Born in Brazil, into a house of devotion, some of my earliest memories are of my mother chanting mantras before meals, sitting with her meditation group at our home, and joining her Hatha yoga asana lessons at Yoga Sampoorna (her sweet yoga shala). She provided me with a foundation in yogic philosophy, vegetarianism and taught me how to be a conscious human being.
My passion for practice led me to complete my first Yoga Teacher Training in 2006, with one of Brazil’s most influential teachers, Anderson Allegro. That same year, I also began studying for my Bachelor’s degree in Social Communications that would provide me with other tools to complement my teachings of yoga.
While studying at university, I began teaching yoga to teenagers to help them enhance their concentration in the classroom, as well as understand their own feelings during such a challenging and awkward phase in their lives. I also taught at many different studios in Brazil during those four years. It still surprises me, looking back, that at a young age, I was able to earn a level of respect to teach other adults. However, I knew what I had to share was genuine and that I could and was helping others.
In 2010, I had the opportunity to move to Shanghai where I continued to teach yoga for over four years at Y+ Yoga center, one of the most respected yoga studios in China. I used that time in China to travel and teach more broadly across country, as well as the Asian region. It has been fascinating and a great privilege to share the principles of yoga and help grow a nascent yet gifted community.