not happenToday would have been Carnaval here in Brazil. Walking the near empty streets of Rio, I felt sadness for the world’s greatest celebration…3 min read·Feb 14, 2021----
Bella BBrazil: a way of beingIt was exactly ten years ago. I remember clearly the moment I received a call with an urgent offer to move to São Paulo for a one-year…3 min read·Nov 6, 2020----