Leonardo was born in Costa Rica. he grew up in the countryside and the Central Pacific areas of the country, one of the reasons why he was in deep contact with nature since he was a little boy. Later on his parents took him to San Jose so he could learn English, which opened later in his life was a very important fact. He studied Business in the University of Costa Rica and in State Distance University and Tourism focused in Ornithology, Naturalism and General Biology of the Rain Forests.  He also studied Graphic Design and became a Webmaster.

Worked as a tour guide for 6 years, then he decided to start his own business teaching English and Spanish, and focused his energies to bring people to Costa Rica to learn Spanish and to teach English as a second language to locals. 

For seven years he lived and traveled extensively in the United States and the Caribbean.  It was in an island on the Caribbean that he started his Spiritual Awakening with the practice of Kriya Yoga. 

He has taken the basic and advanced courses of the Art of Living Foundation, which are special courses on Pranayama (conscious respiration) and particular Spiritual Practices.  Alongside with this courses he has studied and practiced formally other types of ancient pranayama techniques that come from the Andes and the Toltecs /Mayas in Central America.

He studies and practices Vipassana Meditation, he has participated in 3 complete 10 days silence meditation retreats, that each total around 100 hours of meditation.   He also studies and practices Twin Heart Meditation from the Pranic Healing tradition, an enlightening practice created by Gran Master Choa Kok Sui.  He has also studied and practiced I AM meditation by Amma Ji, the famous Saint from Indian know as the Hugging Saint.   He studied and practiced extensively Transcendental Meditation, which was his personal practice for many years.  Now his Vipassana Teacher, Virginia Gil del Real, has appointed him to teach meditation, which is a combination of different techniques and in most cases is a channeled meditation that suits the individual that is learning.

Healing wise he has studied it extensively as well.  Leonardo defines himself as a self-made healer.  He just remembers that as time has passed in his Spiritual Path, he has been more and more interested in the ability to assist others in the healing of their inner conflicts.  His healing learning involve the following techniques:  Reiki Master, Pranic Healing (basic, advanced, piscotherapy, self defense, pranic feng shui, uniting with the superior soul), Holtej Healing (a type of shamanic technique), Spiritual Response Therapy (basic and advanced) and Rising Star Healing Technique.

Always on the same page of healing, but more directed towards himself he has studied with several Shamans and healers such as Don Alverto Taxo, a Taita Aichak (Spiritual Leader and Shaman, designated as the Ambassador of the Andes to the world) from the Ashtis – Kichwa Indigenous people from Ecuador, a group that exists even before the Incas.   Also Nicole Perla de Rocío, who developed Maka Wi healing technique, a self development method to increase consciousness.  Also with Kushala and MaFer from Mexico he studied Munay Ki ( the Great Love ), which enabled Leonardo to pass the 9 ancient rites from the Guardians of the Earth and to spread Munay Ki through the world.   Munay Ki is suppose to be over 30 thousand years old, one of the Pranayama techniques comes from this tradition.  He has worked deeply with the Spiritual Healer David Brown, Channel for the Celestial Energy of Kryon, which somehow has put Leonardo is connection with Kryon´s energy by default.   He also works with another advanced 20 years old Spiritual Healer from the USA, Benjamin Keil.

Life and just life and all its beautiful curves and surprises puts Leonardo, while in Sarasota, under the guidance of the Ayurveda teachers, Dr. Light and Dr. Bryan Miller at the Ayurvedic Center for Wellbeing.  Over the course of almost 2 years he studied with them Ayurveda and got a degree as a Ayurvedic Clinical Therapist and a Pancha Karma Technical Specialist.  He studied in depth Ayurvedic Therapy, Ayurvedic Herbology, Ayurvedic Aromatherapy, Ayurvedic Psychology, Meditation, Yoga, Ayurvedic Pathology, Ayurvedic Cooking, Ayurvedic Diet, Ayurvedic Diagnosis, Ayurvedic Massage, Ayurvedic Dermatology and Pancha Karma.   He has also taken short courses with some Indian doctors like Vivek Shanbag and Dr. Acharya. 

After all these studies, he realized just a little while ago, that Ayurveda is the basis for his work and now he considers himself as an Ayurvedic Healer.   He is very grateful for his teachers, the Millers, because they really formed an intuitive healer that has the clinical background of Ayurveda. 

Yoga is another deep passion for Leonardo, he started in Curacao, the Neatherlands Antilles at the Yoga Center Fundashon pa Desaroyo di Salu Mental i Fisiko with his teacher Natasha van der Dijs the practice of Hatha Yoga in the lineage of Babaji Maharaj, Lahiri Mahasaje, Sri Yuktswar, Paramahansa Yogananda and guruji Krisha Yogananda.  He also studied extensively Ayurvedic Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga.   He has over 750 hours of training.  His classes are a blend of Spiritual Work, Meditation, Pranayama and Asana focused with easy to grasp alignment and deep concentration.  He strives to teach how to develop a personal practice and how to achieve peace of mind during the practice of asana. 

As part of his self  discovery as a healer and therapist he has also studied Apitherapy (acupuncture with the bee sting, alongside with the usage of all the products from the beehive).  Flower Essences (like Bach Flowers and Costa Rican flowers).  He is certified to teach 1st Level of QiGong in a healing form. 

He has received over 45 spiritual initiations including a very unusual one, The Dao, that centuries ago, was just given to Spiritual Seekers that had walked the path for decades.  

He is part of the Man Kind Project initiative to develop this man oriented type of healing in Latin America.  He has received this style of Man Initiation, in an effort to walk the path as a real awakened man.  MKP is present in 32 countries in the world and has over 50 thousand members. 

He is currently taking the Spiritual Warrior training, which focuses on the Mayan, Toltec and Native American traditions.  A strong work to learn how to work oneself deeply.  Another Pranayama technique comes from this tradition. 

Leonardo works in Costa Rica since 2006 with Ayurveda, Healing, Yoga and Meditation, he has performed over 350 days of Pancha Karma.  He has developed detoxification packages for yoga resorts and spas.  He is a Yoga and Meditation teacher at Pura Vida Spa.   He has his own successful practice in San Jose, Costa Rica.   For four years he developed a unique Retreat – Course in Yoga, Meditation, Ayurvedic Self Detoxification and Powerful Inner work.  The concept of this course is to teach the normal individual how to do a steady, proper and powerful Spiritual Practice and to learn how to detoxify the body oneself.

As a Spiritual Healer he utilizes Spiritual Response Therapy, Shamanism, Pranic Healing and intuitive healing.  His concept in healing is to assist the Soul in its path and to ease the process in Life by cleansing the soul´s baggage. 

He created DisfrutelaVida.com as a Alternative Health company in Costa Rica as well as www.TerapiaAlternativa.net, a Holistic Health Portal very visited in Spanish speaking countries. 

He has three awesome and amazing kids, Natalia (14), Sebastian (15) and Agustin (16).