Manuela was born in a small town in Transilvania, Romania and brought up under Communism. Her childhood dream was to become a classroom teacher. Therefore, her dream was alive for over twenty years, teaching 1- 4 grade classes. Later, she gained a BA in English and another in Psychology from Spiru Haret University, Romania. In her 40s, she received MRes in Developmental Psychology from Oxford Brookes University. She worked with both children and adults with special needs. She also volunteered with the Marie Curie shop in the Uk, mentored Muslim children in Oxford and helped children with Autism in Hunedoara, Romania as a volunteer Psychologist. Currently, she writes books on spiritual topics, edits books for children, and spends the rest of her time working in the garden among the trees and flowers.