ABOUT RAFFAELLA

I am originally from Rome, Italy, I was brought up in this beautiful historical city , however I also spent much time in the rural and extinct Volcanic region near Rome, walking, being in contact with nature, and learning cooking and foraging from my grandmothers.

Since young I felt a strong desire to learn natural way of healing and it became more important when I started having back pain due to my scoliosis. In my teens I was given a brace to prevent my scoliosis worsening, which did help. I was told not to exercise unless was scoliosis specific, hence I never did any sport apart from walking, swimming and PE at school. Later in life, I started experiencing real problems with my back and tried to find a way to manage the condition.

I went to chiropractors for treatment, but I didn’t really like it, however yoga also helped and it was something I did enjoy. This was surprising because I never considered yoga before due to my lack of flexibility. Does that sound familiar?

After the first Yoga class I remember saying it felt like I had a whole body massage, working on muscles I didn't even know I had and it felt so good! 

With only few classes I notice a greater range of movements, increased balance, strength and concentration and less backache.  Yoga gave me a way to manage my condition.

The improvement was so life changing that  I decided to sign up to my first Yoga Teacher training to fully understand how to improve my health.

One thing led to the other and my desire for natural medicine and health continued to grow. The more I personally experienced the improvements, the more I wanted to explore its full potential.

In the last decades I have specialized in:

• Yoga - Postural Yoga, Chronic back pain, scoliosis, Chakra and Āyurvedic Yoga Therapy. Pranayam, Kriya, Kirtan. Classes, Mentoring and training.

• Qigong - soft form, movement to balance CHI, body and mind.

• Āyurvedic Herbal Medicine, Lifestyle and diet, disease prevention, Cleansing, Home Panchakarma, Marma Therapy.

• Sound Healing, one to one, group Sound Bath and training.

• Thai Massage - therapeutic pressure points massage. Training courses.

• Vedic Astrology

• Reiki Energy healing.

Yoga and Ayurveda {sister science} originated in India more than 5000 years ago as a medicine science.

Qigong is a type of soft-movement that is based in Traditional Chinese Medicine system, a healing method that can be practiced by anybody.

Sound Healing is tuning body's frequencies and the Chakras through sacred sound and energy healing. Instruments used: Gongs, Tibetan Bells, Shamanic Drum, chimes, rain makers, sea drums, shakers, flute, voice, mantra, etc.

Thai Massage share its roots with Yoga, Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, in Thailand is considered a way to cure the body from diseases.

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing, it is also based on the Chakra system.

EMAIL: TheBalancedYoga@gmail.com