These are the last Mandalas of my first Mandala Sketchbook an explosion of patterns in various degree of black and white and then there is the first Mandala of a new phase of this life journey of discovery of my true Heart Desire.

Drawing Mandalas, like journaling, is for me a coaching tools for inquirying with kindness and curioisty into what is my deepest desire, to discover purpose and meaning and to heal the part of my life that have been suffering of neglect becasuse of my own ignorance and fears. It helps to create a safe space where to go deeper to uncover the truth that is hidden behind a thick black wall but that is starting to show some cracks and through that the cracks I can start to see glimpse of the light of my truest heart desire: my Life Path.

Where do I go from here? Do I really need to go somewhere? Or maybe I can just stay here in this colourful circle: nothing to change, nothing to achieve, nothing to desire, nothing to fear, nothing to possess, nothing to lose. This is the place, this is the moment to say YES, to let go of the search, to stand still and let life unfold with ease and the energy embrace me in a warm colourful embrace: red, orange, purple, green, blue, indigo and yellow hidden in the other colours. Because nothing is missing, everything is already here.

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I find extremely difficult to talk about me and I started this piece few times and I have experienced a strong resistance to complete it or publish it, on the other hand I believe that introducing myself, telling little of my story and about my qualifications is an essential preliminary step for building a trusting relationship with the people I will interact either through my blogs or through Life coaching. I have an accredited diploma in Executive and Life Coaching (September 2015) and QQI Award with distinction in Professional Coaching Practice and Ethics (Component Certificate level 6 - December 2015). More recently I received a certificate from the Mindfulness Coaching School (ICF and ASCTH approved) in “The Art of Engaged Mindfulness” (May 2016) and I attended two courses at the Dublin Buddhist Centre: “Introduction to Meditation” and “ Know your mind” for my personal growth, even though I have been practice mindfulness meditation for few years. I also got few years ago the Reiki level 1 and I plan in the future to obtain also the second level. In the future in addition to the second level of Reiki, I plan to continue to attend other courses in Mindfulness and Psychology because I wish to integrate my coaching with other complementary holistic therapies and applications. In the last few month I started a new project working with Mandalas as a method for meditation and reflection which I publish on my blog. I work fulltime in the asset management industry where I currently worked as Client Transition Manager and before as Institutional Client Service Manager, Investment Analyst and at the very start as Executive Assistant. I also briefly worked at the start of my professional life in accounting department of a car rental company. I have an “under-graduate leaving certificate” in business and languages studies from a commercial secondary school in Rome and a Master’s Degree in Political Science – International Studies with honors from the University of Rome and a post-graduate course in the European Union Economy, Law and Policies. I have lived in Ireland since 2000 and I have settled down in the north county of Dublin where I live with my husband, my daughter, a cat and some tropical fishes. I grew-up in Rome (Italy). I grew up in Rome and when I was young student I used to be a very active participant in my local Catholic church in Rome and do random volunteer activities there. In Ireland, I volunteered for many years in an Oxfam shop and I currently volunteer as mentor for a charity working with young student. In 2013, I had a short experience in setting-up and manage a small not for profit holistic and community studio (The StillRoom). In addition to an interest in holistic therapies, meditation and Buddhism, drawing Mandalas, writing blogs, reading and buying tons of books, volunteering and supporting charities, I also enjoy working with my favourite crystals (clear quartz, rose quartz and amethysts) to create small keepsakes, dream catchers and wind-chimes.

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