Meet Silvia – your Travel Coach
Travel has always had the power to shift something in me. But for years, I was using it to escape — not to transform.
My story
I know what it feels like to live on autopilot.
Wake up. Go to work. Spend most of your day there. Come home exhausted — sometimes too drained to even eat. Collapse into bed. Repeat.
For years, that was my life. I felt disconnected from myself, like I was just going through the motions. And when it got unbearable — when I couldn't take one more day of that fog — I'd book a trip.
Travel had always been my refuge. It gave me perspective when I needed to make big decisions: whether to stay in a job, start a business, or end a relationship. When someone close to me died, I didn't want to go anywhere — but traveling helped me take the distance I needed, even as I cried through those days.
But here's what kept happening: I'd escape for a week or two, feel alive again, maybe even gain some clarity… and then I'd get on the return flight.
That's when the anxiety would hit. Palpitations. Stomach pain. The weight of knowing that everything I left behind — the exhaustion, the pressure, the problems — was waiting exactly where I left it. By the time I landed, everything beautiful I'd experienced had evaporated.
On some trips, I couldn't even fully disconnect. I'd be somewhere stunning, but still carrying the weight of a draining job or a decision I didn't know how to make. The trip couldn't fix what I wasn't addressing.
Then I discovered travel coaching — and one question changed everything:
"Why do I really want to travel?"
That question — and the ones that followed — shifted not just how I traveled, but how I lived.
I started understanding my triggers. What made my anxiety spike? What patterns kept me stuck? I learned grounding practices that helped me stay present in my daily life, not just wait for the next escape.
Even now, running my own business (which comes with its own overwhelm — all the responsibility, all the decisions, all the uncertainty falling on me), I face stress differently. I don't wait for a trip to feel alive. I bring that renewed energy into my everyday life.
Through years of research, I found the missing piece: the nervous system. Understanding how our bodies react to stress, why certain places help us relax and others overwhelm us, and why some of us return from trips more exhausted than when we left.
That's why my work is rooted in nervous system-safe travel experiences — not trips that overwhelm you, but journeys that actually improve your life.
Because travel isn't just a temporary break. It's a mindset. A way of moving through the world. And that mindset comes from the connection between your body, mind, and spirit.
My philosophy – Why travel can transform
I believe travel holds transformative power — but only when we stop using it to escape and start using it to reconnect.
When you travel with intention, when you understand what your nervous system needs, when you bring presence to the journey — that's when everything shifts.
It's not about the destination. It's not about the length of the trip.
It's about the awareness you bring. The questions you ask yourself. The practices that help you stay grounded in your body and present in your life.
That's what I help you discover.
My experience & credentials
I bring together:
- ✓ 15+ years in the travel industry as a guide, entrepreneur, and group leader — including co-founding a family travel business and leading group journeys across Ecuador
- ✓ Certified Travel Coach (TCN, ICF-aligned), blending coaching methodology with deep travel expertise
- ✓ Background in mindfulness and holistic practices, shaped by years of personal exploration and alternative healing modalities
- ✓ Leadership and facilitation experience from guiding international groups and creating transformative travel experiences
This combination of travel knowledge, nervous system understanding, and human connection shapes how I work with every client.
Beyond the coach
Outside of my work, I practice what I teach.
You'll find me journaling about how I'm feeling or the small wins of my day — reminders that each step is moving me toward something bigger, even when progress feels invisible.
I spend time with my family — especially my mom and sisters. We travel together, go to the movies. We're very close. That connection is my co-regulation.
I have cats I adore and a dog I play with every day in my yard. Those moments outside — feeling the air on my face, hearing the birds I've learned to recognize by their songs — are my grounding, even if just for a few minutes.
I dance. Tango, flamenco. It helps me listen to my body, feel what it's telling me.
And when I need to relax or find inspiration to write, I listen to instrumental music — especially Ludovico Einaudi, my favorite pianist. Seeing him live was a reminder of how certain experiences — like music, like travel — can shift something in us when we're truly present.
These aren't hobbies. They're my own regulation practices. The same ones I'll help you discover for yourself.
Ready to begin?
If my story resonates with you — if you recognize yourself in that exhaustion, that cycle of searching for relief — let's talk.