Dorothea was born and raised in Switzerland to two nature loving souls. Therefore, she believes the love for nature is in her genes.In 1988, she became aware of Sri Sathya Sai Baba and went to India in 1990 for the first time. She took a Mandala Drawing Course approximately in 1990.After meeting her husband in London, England, they moved to the USA and after that to Switzerland. They stayed there for twenty years, where all their children were born. She has been residing in Canada since 1997.