My Background

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From an early age I showed an interested in the unknown, seeking a clearer understanding of questions concerning the origin of that constant voice in our heads, the role of emotions and why people will perceive the same situation differently. Well-established and rigid ideas based on what science defined as "real or true" or religious teachings proclaimed to also be set-in-stone laws always felt very restrictive, separatist and limiting to me.

 

As I grew older, I was instinctively more attracted to explore more expansive, flexible and forgiving concepts based on ideologies which allowed for change and growth over time. Just like human beings and humanity at large which change and evolve. This quest for knowledge and the impulse to ask deep questions about the bigger picture led me to pursue a career in science as a scientific researcher in a attempt to verify if what was accepted as truth was actually universal truths.

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I spent more than 15 years in higher education exploring the fields of human physiology and drug development, but more importantly the interaction between these systems.  I specialised in what is still one of the most obscure fields in science, called Immunology. Immunologists study the immune system and how your body has evolved and adapted over thousands of years to fight a variety of bacteria/viruses and recover from injury without destroying itself in the process. Academically, I have a BSc and Masters degree in Pharmacology and a PhD in Immunotherapy and Cancer Biology. My focus has been primarily on learning how to manipulate the immune system using new therapeutic agents to improve cancer treatments. My successful research career has been fruitful and generated high impact publications and presentations at international conferences in this field.  

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My methodical, scientific and matter-focused “left-brain” training has enabled me to analyse data in the light of current established knowledge in order to develop new treatments, but always pushing boundaries to improve outcomes.  Having started my career conducting scientific experiments in laboratories in the USA, Switzerland and UK, I progressed to a position as a cancer clinical trial coordinator setting up and managing clinical trials at world renowned hospitals in London, UK. I'm also a certified Mental Health First Aid practitioner (MHFA, National Institute of Mental Health in England is part of a national approach to improving public mental health).

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However, despite my love for science, as time passed I realised that science or rigid religious institutions could not answer my questions to MY satisfaction. (I highlight MY here, because I can only speak for myself and would not like to impose my beliefs on anyone). My quest for the forgotten and buried wisdom within our own bodies and minds was not satisfied in the world of the so called “hard core science” that generates only physical evidence based conclusions. There is crucial inherent information in subjective experience that extends beyond an exhaustive physical description. 

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On the polar opposite, I was raised in the Roman Catholic religion and attended a religious school for 8 formative years. Although I appreciated the Christian teachings of love and compassion taught at school and that are also part of my cultural background being from Brazil, I often found myself reaching out to my intuitive mind rather than simply relying on what I had learnt academically, culturally or was told by religious figures. 

 

I sought alternative sources of information and this exploration of unfamiliar territory stretched and challenged me (and my beliefs). Yet, I was always compelled to investigate these areas further as I found that, despite the sometimes contradictory beliefs, a commonality among the various schools of thought (from ancient teaching to more modern philosophies) was emerging. In particular the idea that maybe we would never find all the answers in one specific discipline, favouring instead an ever changing blend of personal truths; and the incredible value of getting to truly know your inner nature by self-inquiry. This was when the seedlings of my curiosity about the more intuitive/abstract/creative “right-brain” approach to my questions began to sprout and flourish, leading me on an inspiring path of self-discovery and spiritual development. 

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Watch my interview with the inspiring Earl Hall at www.alignwithyourpurpose.co

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Holistic Integrative Therapies

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From then on, a whole new phase of learning started for me. I craved more knowledge in this new field of research and attended numerous courses about different modalities of healing, extrasensory perceptions and spiritual development. I studied and attended lectures, hands-on workshops with many of the leading teachers in the spiritual development field, such as Lee Harris, Lee Carroll (Kryon), Diana Cooper, Judy Hall, Paul Selig, Dr Brian Weiss, Gregg Braden, Lynne  McTaggart, Joe Dispenza, Otto Haddad and many others, to all of whom I am very grateful for their support and wisdom. 

This varied training is the basis for the supportive energy therapies that I offer to you now:  

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What I came to realise is that although acquiring external knowledge can be important and necessary at times, it is the actual personal experience that is key to fully understanding the answers to your own questions.  The difference between believing something you were told by a teacher, therapist or religious figure and knowing  something  within yourself, is the fact that you experienced and lived it. By knowing it, you cannot ignore how you felt and perceived the situation and that is independent of what others think of it. There is a clarity and certainty that accompanies inner knowing which does not require any intellectual analysis. And once you know something you cannot un-know it, you are forever changed even if you choose to ignore it.

 

Knowledge is learned.

Wisdom is remembered.

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