About

Hi, I'm Laure Marin de la Vallée

I'm a poet, bodyworker, and researcher deeply committed to exploring holistic embodiment—a comprehensive approach that weaves together mind, body, and spirit for optimal well-being.

I'm the author of Auto-Immune Heresy, a mythopoetic account of chronic sickness and perpetual healing, bridging personal narrative, poetry, and essay. The project is first a memoir steeped in a 20 year personal history with the diagnosis of chronic immune thrombocytopenia, an uncommon autoimmune condition.

For an introduction to this project, check out my post Presenting The Responsive Body. Feel free to explore my articles,book an individual session, and support my research by sharing it widely. My work is powered by your patronage. This site is filling with resources designed to inspire and guide you toward a fuller, more harmonious life. Thank you for joining me on this path of discovery!

This space is a testament to my explorations and how they've helped me enjoy a life of auto-immune remission after over 20 years living with a diagnosis. Here I share my journey of holistic well-being, from my education in Chinese medicine to the practice Contact Improvisation dance and holistic nutrition.

I'm particularly fascinated by 養生, yangsheng, which translates literally as "the art of nourishing life", (en français je dirais l'art de vivre). 養生 refers to various self-cultivation practices aimed at enhancing health and longevity. My daily practice falls into this category, and is the way in which I maintain my auto-immune remission, a subject that I approach from the lens of living experience, with the same holistic mindset. Auto-immune conditions often arise from complex interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. By studying remission, I aim to understand how holistic practices can not only alleviate symptoms but possibly reverse these conditions altogether. Yangsheng can be therapeutic tools for mental resilience, how mindfulness cultivates a balanced emotional landscape, and how nutrition contributes to overall vitality.

Through my writing, I strive to empower you to take an active role in your healing journey, drawing from both ancient wisdom and modern science.

You can read my first book about my journey, Auto-Immune Heresy, available feb 2024:

Auto-Immune Heresy

I wrote Auto-Immune Heresy out of a need to speak. To give voice to an experience that has been mine, and is infinitely larger than me.I am speaking about sickness. Long-lived, recurrent, and entangled with the entire 21st century into which I was born.

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For an introduction to this project, check out my post Presenting The Responsive Body. Feel free to explore my articles, book some bodywork, and support my research by sharing it widely. This site is filling with resources designed to inspire and guide you toward a fuller, more harmonious life. Thank you for joining me on this path of discovery!

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You can get in touch with me via email: contact@laure.love