Our name

You can’t control the wind, but you can learn to sail.

ISTELA comes from the Greek istío (ιστίο), meaning “sail”.

The wind stands for everything we can’t fully control: circumstances, emotions, stress and uncertainty. The sail stands for the skills and inner resources that let us respond to them with flexibility and keep moving toward what matters.

Our mission

To help people navigate life’s challenges with greater awareness, flexibility, confidence and independence.

Controlflexibility
Fighting difficult feelingslearning to work with them
Waiting for the perfect momentmoving forward in the life you have now

ISTELA doesn’t promise

  • to make difficult emotions disappear;
  • to give you control over circumstances outside you.

ISTELA helps you

  • develop practical skills for handling stress and uncertainty;
  • keep moving toward your own values and goals.