Step by Step · Part 2/3
Walking on the Amalfi Coast: When the Body Carries What the Mind Didn't Believe
In Part 1, I wrote about how much the worry weighed on me — whether I was even up to the hike without the training I'd planned. Now, on the Amalfi Coast, came the real answer. Not as a thought, but as an experience. One step at a time.
The Morning Before the First Climb
I started early. My morning began with the Foundational Wellness Bundle — VMG+, EO Mega+ and PB Restore — with VMG+ being the one that mattered most to me, my personal foundation for the day. Before setting off, I also rubbed the spots I knew would be tested: knees, hips, anything that tends to protest first after that many steps. Deep Blue was simply part of the routine before those first steps.
It was also a small ritual for the mind: a deliberate act of preparation — not just physical, but a signal to myself. I am as ready as I can be, and that's enough.
On the Trail: When Energy Runs Low
Throughout the day I carried MetaPWR Advantage and MetaPWR Recharge in my water bottle. And it was exactly in the moments I'd feared most beforehand — when energy noticeably dropped, halfway up a long climb — that I felt how much it helped me find my footing again.
What struck me wasn't really the product itself, but what happened inside me while I drank it: I paused, drank deliberately, and in that small pause lay half the answer to the question from Part 1 — how do I keep myself from spiralling into panic? By treating a break not as failure, but as part of the path. That was new for me. Before, I would have read a break as proof of my doubts. Now it was simply the next step.
When the Muscles Protest
In places, my muscles still stiffened up — no surprise after that many steps. So every so often I'd reapply Deep Blue, wait a moment, and keep going. That, too, became part of an attitude that grew important to me: listening to the body instead of ignoring it. In my practice I'd call that body-oriented self-awareness — out on the trail, it was simpler: notice what's there, then respond, instead of stubbornly pushing on.
What I Learned About Myself
By the end of the day, I genuinely surprised myself. Not because it was easy — it was demanding, at times genuinely hard — but because I realised I could handle exactly what I'd been afraid of beforehand. The fear of panic had been bigger than the panic itself. That's an experience no amount of thinking beforehand can replace — you have to live it to believe it.
What stayed with me from that day, and how it carried through the days that followed — including mentally, looking back over the whole hike — that's what I'll share in the third and final part of this series.
Your next step
Curious to experience it yourself? You can book a small group workshop — or start with a selection of oils at home and notice what changes for you.