Feldenkrais Practitioner® and director of m’illumino, draws on her experience in dance, yoga, aikido, zazen (zen meditation), midwifery and the Feldenkrais Method®. For over 30 years she has studied what it means to learn and heal, teaching people of all ages in Africa, Europe and North America. Her emphasis, interest and passion are in the illumination of Self, and the expression of Spirit through the individual - but really she is simply compelled to MOVE and loves to find the most graceful, natural and effective way of doing just that.
Morna has loved Latin lyric poetry since she was a little girl. When she was 14, her grandfather began sending her used, highly annotated books of Latin poetry and history-across an ocean and a continent-to support her study of Latin. She studied Latin and Dante as an undergraduate, then art, theatre and social work - then learned more while teaching these subjects. Along the way, she has wandered on and off the path of studying classics, but always returns to a deep love of Latin lyric poetry.
Valentina was born and raised in Verona, Italy. Since she was 19 she's been traveling the world exploring foreign perspectives, and finding daily challenges very exciting. She has worked in various fields, from fashion, to import /export, from coffee shops, restaurants and bars, to television. For the past 6 years she has been in sunny San Diego, working for 3 of them at Local Television MyTV13 and Telemundo 33, as promotions and sales coordinator. Her job is very diverse and exciting, but often quite exhausting. This is mainly why, a few years ago, she walked into a yoga studio not knowing what to expect! Since then she has never deviated from her yoga practice and lifestyle. YOGA changed her life. It helped her find her equilibrium, balance her mind, body and soul, so that she enjoys every beautiful aspect of this reality.
