I’m Silvia, founder of The Mind Bliss Coaching and Women on a Journey. I am a certified coach and a mindfulness and MBSR instructor. I live in Geneva with my family, have three children and love to travel. I enjoy spending time in nature, watching movies and studying whatever interests me.
After 15 years of working in the field of development and international cooperation and after becoming a mother for the third time, during the 4 years I spent in Bangkok, Thailand, I decided to devote my energies to support people who want to rediscover their values and strengths, help them to live consciously in different areas of their lives. I work with people living in different parts of the world.
I design and facilitate trainings, workshops, group and individual coaching and mindfulness sessions. I work with companies, banks, schools, individuals.
I support people to become who they want to be, connect with the most authentic part of themselves, live intentionally and take responsibility for their own well-being.
I’m a coach and a mindfulness instructor.
I have been training for many years at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at dell’Bangor Universityin England, and atOxford University, to teach mindfulness to adults. I am also trained to teach mindfulness curricula to children and teenagers.
I am specialised in practices and programs for stress reduction, well-being, development of emotional intelligence and mindful leadership.
I have been lucky enough to train with some of the best coaches and mindfulness instructors in the world: from Shefali Tsabary to Marshall Goldsmith, Gloria de Gaetano, Sarah Silverton, Saki Santorelli.

Silvia Vernaschi Cocchiglia
Mindfulness instructor and coach
How do I work?
I integrate coaching and mindfulness into my approach and work with clients.
I can coach you in different areas and from different perspectives:
Life Coaching
Parent Coaching
Mindful Leadership coaching
Emotional Intelligence coaching
I follow the Good practice guidelines for teaching mindfulness-based courses developed by the UK Network for mindfulness-based teaching. I am committed to practicing daily and continuing to train and develop my knowledge on the subject.
Some of the clients I have recently worked
Qualifications
Certified Executive Coach and Team Coach with Marshall Goldsmith, 2020
Conscious Parenting Certification, Conscious Parenting Institute, 2020
MBSR Teacher Certification, Bangor University, UK
Parent Coaching Certification, The PCI. One-year post graduate course, 2016
Mindful Educator Essentials, Mindful Schools. Course on teaching mindfulness to kids (K- 12), 2015
Paws b, Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP). Phuket, Thailand. Course on teaching mindfulness to kids (aged 7 to 12), 2016
BA in Business Administration. University of Turin, Italy, 1994
Retreats, personal developement, trainings
“From the Heart”, 7-day silent retreat with Saki Santorelli, November 2019
The Power of Self-Compassion, by Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, November 2018
Summer retreat for families, Plum Village, France, 2017 and 2018
5 day insight meditation retreat with Florence Meleo-Meyer, Landguet Centre, Switzerland, 2017
Mindful Communication, Mindful Schools, 2016
Difficult Emotions, Mindful Schools, 2016
Cultivating Positive States of Mind, UCLA, 2016
Several one-day meditation retreats with Ajahn Brahm. Bangkok, Thailand 2015-2016
Cultivating Positive States of Mind, UCLA, 2016
Five-day silent retreat with Josh Korda, Chiang Rai, Thailand, 2016
One-day silent retreat with Bianca King, Geneva, Switzerland, 2016
Aha!Parenting Course run by Dr Laura Markham, 2016