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Andrea Schnöller resides at the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso above Locarno, Italy. He is part of the Swiss Capuchin community. He holds regular evening meditation courses in Ticino. He founded an association for meditation and spiritual growth called the ‘Ponte sul Guado’, in the Chiese Valley, Trento. He completed journalism studies at the Catholic University of Milan and psychology studies at the Center for Psychology and Transactional Analysis in Milan. For several years he followed the yoga and meditation courses, including vipassanā retreats, with Corrado Pensa and introductory courses to Christian meditation with Father Antonio Gentili, with whom he published Dio nel silenzio, Ancora 2009.