How M-A-D Therapy started from a personal space?

MUSIC has been a crucial component of my life. Since an early age I have been “channeling” through music. As a kid I also had some extraordinary dreams with long music pieces, which I never heard before. In my 20s I worked for MTV and other music stations and spent a lot of time interviewing or hanging out with musicians. Though in my 30s I moved my career from music to fashion industry, its influence has never falter.  I have an extensive library of music in my head and I have curated playlists for everything. For example when art directing the photo shoots I always pay special attention to creating a music playlist which fit the mood of the editorial story and keep my team in a right spirit.  Now in my late 40. I focus a lot on healing powers of music. As an accredited Chakradance facilitator I work with chakra resonated music as a vibrational medicine. I am also currently in training to facilitate sound healing to incorporate it in my signature relaxing Deep Listening Sessions, with curated meditative jazzy or ambient music, which are part of my M-A-D retreats in Andalusia and regular on schedule in my London studio. During special events there will be live musicians performing along and special guests for sound baths. 

ART is my natural ground. I have been into drawing, painting, writing, sculpting, dancing … since I can remember. I meant to be full time artist and attended for few years courses in Academy Of Fine Art. But then I got my first job, assisting Set Designer in TV and sunk into creative professional life. Even though I have been fulfilling my talents at work, I describe it rather as a creative portfolio, not an art. I do sit to create art when I don’t have any commercial brief and just drawing or writing away my emotions. I have tones of drawings, mandalas, poetry verses and journals. I find all forms of free spirited art very therapeutic. To facilitate my clients I recently trained and certified as Art Therapy Life Coach and continue studying Art Therapy on online Oxford program.

 In M-A-D studio we hone on healing aspects of art and creativity and introduce a variety of therapeutic art activities. For example as a part of Chakradance sessions we create Mandala Art. In dedicated Art Therapy workshops, we use expressive and affirmative art like free hand drawing, painting, journaling, vision boarding, collage and more. Apart of facilitating my own practice I collaborate with other art therapy practitioners during special events and retreats. 

DANCE was my real passion from an early age. I was tipped to be a ballet dancer. But my rebellious attitude was not going along with a regime and I dropped from all dance companies and focused on writing and visual art. But really I have never stopped dancing, especially in a private, sacred space. Or sometimes in the clubs. Always eyes closed, in a flow and deep into the inner sensations. It was my form of release. Mind, Body and Soul massage in the midst or after another busy day. I had no idea at that time about Somatic Dance and only now I am deep into studying that as a matter. Few years ago when diagnosed with C-PTSD I discovered somatic and dance therapy I it was a breakthrough.

I tried many somatic release practices and in the process I discovered Movement Therapy modality – Chakradance and it became my one stop shop on the healing journey.  After a couple of years of intensive training with Natalie Southgate, the creator of Chakradance, I am now fully accredited and licensed Chakradance facilitator, working with my clients around the World in live settings and online. 

I am training at the moment to became Somatic Healing Life Coach and looking forward to introduce more transformational practices to my clients. 

 In M-A-D sessions I encourage people to dance for self-discovery and self-healing. I usually weave meditation in the sessions to get you into the mood and then to ground to reality. We dance with eyes closed, sometimes in candle lit room, sometimes in nature.  Always with the intention to release energy which does not serve us anymore and to be open for fresh insights and inspirations. 

It’s about finding your own rhythm and following it.