12/12/2022
Who am I? 👁️
I guess this question has been with me for decades. In the search for myself, I encountered people, philosophies, schools, practices. And they all pointed towards awareness.
I used to write a lot when I was young, diving deep into my mind and sensations and using the paper to hold them all. I wrote once that we can only really know our emotions. Everything else is debatable. I find that, after 15 years, I still believe in it.
I started travelling when I was 16, for an exchange year in the US, and continued my university studies in Spain, in a progressive university with very small classes and a very practical approach to them. I interned at a different place each year of the 4 I needed to complete the Bachelor's in Psychology.
I then continued into a Master's degree in Work and Organizational Psychology. I understood how groups work, how teams achieve results and how dynamics and personality traits influence the way we relate.
Once over, I followed my other passion, yoga philosophy and practice. I graduated from a year long teacher training in Hatha, and I worked as a yoga teacher and studio coordinator for some time. The discipline was giving me a window into my essence, into how body and mind relate, into the concept of space and time.
From there my spiritual search began, and it took me to complete Vipassana retreats, intense meditation practices, various courses in yoga therapy and somatic counseling. But I was still attached to the corporate world, I had a few jobs in HR at ecologically driven companies like Patagonia.
Until I decided to go full in with myself, my passion, my meaning -making. I went and lived in a holistic retreat center in southern Spain. I volunteered with the community's kids, I learnt Thai massage, I took a year long astrology training from one of the most beautiful academies. I ran workshops and led classes. I was still searching.
And then I found Gestalt. I went to an open day of the Gestalt Counseling school in Turin (almost by chance) and I couldn't leave anymore. I was hooked. I fell in love, literally. It was a big commitment, a 4 years' in person course, one weekend per month. But I committed to it, fully, whole heartedly. I committed to the city and the group I am part of, and the school and the process. Especially the process. No quick fixes anymore. I committed and continue to commit everyday to embodying the principles of contact, awareness, and loving presence. I commit to bringing this work to people, to let them taste the magic of this discipline which encompasses everything I studied so far, and much more. I put myself in service of others, to give you a different perspective on things, to bring you closer to your own truth. To enhance your resources and give you tools to connect deeper with your life. I am. And you are. And at the boundary between me and you, where you can be seen without projections, judgements, or expectations, there there's healing.
