Thane-based stress strategist, physiotherapist, and behavioural health coach Anuja Luniya’s self-published book, Relax, Play, Thrive, is a collection of 111 dynamic activities that help regulate stress. Luniya was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) about 20 years ago.

“In 2020, when I had a flare-up, the doctors told me that I had to go on immunosuppressants. Being a therapist, I’ve been trained not to think of life as survival, but [to think of] living the best quality of life.” After making a switch in her medication, she began searching for alternative therapies that would help heal her holistically too.