Arriving at yoga suited my nomadic lifestyle. I was born in Portugal and in 1980, at the age of four, my family moved to Macau. I grew up traveling, discovering the world and different cultures. I learned to call more than one place home.
Being born into a traditional Portuguese family allowed me to have deep values, but not those of creating a spiritual routine. Macau offered me the seed for this energy: I was surrounded by incense, Buddhist temples, Catholic churches, Jesuit priests, fengshui. A gift for life that made me tolerant about difference and appreciate it.
I danced classical, jazz and contemporary most of my life. One day I felt more: I wanted to learn yoga. It was a very clear inner voice. In 2004, after some experiences that made me laugh today, I found Ashtanga Yoga. It was love at the first practice and this would become my tool to transform my life, strengthen my body and purify my mind. Ashtanga Yoga made me a new being. Myself.