I was born into a world of sound and inquiry. My father, a professional musician and my first master, homeschooled me. He cultivated deep training in Western classical and jazz piano, alongside a disciplined study of languages, mathematics, and strategic disciplines like chess. More importantly, he ignited in me a spiritual curiosity, a longing for the divine that led me to explore comparative religion and philosophy from a young age.
By the time I entered formal school, I was years ahead. My education had a unique focus: music was a primary subject alongside traditional classes. I continued my piano studies rigorously, completing my final graduation exam by the age of thirteen. This early foundation prepared me for a lifetime of dedicated learning and artistic pursuit.
I dedicated myself to music professionally, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Vocals. I built a thriving career as a vocalist and musician, performing countless gigs and concerts, exploring diverse styles and electronic music projects. For a time, my songs played regularly on radio charts.
Yet, amidst the creative success, I felt a quiet pull - a sense that my musical expression was missing a dimension that resonated with my soul. My life was about to turn toward the spiritual search that had always called me.
My connection to India felt ancient. At twelve, a book on meditation from my best friend sparked a serious desire for authentic initiation. By fifteen, I was practicing Hatha Yoga and became the youngest member of a vajrayana buddhist group, where I received my first red sandalwood mala with a dorje and my first mantra from the Rinpoche.
My search led me to receive initiation into Kriya Yoga from Shankarananda Giri. Soon after, I left my established life behind. At twenty, with my travel companion, we spontaneously flew to India with just our backpacks. Our first destination was Varanasi, which felt like returning home. I also spent time studying yoga at the Vivekananda Ashram in Gwalior.
After completing my degree, I moved to my master Shankarananda Giri’s ashram in India, intending to stay forever. My music paused, save for learning Tabla at his gurukul. My master, however, wisely redirected my path with a smile: “Go and do music. Music is a spiritual path.”
Following my guru’s guidance, a new chapter began in Italy. I discovered Indian Classical Music, starting with sitar lessons with Gianni Richizzi. I was captivated by its depth and soon dedicated myself to Dhrupad.
I earned a degree cum laude in Indian Classical Music, specializing in Dhrupad singing under the renowned Amelia Cuni at the Conservatory of Vicenza, complemented by Indological studies. This led to me becoming a professor of Indian Classical Singing at the same conservatory for several years.
My most profound training, however, has been a dedicated, 15-year (and ongoing) study in the traditional guru-shishya parampara within the Dagarvani lineage under the great master Pt. Ritwik Sanyal in Varanasi.
My path has always been about integration. For me, music, healing, and spiritual practice are not separate - they are different expressions of the same journey toward wholeness.
For many years, my work has focused on healing and creating spaces of well-being.
I ran a Holistic Center in Verona with a partner, where we offered sound baths. We used gongs, traditional and ancestral instruments, along with voicework and spiritual practices, to guide people into states of deep meditation and profound wellness.
My own healing practice also grew. I was initiated as a Reiki Master by my Indian gurus Jayant and Jyoti Wad in Mumbai, and for years I conducted Reiki therapy sessions for individuals while also guiding and initiating new students into the Reiki path.
This path naturally led me to study Ayurveda and the practice of abhyanga under vaidya Dr. Rajesh Shrivastava. Through this, I learned to bring together sound healing, Reiki, and hands-on Ayurvedic care into one gentle, complete approach to wellness.
My relationship with Sanskrit began in earnest with my Kriya guru, Shankarananda Giri, during the Kumbha Mela. We studied Patanjali's Yoga Sutras traditionally: chanting, word-by-word explanation, and meditative absorption. It was within this lineage that I was also introduced to the profound Cosmic Astrology of Sri Yukteswar Giri, studying its sacred cycles and its vision of harmony between celestial science and spiritual evolution. This ignited a lasting study, and I continue as a student of Jyotish (vedic astrology).
After learning the Devanagari script on my own, I completed three years of academic Sanskrit. The true essence, however, came as a blessing through a traditional guru-shishya study with a hermit-like master, Alessandro. For years, we delved into Vedanta, Vedic Suktams, Upanishads, Tantric and Buddhist texts, and comparative studies.
These studies were supported by other relevant subjects such as Latin, Gregorian Chant, Philosophy (both Indian and Western), Transpersonal Psychology, and Vedic Psychology, as well as specialized training in Sanskrit Shiksha (Vedic phonetics and pronunciation).
I now stand at the confluence of these rivers of experience. My music is my sadhana. My teaching, healing, and artistic projects are all expressions of a single pursuit: to explore and share the transformative power of sound and spirit, and to serve as a bridge, with devotion, between ancient traditions and the contemporary seeker.
