Christina Ribel

Hi beautiful human 🤍

Is your morning coffee helping you wake up… or is it actually getting in the way?

I have to admit that I love coffee, and my family would probably use a stronger word, like obsessed 😅 Wherever we travel, I drag them along to find the best little coffee place in town, so no, I'm not going to tell you to give it up!

But here's something many people don't know… when you wake up, your body is already busy waking itself up, so if the very first thing you do is reach for a coffee, you're adding a stimulant on top of a system that's already doing its job. That's why I suggest waiting an hour or two before your first cup, and you might find your mornings feel smoother and your evenings a little calmer.

I've put together my little coffee and sleep guide, with when to have your last cup, how many cups a big café coffee really is, and my favourite trick, the espresso nap ☕ Comment COFFEE below or send me a message and I'll send it to you.

Knus knus,
Christina

BEST THING
or more like The best thing
you can do for yourself this week... 👉
..is finally give your body permission to rest.
To my amazing followers, both old and new, I thank you from my heart for being here. You inspire me every single day to create a space of pure healing.

My work combines reiki, somatic healing, and deep energetic alignment to do one simple thing: give you a little less stress, and a little more you.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to book that session, this is it.
Your nervous system will thank you.
🔗 Head to the link in my bio to book your slot, or drop a 🤍 below or in a private DM and I’ll send you the details directly!

Knus knus
Christina

Did you know that your body clock runs slow, about 24.2 hours, instead of 24? Without a daily reset, it drifts later and later, and that's how you end up wide awake at midnight, wondering why you can't sleep. Morning light is one of those reset buttons, and one of the best ones.

That's why I often ask my clients to get outside for 10 to 15 minutes within an hour of waking up. "Even when it's cloudy?" Yes, even when it's cloudy! Then I ask them to just notice how they feel at bedtime after a few days.

One of them, a busy executive, started taking his morning calls walking outside instead of sitting at his desk, and within a week his sleep had changed. "I didn't add a single minute to my day," he told me, "but I completely transformed my nights." I love that, because it shows this doesn't have to be one more thing on your to-do list 🤍

So where could you find your 10 minutes of morning light tomorrow, maybe with your coffee on the balcony or on the way to school…?

Knus knus,
Christina

Hi beautiful human,

I was thinking about water today. Something so simple, something we literally cannot live without, and how often we tend to forget how good it is for us.

As a sleep coach and reiki healer - I often give water as the first thing in my sessions. Begin w water, wash hands w water and sound bath with water sounds. Why? Read more…

Drinking enough water helps our body with so many things. Digestion, circulation, keeping our temperature balanced and supporting our kidneys. And when we haven’t had enough, we can feel it without always knowing that’s what it is. A little tired, foggy, headachy or just not quite ourselves. So yes, drink your water. Not because you need another rule to follow, but because your body really does need it.

I can’t help but love water for many other reasons.

Have you ever noticed how you feel when you hear the sea, rain on the window or a little stream running nearby? Even how it feels between your toes hands in a pool or ocean, or rain on your face…??

There is something about the sound of water that makes me slow down. It gives my mind something else to listen to and somehow I breathe a little deeper. And the actually being in water. A swim, a long shower, your feet in the sea, floating for a while or sitting beside the ocean with nowhere you need to be. For me, that can be a little reset. A moment to come back to myself.

Maybe we don’t always need another supplement, another routine or another thing to work on. Maybe sometimes we just need a glass of water, a walk by the sea, a swim or a few quiet minutes listening to the waves.

The simple smaller things really can make a big difference.
Take care of yourself, beautiful human.
Your body is doing so much for you every single day.

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May your day be full of love and joyous moments.
Knus knus,
Christina

HARVEST FULL MOON & SLEEP

Tonight is the Harvest Full Moon and, to be honest, I’ve felt a little more moody, tense, sensitive and hungry today. And now I’m tired. Like, really tired. I’ve hit the wall.

I was actually supposed to go out tonight, but you know what? It’s okay. It’s okay to say no thank you, change your plans and listen within. Maybe it’s the full moon, maybe it’s the end of a busy week, or maybe my body is simply saying, Christina, enough for today.

I know and think this is something we forget when it comes to sleep too. We get so caught up in trying to fix our sleep or get the perfect eight hours that we forget to simply listen to what our body is asking for.

So tonight I’m choosing less. Less doing, less screen, less pushing. A warm shower, something to eat, a quiet evening and an early night sounds pretty perfect to me right now.

Because sometimes we don’t need to force sleep. We just need to create a little more space for rest to find us.

If your sleep has been feeling a little off lately, I have 3 intro SOS Sleep Sessions available next week, where we can look at what may be getting in the way and work with simple tools from The Sleep Plan Method that you can use straight away.

DM me FULL MOON if you want to know more.

Beautiful human, this is your reminder that it’s okay to listen within. It’s okay to say no thank you. And it’s okay to choose yourself sometimes.

Especially when your body is asking you to - your people will understand that it’s not because of them but because of you that you’ll need this - so you can be there another time stronger and better.

knus knus,
Christina Ribel

WHAT IS HAPPINESS?

Often I meet people that ask me about happiness and when they know they’re happy!?

Its a fair question and im fascinated with the part of joy and happiness and so I studied happiness - to know the scientific side … but I. also lived and live it, and I know from both that it isn’t about being happy every minute. Thats not true happiness.

It’s about noticing those little minutes when you actually are.
A quiet morning. A blue sky. Empty places. No people. Sand between your toes. Water on your body. A cup of tea. No phone in your hand. Nothing you need to do for a moment.
Just you, breathing, looking, being alive …just being.

I think we need more of these little me moments during the day. Moments where we step away from the screen, pause the noise and give ourselves a chance to actually feel what is happening around us.
Because joy often comes in little sparks.

A laugh, a beautiful view, the sun on your face, a song you love, a conversation, a quiet walk, or that lovely feeling when you suddenly think, I am really happy right now.

So instead of rushing past it, give in to it. We should let ourselves feel it. Those little sparks create ripples of true honest joy. The kind you feel in your bones that makes you warm, and giggle for no reason.
That, to me, is happiness in its truest form. Not being happy all the time, but being present enough to notice when happiness finds you.

So today, I want you to find your little moment.
Put the phone down.
Look up.
Take a breath.
And just try to …maybe stay there for just a little bit longer and see how far you can feel all on your own.

One of my absolute favorite places to just be is this place on my photo - an almost spiritual place where you feel one w the water but still grounded. This boardwalk at Marbella club hotel in marbella - our neighbor and an oasis to take an extra pause or stop on a morning walk when no one is around is absolutely magical!

So where’s your place? Hmm maybe it’s the garden, the park, the library, the coffeehouse or your parents living room… or maybe you have many, maybe you are a bit like me…that continue to add places to my list!

Knus knus,
Christina

WHY is it SCENT No1?
A Question I often hear… and there is a particular reason I called it No1.

I wanted one beautiful scent for your body, your room and your bedtime.

Alcohol-free, made with natural ingredients and herbs from Provence, France, and created with master perfumers.

But the real reason? I wanted a scent that makes you feel something.

Our sense of smell is deeply connected to memory and emotion, so every note was chosen for a reason.

🍉 Watermelon fresh, juicy, joyful
🍏 Green apple crisp, clean, uplifting
🌿 Fig soft, sweet, warm

💜 Violet delicate and calming
🌹 Rose familiar, comforting, emotional
🌸 Aquatic jasmine light, airy, fresh

🌲 Cedarwood warm and grounding
🌿 Mate green and earthy
✨ Amber warm, smooth and cosy
🤍 Gentle musk soft, bringing it all together

The result?

Fresh. Joyful. Soft. Warm. Grounding.

A little calm. A little home.

I especially love spraying it about 10 minutes before bed. Lights down, phone away, day left behind.

Not a magic sleep potion. Just a beautiful sensory cue that says:

We are slowing down now.

One scent. Your body. Your room. Your bedtime.

Sadly due to harvest this past year this really is the final small batch. Once these bottles are gone, Scent No1 will not be reformulated or restocked. I know I know… but oh I’m gonna spray everywhere and on everything before that 🌸

DM “NO1” and I’ll send you the link.
No One is quite like No1.

Knus knus
Christina