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Kia ora, I'm Valentina

Valentina in the forest with a basket

Holistic doula & bodywork practitioner.

Based in Ticino, Switzerland.

For a long time I struggled to find where I belonged. A sabbatical year in New Zealand brought me home: to the body, to the land, to my roots.

I work as a doula in birth and motherhood, and I accompany people through the passages that change a life. The body is my first instrument: listening to it, reading it, letting it speak. The rest comes from there.

A formation that crosses continents.

  1. 2017

    Bachelor in Communication & Marketing

    Graduated, then left for a sabbatical year in New Zealand.

  2. 2020

    First encounter with Māori healing

    The workshop that changed my questions about who I am.

  3. 2021

    Wikitoria Oman & Atarangi Muru

    Meeting my first Māori teachers: training in Romiromi and Mirimiri.

  4. 2022

    Doula · Mondo Doula

    Completed doula training. Returned to Ticino. Also continued Māori healing training with Atarangi Muru.

  5. 2023

    Complementary Therapist & Rebozo

    Completed complementary therapy training and began Rebozo. Met Atarangi again in Europe, and met Ruatau.

  6. 2024

    Sobada

    Sobada: a Mesoamerican belly massage, from Mexico.

  7. 2025

    Committee · Ticino Doula Association

    Joined the committee of Cerchio Doule, the Ticino doulas' association.

  8. 2026 →

    Toward a holistic centre

    Meeting Ibu Robin Lim and Debra Pascali-Bonaro. Ongoing mentorship with Ruatau, soon with Atarangi too. And I imagine a holistic centre rooted in community.

I work in whichever language feels most yours.

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The Cauldron

The podcast

The Cauldron

Conversations on wellbeing, nature, and forgotten knowledge, from the perspective of a doula and holistic guide.

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Practices, reflections and fragments of the work, day by day.

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