Founder, Intuitive Eating Coach, Emotional Intelligence Practitioner & Nutrition Professional —
Awake By Pau
- Barcelona, Spain
- Available online, available for international travel
Specialities: Intuitive Eating, Emotional Intelligence, Nutrition Coaching, Body Image, Emotional Regulation, Mindful Eating
MEET PAULA
Paula Rios Vila is the founder of Awake By Pau, where she supports women who want to change their relationship with food and their bodies without relying on restrictive meal plans or weight-control rules.
Her professional background spans food science and technology, nutrition and health, emotional intelligence and intuitive eating. Paula describes herself as a Food Scientist and Technologist with a Master’s in Nutrition and Health, an Emotional Intelligence Expert and an Intuitive Eating Counsellor. She states that she is formally certified in her modality and has three years of experience.
Paula’s own relationship with food and body image shaped the direction of her work. At 24 she left the food industry because it no longer aligned with her values, later studying nutrition and travelling while working on her own relationship with food and her body. She subsequently studied emotional intelligence and intuitive eating, bringing these perspectives together in her coaching.
Her signature offering, The Awake Method, is a structured programme combining intuitive eating and emotional intelligence. Rather than focusing on restriction or meal plans, the programme explores the thoughts, emotional triggers, learned food rules and body-image patterns that can influence eating. It then supports participants in reconnecting with hunger, fullness and satisfaction cues and developing emotional tools and habits intended to feel more sustainable.
Paula’s wider philosophy centres on helping women move away from relying solely on external rules about how they “should” eat and towards greater awareness of their own body cues, emotions and individual needs.
WHO IT’S FOR
Awake By Pau is aimed primarily at women who feel preoccupied with food or body image and may find themselves cycling between restriction and overeating. Paula describes her ideal client as health-aware, familiar with self-help or intuitive-eating concepts, but still struggling to translate that knowledge into a calmer and more sustainable relationship with food.
The Awake Method may suit women looking for structured support around intuitive eating, emotional awareness, body trust and food-related thought patterns without a conventional restrictive-diet approach. Paula specifically notes that where someone has a diagnosed eating disorder, she would need to work in communication with their medical team.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The Awake Method is organised around four phases: Awakening, Unlearning, Reconnecting and Becoming.
Awakening focuses on recognising thoughts, patterns and emotional triggers connected with food and body image. Unlearning explores diet rules and beliefs that may be shaping eating behaviour.
Reconnecting focuses on body cues such as hunger, fullness and satisfaction, while Becoming brings together habits, identity and emotional tools intended to support longer-term change.
The programme is described as a 90-day journey with access to the materials for six months. It includes pre-recorded modules, workbooks, individual guidance, group support, message support and access to The Home Within community. The current website states that participants receive three 1:1 calls during Awakening and three during Becoming, alongside unlimited group calls for up to six months.
WAYS TO WORK WITH PAULA
1:1 Sessions
Individual guidance is incorporated into The Awake Method, including six 1:1 calls across the Awakening and Becoming phases.
Group Sessions
Unlimited group calls are included for up to six months as part of The Awake Method.
Programmes
The Awake Method is Paula’s signature structured programme combining intuitive eating, emotional intelligence, body awareness and practical reflection.
Online Support
The programme includes pre-recorded learning, workbooks and unlimited message support, with six months’ access to programme materials.
Community
Participants become part of The Home Within Community, designed to connect women moving through similar themes and experiences.
Events
Paula’s application states that she offers event facilitation and is available for international travel. Specific current events are not identified in the supplied material.