In a way, I was born into music. My parents met while performing together, he playing, she singing - coming from different countries, yet brought together through sound.
My childhood was shaped by both discipline and play, and by an early dedication to music. My father, a professional musician and my first teacher, introduced me early to Western classical and jazz piano, while encouraging a broader education rooted in language, philosophy, and independent thought.
Alongside this, I was drawn from a young age to meditation, comparative religion, and the deeper questions that would later become central to my life.
I became a professional musician, graduating in Jazz Vocals and working across performance, songwriting, and a wide range of musical projects, including experimental work. It was very rich and creative period, yet over time I began to feel something was missing - a deeper connection to sound as a path.
That search eventually led me to India. In many ways, I had felt drawn there since childhood, it carried a sense of familiarity I couldn’t quite explain.
By the age of twelve, I had begun exploring meditation, and by fifteen I was initiated into traditional Hatha Yoga practices, while continuing to explore various spiritual traditions, including Vajrayana Buddhism. A few years later, in my late teens, I received initiation into Kriya Yoga from my master, Shankarananda Giri.
Living and studying in India changed the course of my life. What I encountered there was not only a profound depth of knowledge, but a different relationship to discipline, devotion, and sadhana.
A decisive turning point came through Indian classical music, and especially the Dhrupad tradition. I first entered that world through sitar studies with Gianni Richizzi, a renowned Italian musician and teacher, and later devoted myself fully to voice.
I completed formal studies in Indian Classical Music, specializing in Dhrupad singing under Amelia Cuni at the Conservatory of Vicenza in Italy, where I later returned to teach.
My deepest formation, however, has come through long-term traditional training in the Dagarvani lineage under the guidance of the world-renowned maestro Pt. Ritwik Sanyal in Varanasi, with whom I continue to study.
Alongside music, my path also expanded through the healing arts. I co-ran a holistic center in Verona, where we offered sound-based sessions, including sound baths, alongside other practices supporting wellbeing and inner awareness.
Over the years, I was initiated as a Reiki Master by Jayant and Jyoti Wad in Mumbai, and later deepened my studies through Ayurveda and abhyanga with Vaidya Dr. Rajesh Shrivastava.
These practices have become an integral part of my work, shaping the way I guide and accompany others on their journey.
Sanskrit and philosophy have also become a deeply important part of my path and work. My journey into Sanskrit began through the study of the Yoga Sutras with my Kriya Yoga master during the Kumbha Mela in India in 2010.
I later undertook several years of academic Sanskrit study, but my deepest immersion came through traditional learning with a reclusive teacher, Alessandro, a remarkable scholar, with whom I studied Vedanta, the Upanishads, and related traditions in depth, alongside comparative Western philosophy and linguistics.
This foundation was further enriched through studies in related fields, including Latin, Gregorian Chant, and both Indian and Western philosophical traditions.
Today, these paths form the foundation of my work. Voice remains at the center, while the other disciplines deepen and support the journey.
My work creates a bridge between East and West, supporting personal growth and a re-connection with something ancient and within.
