I had my first meditation experience in 2005 in Auroville, India – the largest commune in the world. However, it wasn’t until a few years later, during a Vipassana retreat in Thailand in 2011, that I experienced a transformative moment of stillness. In that moment of absolute clarity, I felt liberated from all judgment, as if I had taken off the glasses of feelings and thoughts. I saw things in their true perfection, which is what Vipassana actually means: seeing what is. This experience inspired me to integrate meditation firmly into my everyday life. I met my meditation teacher Mindo in Malta in 2012, who trained me and accompanied me for years. I have been working as a meditation teacher myself since 2020. I am aware that achieving such clear moments does not happen often and expectation can even make it more difficult. However, the least I can achieve through meditation is, metaphorically speaking, to tidy my mental desk.
I also help people with meditation experience to regulate their emotional states. Some emotional states can be very stressful and exhausting. Through meditation, we learn that we are not just our thoughts and feelings. In this way, we can develop an awareness as an observer and give ourselves the space for personal development and the opportunity to become more relaxed.
The techniques I teach in my meditation courses include: Body scan, Vipassana, concentration exercises, emotion balance and light meditations.
