Patricia's first contact with Tibetan Buddhism was through His Eminence Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche in 1997 in Brazil. At that time, she was connected to Soto-Zen through Dagyo Moriyama Roshi. Then, at a retreat at Chagdud Gonpa Khadro Ling in 2004, she met Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. When the retreat ended, only after Rinpoche had left, did she realise that he was her Guru! Then in 2006, Rinpoche accepted her as his student.

Patricia currently lives with her husband and daughter in Cotia/São Paulo State, Brazil, where she works as a medical doctor and Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner. She loves taking care of her garden and traveling the world. Since 2020, she has dedicated herself to the communications of Siddhartha's Intent Brasil.