Valentina studied early childhood development and has been an educator and nanny for 11 years.

She worked for four years in a formal school environment, caring for young children and creating various workshops for kids to expand their sensory awareness and creativity. In 2015, she began her own venture in childhood entertainment—hosting workshops, birthday parties, and events for families and companies in Italy. At the same time, she worked as an assistant to a major wedding and event planner in Northern Italy, and now operates her own business, With Love & Planning, bringing her joy, attention-to-detail and creativity to a meaningful industry.

In 2022, she co-founded WeeWoo with Sutra’s founder Deborah Quibell. Together, they created a small library of mindfulness-based content for children on YouTube.

She will be leading the children's yoga and mindfulness program at Sutra. Her passion is to nurture the minds and spirits of the next generation, believing that the foundation of healthy, balanced adults starts at a young age. By introducing early concepts of mindfulness and self-awareness, she hopes to inspire future generations to grow with empathy, kindness, and generosity.

The workshops will primarily be conducted in English, but Valentina is more than happy to speak in Italian for those who need it.

She has written a few children’s books to support these conversations and activities and has a passion for philosophy and has been a student of healing and meditation from a young age. She is a loving step-mom to two children and lives in Bolzano with her family.