Andrea BugariI am Swiss and have been living and working internationally for the last 25 years. I worked as a journalist, consultant and leadership coach for international organisations. During all my life, I have been interested in martial arts, hiking/climbing, outdoor living and connecting to nature, spirituality and personal development. I am very excited that I now can bundle some of my passions and skills to help others.
I live in West London with cats and lots of garden animals. My house is a meeting place for friends - lots of cooking, chatting, drumming and guitar playing going on here. |
Coaching
For the last 30 years, I have worked with international companies on leadership development and better collaboration. When coaching professionals and facilitating training seminars, I gathered a huge toolbox of exercises that I now can use within Vitality Leap to help clients create a powerful mindset and accelerate positive change.
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Martial Arts
I have trained Japanese and Chinese martial arts for 25 years and hold a second-degree black sash in Tai Chi Chuan and Kung Fu. My lineage connects to Shaolin Grand Master Fu Leung. I teach people Tai Chi for better health and vitality, and I also use exercises and principles of the martial arts for my coaching: Stance, focus, breathing technique, etc.
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Nordic Walking
Originally a cross-country skier in Switzerland, I have swopped over to Nordic walking when I came to Southern England and noticed: There is no snow here! As I gained so much fitness and joy through pole walking, I wanted to share it with others. I upgraded my technique and then got my instructor licence through British Nordic Walking.
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MeditationTo learn about meditation, visualisation, and mindfulness, I have studied a variety of holistic health and spiritual systems. Examples are Reiki, Tao, and ancient Earth Medicine.
These systems provided me with a set of tools which I now can use to help clients relax, train their mindset and connect to their inner wisdom. |
On our walks, I often talk about the wildflowers at the wayside. My deep love for nature runs in the family: from my early childhood in Switzerland, I was taught about fungi, wildflowers and alpine plants. Foraging, done in respectful and sustainable ways, was a big family spare time. Later in life, I spent time with Native Americans in the USA who taught me about the uses of some of their herbs. The rest of my knowledge came through self-study, talking to people in different regions about their experiences with a plant, and through directly relating to the essence of a plant (yes, you can indeed 'meditate' with a plant, and you will sense some of its teachings).
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