Ciao, I am Anita
and this is
Balance Yoga Therapy
I didn’t come to yoga looking for an escape from life.
I came because, at some point, life asked me to slow down, listen, and choose a different way of being.
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From a young age, I was deeply interested in the connection between mind and body. I was curious about human behavior, emotions, and the way inner states shape how we live and feel.
My professional path, however, initially led me into a very different field. I graduated as a marine engineer and worked in a yacht design studio for 10 years. But the curiosity about the human experience never left me.
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In 2018, I joined a 200‑hour yoga teacher training.
I didn’t know if yoga would become my work, but from the very beginning, something felt familiar.
Movement, breath, mental well‑being, and a sense of deeper connection were finally meeting in one place.
Yoga didn’t feel like something to perform; it felt like something to inhabit.
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Pregnancy and postpartum in 2019 became a turning point.
My body asked me to slow down, to let go of control and perfection, and to accept rhythms I could no longer force.
This was when yoga stopped being just a practice on the mat and became a way of relating to myself and to life.
I believe the body holds essential information about
how we live, cope, and relate to the world.
Through therapeutic yoga, I support people in reconnecting with their body, regulating their nervous system,
and finding sustainable relief from pain, stress, and overwhelm.
In 2020, feeling the limits of general yoga and wanting to bring this work into people’s lives in a meaningful and effective way, I joined the Yoga Therapy Institute.
This decision marked a clear shift: I understood that yoga could be a powerful therapeutic tool when applied with intention, knowledge, and care.
Working one‑to‑one, adapting practices to the individual, and addressing physical, mental, and emotional dimensions together felt not only more effective but more ethical.
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When my second child was born in 2021, the lessons deepened.
Presence without fixing. Listening without rushing to solutions. And an increasing awareness that my professional life was no longer aligned with the values I was living at home.
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By 2023, I was burned out. I was caring for two young children, working full-time in a job that no longer reflected my values, and at the same time completing my yoga therapy training while working with case-study clients.
I was constantly pushing, trying to hold everything together, and living a lifestyle that was fundamentally misaligned with what I was learning and teaching through yoga and therapeutic work.
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Movement, which has always been my anchor, had disappeared, and the gap between how I lived and what I believed in became impossible to ignore.
That moment of honesty became a turning point. I left my job and committed fully to building a therapeutic yoga practice rooted in integrity, embodiment, and sustainability.
I completed my yoga therapy training after five years of study and practical work with more than twenty individuals.
Today, my work is grounded in both lived experience and professional training, and shaped by a deep respect for each person’s unique process.
This work is about listening, not fixing.
And creating change that can be lived, not just understood.
How I work
My work is grounded in therapeutic yoga and offered primarily in a one-to-one setting.
I believe that meaningful change happens when practices are adapted to the individual and when body, nervous system, and inner experience are addressed together.
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I work through four interconnected pillars:
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Movement,
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Breath,
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Restoration,
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Self-reflection.
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Together, they create a framework that supports nervous system regulation, physical recovery, and sustainable change.
I work with people who feel that something is still missing in their healing and recovery process: the connection between the mind and the body.
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Many of my clients live with chronic pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety, or burnout. They may have tried other forms of therapy, yet still feel fragmented or disconnected from their body.
My work supports those who are ready to explore the mind–body connection with curiosity and responsibility, and who want relief that goes beyond temporary coping.