The Italian artist Simona Bocchi concluded her training in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara with her thesis in art therapy. Her interest in Rudolf Steiner's studies became an important element for her experience with Achille De Gregorio, art therapist and founder of Artea, a post-graduate Italian school in art therapy based in Milan. In 2010, Simona held conferences and led an art-therapy seminar for a period of one week at Hyderabad during the event "Science and spiritual heritage of India". These days Simona enjoys sharing Indian and Italian cultural exchange by hosting Buddhist monks at spiritual centers all around Italy. With her strong background in art shining through she also naturally pulls children of all ages to art therapy.