Why I Left and Where I Landed — Moving to the Dominican Republic | The Healing Itinerant

Why I Left and Where I Landed — Moving to the Dominican Republic | The Healing Itinerant The Healing Itinerant Get the Guide → Personal · The Itinerant Life A new chapter Why I Left andWhere I Landed By Brian Abreu  Â·  The Healing Itinerant Santiago, Dominican Republic — 2026 I’ve been moving for a Continue reading

The Marine Corps Taught Me the Wrong Way to Handle Stress | The Healing Itinerant

The Marine Corps Taught Me the Wrong Way to Handle Stress | The Healing Itinerant The Healing Itinerant Get the Guide → Personal · Nervous System · Military The Marine Corps Taught Methe Wrong Way to Handle Stress By Brian Abreu  Â·  The Healing Itinerant Let me be precise about what I’m saying — and Continue reading

CO2 Tolerance: The Underrated Edge in Combat Sports | The Healing Itinerant

CO2 Tolerance: The Underrated Edge in Combat Sports | The Healing Itinerant The Healing Itinerant Get the Fighter’s Mind → Combat Sports · Breathwork · Mental Edge CO2 Tolerance:The Underrated Edgein Combat Sports By Brian Abreu  Â·  The Healing Itinerant Most fighters train cardio. Run more. Sprint harder. Build the engine. They think the problem Continue reading

What 39 Days of Silence Taught Me About Stress

What 39 Days of Silence Taught Me About Stress | The Healing Itinerant The Healing Itinerant Get the Guide → Vipassana · Personal · Nervous System What 39 Days of SilenceTaught Me About Stress By Brian Abreu  Â·  The Healing Itinerant Three 10-day Vipassana courses. One Satipatthana course. 39 total days of noble silence — Continue reading

The Difference Between Meditation and Nervous System Regulation

The Difference Between Meditation and Nervous System Regulation | The Healing Itinerant The Healing Itinerant Get the Guide → Meditation · Nervous System · Practice The Difference Between Meditationand Nervous System Regulation By Brian Abreu  Â·  The Healing Itinerant People use these terms interchangeably. They’re not the same thing. Confusing them is part of why Continue reading

Why Your Mind Feels Fried (and How to Fix It with Stillness)

The Power of Doing Nothing: How Silence Resets Your Brain and Reignites Focus Have you ever woken up and just didn’t feel like doing anything?No motivation, no energy—just scrolling endlessly through social media, eating junk food, or binge-watching shows. We’ve all been there: a drained, unproductive day where your mind feels fried. Now, there’s nothing Continue reading

Sensation Awareness: A Guide to Rewiring Your Nervous System

What Is Sensation Awareness? In this post, I want to explore the sensations that arise in the body from thoughts, emotions, and our environment — and how learning to observe and feel these sensations is the key to releasing stress, processing trauma, and mastering self-awareness. Understanding the Mind-Body Connection To begin, we need to understand Continue reading