ABOUT ME
I am Francesca Valentini
I am a psychological counsellor and yoga teacher now living in the beautiful town of Horgen, ZH. I was born on the other side of the Alps, in South Tyrol-Trentino, Italy.
Before landing in Zurich, my life journey has brought me all over Europe. I lived between Bologna, Hamburg, Munich, Brussels, Utrecht, Bern and Morocco.
My Professional Path
Psychology and yoga have long be my passion. However, for many years I actively ignored the intensity of their calling. At that time, I was pursuing a career in political affairs, working for Governments and International Organisations around Europe.
Although I could not find neither purpose nor real satisfaction in this career, I was deeply afraid of leaving it for something unknown, maybe loosing my social status and vanishing all my previous efforts.
Despite my continuous attempts not to listen to my underlying dissatisfaction with life, the general discomfort grew.
This is when I resorted to my old passions, psychology and yoga, as a guidance to free myself from fears, doubts and ego.
I knew that life could offer more than that, so I made a major decision: I quitted my previous career and started my true authentic life as a yoga teacher and psychological coach, and I could not be happier!
My Philosophy
I believe that psychology and yoga are two of the most powerful tools we have to help us becoming whole human beings: deeply satisfied, at peace, at ease with life.
When we enable psychology and yoga to work in synergy and to complement each other, we start creating deeper connections between the body (energy, intuition), the mind (awareness, capability) and the spirit (creativity, possibility). However, most of us only use one of these areas, limiting their potential.
Starting a journey of development through yoga and psychology is a beautiful way of getting to know who you could potentially be, in your entirety.