Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi MD PhD

I didn’t understand the book at the time. Perhaps I was too young, as a teenager. But I’ve been thinking about The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. The characters are caught between the overwhelming heaviness of decisions and their consequences (which can lead to anxiety) versus the meaninglessness of their decisions (the unbearable lightness which can lead to depression). They’re caught in either things mattering too much or not enough. It’s a dilemma that can

Liberation is often confused with political activism or spiritual ecstasy. At The Sanctuary, we work with something simpler and more practical: Liberation happens when you can see what’s actually needed, not what fear demands. It’s what remains when anxiety-generated illusions dissolve. The Success Trap is when what once worked becomes habitual or compulsive. Liberation is the freshness of what works now. Recent client shifts at The Sanctuary (group and 1:1): - Working one ho

In a world where it’s easy to outsource thinking - via social media, news, politics - many meetings drift without depth. Why? Because people aren’t fully present. Their body is in the room but not their awareness. Their attention is fragmented by external inputs and daily stress. As a result, meetings default to information reports, conflict, or stagnation. Creativity vanishes. Energy drops. Progress halts. After a recent guest lecture to doctors and healthcare professionals,