- Rumi

Born in Spain, I grew up in Peru and have been living and raising my family in different countries around the world for the past 25 years. We have been living in Switzerland (for the second time!) since 2017. I trained as a yoga teacher in Boston, earning my 200-hour certification in 2011, and my 500-hour advanced studies certification in 2014. I have also trained in Yin Yoga, Ayurveda and Total Yoga Nidra. More recently, I have enjoyed trainings with Doug Keller when he comes to Switzerland, and I have been studying with Angela Farmer, exploring a more intuitive yoga path. I also completed the Prenatal Yoga and the Well Woman Yoga Therapy Teacher Trainings with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli in 2022 and 2023. I have been teaching yoga since 2012, and now teach Slow Flow yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Prenatal yoga in Basel and on retreats abroad. I work both in groups and with private clients. I am the mother of Fernanda (Switzerland, 2002) and Andrés (Italy, 2005). My own pregnancies and births in countries different from mine, as well as my personal yoga practice, brought me to the Doula path, and I was certified as a Doula in 2019 after training with Malea Lin in Switzerland. I have completed pre- and post-natal yoga trainings, and have also attended two Spinning Babies workshops, and I incorporate and teach these techniques in my classes and in my work with Doula clients. As a complement to the personal exploration and healing potential of yoga and to my work around pregnancy and childbirth, I also accompany women of all ages, regardless of whether they are mothers or not, of whether they have a womb or not, in the deep understanding of their essential cyclical nature, in the discovery of their unique expression, their creative energy and their natural female spirituality. Thus I trained as a Moon Mother with Miranda Gray, and have trained with Sophia Style as Rituals Facilitator and Guide, incorporating the Womb Blessing and Womb Healing and individually tailored rituals as beautiful tools for working with women individually and through women’s circles. Beyond my yoga and doula training, I also have a Bachelor’s in Anthropology, a Master’s in Public Policy and significant work experience in Global Health. I speak Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese and some German and Turkish. My passions are cultivating friendships and treasuring them beyond time and distance, sharing yoga with others- especially beginners, running, cooking and tasting foods from around the world, traveling, reading, women’s and family health, volunteering, and swimming in the ocean.