EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film, Munich Germany, 1982 (1 year/ documentary department)
MA in Anthropology, University La Sapienza, Rome Italy, 1986
Institute of Psychosynthesis London, UK Foundation in Psychosynthesis 1 year, 1993
Sivananda Organization, 200hr Yoga teacher certification, 1994
Sivananda Organization, 200 hr advanced Yoga teacher certification, 1998
Phoenix Rising Institute, Yoga Therapist Certification, 1999
CranioSacral Therapy 1 (CS1); Assessment of Central Nervous System and Fascia for Full Body Treatment Protocol, 2002
CranioSacral Therapy 2 (CS2); Moving Beyond the Dura for Assessing Acute and Chronic Conditions, 2003
Omega , Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training with Jon Kabatt Zin training, 2005
Continuum, Emilie Conrad, foundations of Continuum, 2003-2012
The anatomy of the subtle body with Reginald Ray 6 months 2005
Integral Coaching Canada, Associate and Professional Integral Coach Training, 2014/15
Reikl, Level 1 & 2, 2017
Shamanic Reiki worldwide, Lynn Roberts, one year certification course, 2019
End of Life Doula Certification, University of Vermont, 2020
Compassionate Accompaniment to the dying course, Elisabeth Kübler Ross Foundation, 2020
1 year course in Hellenistic Astrology with Adam Elenbaas at Nightlight astrology, in addition to 30 years of self study and attending astrology workshops with renowned astrologers in the UK and USA.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

Television producer for RAI, Italian Television, New York office, NYC 1987/88
Television producer for RAI, Italian Television , London office, 1989- 1994
Television producer for BBC, Milton Keynes, UK 1994-1996
Director, founder, teacher Healing Waters, Center for Yoga and Healing Arts, 1997-2017
Lead Teacher for 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Certification, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2018
Lead Teacher and Curriculum author of the 70hr MaLa Mindfulness Training, 2016, 2017, 2019
Professional coach and MaLa Mindfulness teacher at Sacred Wellness Grove, 2017- present
Erie County, Mindfulness Teacher for Supervisor trainings for Erie \ county employees, Mindfulness Stress Reduction Teacher for County Employees, 2016-2023, weekly classes in person and online,
Buffalo Public Library, Mindfulness Teacher for Library employees, 2018-2019
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Mindfulness Stress Reduction workshops for Cancer Survivors. Mindfulness Stress reduction for caretakers of people who lost loved ones to cancer.2015& 2016

Volunteer for Big Brother and Sisters, 2014- 2021
Volunteer & Advisory Board member, Elizabeth Kuebler Ross Foundation, San Miguel de Allende, MX 2019-2020