About Kukuu
I created KUKUU for women who have carried a lot — responsibility, leadership, vision, care — and who feel the quiet signal that something needs to change.
Not dramatically.
Not loudly.
But deeply.
This work is grounded in what I now call the KUKUU Nervous System Reset Method™ — a nature-embedded, non-performative approach to deep nervous system regulation and long-term vitality.
I am a Certified plant-based Holistic Health Coach and Therapist, trained in Chinese medicine principles, macrobiotic philosophy, food therapy, breath work, and somatic regulation. Yet what I offer goes beyond techniques or protocols.
I offer presence.
I offer time.
I offer an environment where your body is no longer asked to perform.
KUKUU was born from years of working with women who had “done everything right” and still felt exhausted, inflamed, or disconnected. What they needed was not another plan — but safety, silence, and rhythm.
I moved to Graciosa in 2022 and, through my own experience of nervous system repair here, saw what this environment and this method awaken in women who have carried too much. That realization — of what real rest actually feels like — is the heart of Kukuu.
I am not a Coach.
I am not a retreat host.
I am a nervous-system architect for women who have carried too much, too long.
MORE ABOUT MY STORY…
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Kukuu by Stefania Daniele
I am an HMI Certified Health Coach and Holistic Health Therapist, with 15 years of experience working as a mentor of women, alchemizing my in-depth knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Macrobiotic philosophy and natural remedies.
I am native italian but in 2022 I took a leap of faith and instinctively decided to move with my family to a new country: Portugal. The best part is that we jumped on this new adventure, relocating in such a remote area, in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean without knowing nothing about it or never ever being visited the Azores before. Graciosa island, was calling me. After a few month of being immersed in this wonderful graceful and isolated environment I started to understand why I ended up here. I adjusted to a brand new rhythm and energy levels, discovered the very profound healing power of this volcanic island. While I was still supporting other women’s health through online coaching services, I realized there was a lot more I could do to be of service. I decided to merge all my knowledge around Holistic Health, Food Theraphy, Nervous System regulation and life experience + spiritual work.
After hosting several women in Graciosa, my Mission was crystal clear. I needed to create an effective Method for a Nervous System Reset and deliver real transformation - not just a quick fix or a “one size fits all” kind of approach that is very popular in the Wellness Retreats business area at the moment.
KUKUU was born from years of working with women who had “done everything right” — successful, capable, intelligent — and yet felt exhausted, inflamed, disconnected, or quietly unwell. What they needed was not another plan, but a different condition altogether. A condition of silence. Of rhythm.
Of nourishment that heals rather than controls.
Of nature that regulates rather than stimulates.
The private healing immersions I designed are intended to reset the nervous system gently and intelligently. No group pressure. No forced sharing. No spiritual performance.
Only personalized care, medicinal plant-based nourishment, silence, breath, and nature — held within a rhythm your body can trust.
