ABOUT GIADA

Originally from Milan, I started very early to become a serious world traveler. My decision to spend all my savings exploring new places led me to wander by campervan around Australia for months and to spend a month in a Buddhist monastery in Nepal, a key part of the spiritual quest I started years ago.

As a result of 25 years of traveling through my personal and professional experience as an International Events Manager, I began to write and co-authored a non-profit book with 33 other Italian women, “Donne che emigrano all’estero” (“Women Moving Abroad”).

I have been studying and practicing Buddhist teachings and meditation with the traditions of NgalSo Ganden Nyengyu, FPMT Mayayana, and Theravada Vipassana in Nepal, India, and Italy. I have trained in the Five Tibetan Rites with Silvia Salvarani, one of the most accredited Italian teachers of Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga. I have also explored the imaginal world and dreams with psychologist Elio Occhipinti and underwent a regressive hypnosis journey guided by psychiatrist Brian Weiss.

Shamanism has been a part of my life, initially through a natural recognition of rituals and ceremonies as a solid aspect of my life cycle, and later through more formal trainings. I completed a Two Years Shamanic Course and one year Shamanic Teacher Training from the Toltec Tradition run by Two Birds at Anam Cara and trained in the Japanese tradition, becoming a Shamanic and Integral Yoga Teacher with Selene Calloni Williams. In her Academy, I also became a qualified Forest Therapy Guide (Shinrin Yoku) and Ikigai Coach, and I am part of the Italian-Swiss Association for Counselling and Coaching, Aiscon.

Additionally, I have become a Professional Numerologist, earning a Diploma in Esoteric Numerology from The Connaissance School of Numerology.

My creativity has always manifested in different ways, from writing to developing a personal self-expression through the use of colors in traditional Art Therapy.

In 2015, I started a project named ‘Drink In Art,’ organizing private exhibitions in local flats to promote Edinburgh-based artists. This project now continues in the venue Art and Spirituality Centre, which is the social enterprise I run to support the local community in Edinburgh (specifically international women) through well-being and creative classes run by different teachers and therapists. 

In 2017, I launched Invisible Caims, now known as the School of Shamanism.