About
I am Nanda Santoro, Brazilian and Canadian, born in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, with great pride.
Like my paternal grandparents, who emigrated from Syria to Brazil, and my maternal great-grandparents from Italy, I, too, carry the spirit of those who crossed borders and ventured into the world. Today, I call Calgary home.
I have two children, two incredible boys, who challenge me to be better and to reinvent myself. Here. Now. Every day.
ARTIST
I graduated with the first class of Architecture and Urbanism at FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1994. I deepened my perspective, my perception, my way of living.
In 1997, I graduated in Theatre from Célia Helena Center of Arts and Education, São Paulo, Brazil. I deepened my listening, my expression, my capacity to love.
In 1999, I completed the Arts Teacher Training Program at Centro Universitário Belas Artes, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
MOM
AND
DOULA
With the birth of my two sons, one in Brazil, in 2011, and the other in Canada, in 2014, I was touched and inspired to enter the world of perinatal care.
I completed my birth doula training in 2013 and my postpartum doula training in 2020 through DONA International, in Calgary, Alberta, where we live.
in 2017, I was very happy to receive my childbirth doula certification, CD(DONA), followed by my postpartum doula certification, PCD(DONA), in 2023.
PERINATAL
EDUCATOR
My experience as a doula inspired me to dive deep into Perinatal Education. In 2020, I received my Dancing For Birth™ certification, a birth preparation program through dance and movement.
I had already been drawn to Yoga through my training with UniFMU/Marcos Rojo/Palas Athena/The Lonavla Yoga Institute in 2002. I expanded my practice through the Prenatal Yoga Course at Awakened Spirit Yoga, in 2020.
In 2021, I specialized in Perinatal Psychology and Psychopathology through Sedes Sapientiae/Projeto Canguru, and the following year, I became an assistant for the program.
I trained in Childbirth Education through Birthing from Within in 2022-2023.
I combine all this knowledge and experience in the courses and workshops I offer through PassoAoParto.