Since I can remember, I found great pleasure and fun in moving my body. Dancing in the living room was - and still is - my favourite thing to do.
As a kid I also played tennis, a lot of tennis. My dad used to drive me all over Italy to participate in tennis competitions. When I was 16 years old, during training, one of my teachers said “you should lose a couple of kilos to be more agile on the court”. Trauma alert! Those worlds made me feel inadequate, fat and not enough. I struggled with my body image for many years afterwards. In my twenties, I was mentally counting calories of every food I was eating. And I was running like crazy to burn them.
A few years later, my friend Louise convinced me to try Bikram yoga in Brussels. I was VERY skeptical and I didn’t want to go. After a few classes I realised that on top of burning a lot of calories, I felt strong and relieved after the class. Yoga became an integral part of my life.
3 years went by and I moved to London. New city, new job, new friends, same willingness to practice. I joined a studio close to my workplace and slowly yoga became my obsession. The studio was my second home. I liked the friendly environment, the smell walking in, the practice, the people BUT there was something missing. I started realising that there was something beyond the yoga poses.
July 2015, after 12 hours of labour my first daughter was born. I was in awe of this tiny baby sleeping in the crib next to my bed, but I was also feeling a huge sense of responsibility on my shoulders. My perfectionism and insecurities guided me straight into postnatal depression. I reached a point where I almost didn’t like my baby, I was angry at my husband and I definitely didn’t like myself. That’s when I hit rock bottom, and I didn’t even know about it.
Meditation saved me. I’ve never meditated before and I started slowly. I kept meditating until I finally realised I was depressed and I needed help. So I chose to go back to my happy place: yoga.
Both yoga and meditation became a place of nourishment, happiness, self-expression and freedom. I started eating what I wanted, forgetting the notion of burning calories and gifting myself with moments of stillness. I won my battle against the darkness and I felt a strong desire to share my story to help others.
In March 2017, I completed my first 200hrs yoga teacher training and I’ve never stopped learning since.
A week later I was teaching classes at The Walt Disney Company, across EMEA and I was chosen to be the Wellness Lead. This experience taught me to believe that everyone is different and deserves a bespoke approach.
My signature method Move.Be.Love. is a 360º transformative experience which combines movement with mindfulness & self-care practices to help you awaken your super-powers.
You’ll practice in a safe, non-judgemental space where you don't need to bend like a pretzel or be an acrobat to be "advanced" in yoga.
I don’t teach only yoga poses. I teach you a way of life where you nourish your physical, mental and spiritual well-being because it’s all connected!
Move.Be.Love. finds its foundation in my story and these beliefs.
I’m looking forward to welcoming you to our journey together, to help you change and change with you as well.
