Filomena Concia is an author and true Renaissance woman. Born in New York City to an Irish mother and Italian father, she was raised by her maternal grandparents in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Over the years she has held jobs as a waitress, rural mail carrier, and daycare owner, to name a few. In 1996, she took a course to learn Transformational Breath® and is to this day a practicing Transformational Breath® Facilitator. She has also lived in several states, including New Hampshire, Pennsylvania., Maine, Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Washington. She currently lives in Homer, Alaska.