LULU in a NUT shell
Long Story Short....
My approach to wellness is holistic in nature, as my ultimate aim is the healing of every realm of your life: physical, mental, emotional, professional and spiritual. I am a Wellness Leader and healer based in Los Angeles and originally from Milan, Italy. My expertise and background include a variety of wellbeing practices which are all integrated in my clients' work plan : LIFE COACHING; YOGA (Power Yoga, Kundalini, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Restorative, Yin); PERSONAL TRAINING; NUTRITION; WEIGHT-LOSS; MAT PILATES; CORE WORK, Thai Yoga Massage Therapy; Meditation; Breathwork; Sound Healing (kirtan, mantra chanting) and Spiritual Evolution.
How Did I Get Here...
I was born in Switzerland and raised in Italy by an American mother and a Venetian father. Got a magna cum laude degree in Law from the State University of Milan but never became a lawyer.
I eventually pursued a career in writing, published two books in the Italian market, and in 2007, after moving to Los Angeles from my hometown, Milan, I became the senior editor of the Italian editions of Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan and Vogue magazines. For years, I interviewed all possible Hollywood movie-stars, you name it, but all it did it give me further insight on how to deconstruct the social conditioning that makes us believe we need wealth, power or status to be happy. It soon became clear to me that there is no great accomplishment in life without Self-Realization. I dived deep in the study and practice of TM and Vipassana Meditation, learning how to train our monkey minds out of the cycle of suffering. I got hooked with yoga, became certified, and developed 'Yoga to The Blind', a Yoga program devoted to visually impaired students of The Braille Institute of Los Angeles. My further certifications and training include Vinyasa Flow with Shiva Rea, Prana Flow with Saul David Raye, Kundalini with Tej Kaur Khalsa, Hatha Yoga with Sri Dharma Mittra, Yogrish Vishveketu and Dhakaram Sapkota.
MY BACKGROUND
YOGA
Lulu received her first initiation into yoga over fifteen years ago in her home-country, Italy. It was during a week-long workshop in Tuscany with Ashtanga master, Lino Miele, that she felt yoga was going to stick with her for the rest of her life. After moving to Los Angeles she became certified in 2008 through City Yoga. She has completed teacher trainings in Hatha/Anusara with Noah Maze and in Vinyasa Flow with Shiva Rea. She has deepened her studies under the instruction of world renowned yogis such as Saul David Raye (Bhakti Yoga) Mas Vidal (Raja Yoga), Dharma Mittra and Brian Kest (Power Yoga). Lulu teaches an holistic approach bringing together the rivers of Hatha, Vinyasa, Qi Gong, Pranayama, Meditation, Mantra and Kirtan. As an act of Seva (selfless service), for over eight years she has been teaching Yoga to the Blind at the Braille Institute of Los Angeles where she has created a Yoga, Meditation and Breathwork program specifically devoted to visually impaired students.
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MEDITATION
Lulu started her meditation journey under Tibetan Buddhism Master, Sogyal Rinpoche. After moving to Los Angeles, she studied Vedic and TM mediation with maharishi Thom Knoles and Mindful Self-Compassion with JD Lloyd and Suzanne Smith. She is a Mindfulness Meditation graduate of UCLA and The Semel Institute of Neuroscience and today she teaches Mindfulness Meditation in the Master in Mindfulness program at Pisa University, Italy.
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BREATHWORK
Lulu’s fascination with the concept of subtle body awakening expanded into learning the science of breath control, or Pranayama, as taught by Shri Pattabhi Jois, B.K.S. Yiengar, Yogi Bajan, and by learning directly with Ashtanga Yoga teachers, Lino Miele and Danny Paradise.
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WIM HOF METHOD
She is a member of the Wim Hof Academy and has learned the Wim Hof Method under the direct tutelage of Mr. Hof himself, during extreme expeditions in the Pyrenees and advanced teacher trainings in Los Angeles. After several years of trainings, today she is an advanced teacher of the Wim Hof Method and leads retreats across Europe.
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THAI YOGA MASSAGE THERAPY
Lulu trained with Deon de Wet in this floor-based technique combining therapeutic touch, acupressure, joint mobilization and assisted stretching, and aimed at channeling and restoring the energy through the body, along a subtle network of pathways and meridians. This highly healing technique has its roots in traditional Thai medicine and massage, Buddhism, Ayurveda and Shamanism. It was originally developed by Dr. Shivago Komarpaj, who, over 2500 years ago, is believed to have been the Buddha's physician.
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