Ana Rita Simonka was born and raised in Brazil in a very traditional artistic family learning from celebrities such as Papete, Trio Mocotó and Maestro Benedito Costa. Deeply involved with healing music and spiritual dance, she is trained in Belly Dance and also in the method Shattari Sufi by the guidance of Adnan Sarhan (Sufi Foundation of America). Postgraduate in Yoga and Postgraduate in Music Therapy from the Nada Center in India and awarded by the same institute, she is also a guest speaker in the Annual Conferences for the Indian Music Therapy Association. Author of many meditation music albums and selected to the most relevant international compilations: Buddha Lounge and Putumayo. Gifted with a mantric voice and being a skilled multi instrumentalist. See more: www.anaritasimonka.com