Hi, I’m Sav. I’m a 33-year-old author and holistic coach based in Italy. I want to share my story with you, because I believe it’s through our personal journeys that we can best understand each other.
When I was 6 years old, due to extremely difficult family circumstances including my parents’ divorce and severe financial hardship, I developed vitiligo and alopecia areata – two autoimmune diseases. Vitiligo causes depigmentation of the skin in various parts of the body, while alopecia areata leads to patchy hair loss. While these conditions don’t cause physical pain, they can create profound psychological impacts, especially for a young child.
This early challenge forced me into a deep journey of introspection. I was a 6-year-old contemplating life’s biggest questions – the meaning of existence, the nature of God, why suffering exists – questions humanity has grappled with for millennia.
My lowest point came during my time as an exchange student in Brazil. I had naively believed that changing my environment would solve my problems. One evening, sitting alone in a club while everyone else was having fun, I made a dramatic discovery: absolutely nothing had changed in the quality of my inner and outer experiences. I was still a prisoner of my mind and negative thoughts, afraid to talk to anyone, avoiding others’ judgment. I had hit rock bottom.
That realization became the catalyst for my transformation. I understood that I couldn’t run away from myself – I was the cause of 99% of my problems. This was the beginning of my real journey.
For the past 14 years, I’ve devoted myself to personal growth and spiritual development. I’ve gone from studying how to better relate to others to exploring non-duality and spiritual enlightenment. What started as a desperate search for solutions has evolved into my life’s purpose: sharing what I’ve learned with others.
The achievement I’m most proud of? After about two years on my journey, I stopped seeing vitiligo and alopecia areata as obstacles to my happiness. In fact, if I had never suffered from them, you wouldn’t be reading these words. My life would have been completely different – I would never have developed such deep capacity for introspection or cultivated such profound love for wisdom and knowledge.
Today, I work as an integral life coach. Through my writing and coaching, I help others explore both the depths of consciousness and the practical aspects of personal development. I believe that real transformation requires addressing the full spectrum of human potential – from our spiritual understanding to our everyday experiences.
The wisdom I’ve gained saved me from an existence full of pain and despair. Now, my purpose is to share what I’ve learned with others, after testing its effectiveness firsthand. Personal growth and spiritual growth aren’t just concepts I teach – they’re what I live every single day.