CURRENT MISSION

Traveling the world as a free spirit, connecting deeper with myself, other humans and mother nature. To connect deeper into my heart, following my soul as my compass. To try, make mistakes, fail. To journey to a deeper place of peace, presence and joy within myself. To write and share my journey and reflections with my fellow humans :)

ABOUT ME

I feel like my entire life to this day has been a journey of returning to my wild soul. From the early years I’ve been a good girl and did the right thing, following my family’s expectations and working towards becoming ‘successful’. I did everything right: I got a good degree, moved to London, got a job in financial services, then another and another one. But despite all these attributes of ‘success’ I was not happy because I had neglected my soul.

When I first started soul-searching I started discovering a whole world of things I was interested in. I dove into the world of personal development and spirituality and absorbed everything like a sponge. In that process I became a life coach, NLP, EFT and Matrix Reimprinting practitioner and shamanic energy healer. But despite all my efforts to establish myself in this new profession I wasn’t getting anywhere because my efforts were still coming from my ego mind. I always felt like a fraud because I was - I was not being true to my soul.

So I had to go deep, to the very core of my being and ask myself some very tough questions. Like who am I? What does my soul actually want in this life? Hearing the voice of my soul didn’t come easy because I’d rarely properly listened to her. But the more I committed to listening the more I could hear until it all finally hit me like an avalanche.

I want to live my life. I want to stop being afraid of life and rediscover what it means to be alive. I want to break out of this self-protective cocoon I’ve been weaving around myself and actually let life in. I want to touch it, smell it, taste it. I want to roll around in it. I want to take some risks and go on adventures. I want movement, flow, momentum. I want to open up to life and reconnect - with God, with my soul, with the world around me. I want to get my hands dirty and make mistakes and learn things. I want to follow my creative impulses and create for the sake of creating. I want to be me, authentically unapologetically me, with all my flaws and imperfections.

One of the most inspiring books I’ve read is Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. It is a collection of stories exploring the feminine soul and returning to our wild nature. In the book she talks about the feral woman as a woman who was one wild, then captured for some time, and who is finding her way back to her wild soul.

I feel that in many ways I am a feral woman. Most of my life my soul has been a prisoner of my mind, trapped in this cage of expectations that were not even mine. And now I am finally giving my soul the freedom to take the wheel and go after what she wants.

Two biggest desires of my soul are traveling and writing. And I have finally given myself the permission to pursue them fully.

I look forward to discovering this wild planet and meeting beautiful souls along the way!

PHILOSOPHY

I believe we are all here on our journeys of growth, here to experience life on this plane of duality. I believe we are all connected. I believe we are all creators of our reality, co-creating it with God/the Universe. There are no coincidences, only divinely orchestrated lessons. I believe at the end of the day it all comes back to love, connecting to our hearts, listening to our souls. When one person shines her light she gives permission for others to do the same.

P.S.

I am coming back to CS after a very long break. I have grown and changed a lot in this time. Most of my references are from 6 years ago and, although positive, don't quite reflect who I am today.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet beautiful people and discover magical places on this planet.

Interests

• writing
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• dining
• vegetarian
• vegan
• organic food
• yoga
• coach
• meditation
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• adventure
• spirituality
• healing
• metaphysics
• stories
• shamanism
• mysticism
• exploring new places
• deep conversations
• coaching
• community
• energy healing
• plant medicine
• personal growth
• contemplation
• energy work

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - everything by Paulo Coelho; Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes; The Power of Now; Fuck It; Big Magic; Wild; Red Hot & Holy... and sooooooo many others

Movies - What Dreams May Come, Last Holiday, Catwoman, Harry Potter, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel... and so so many others

Music - whatever moves my soul... I'm quite eclectic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sacred plant medicine ceremonies ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

I love sharing my experiences, especially when it comes to spiritual and personal growth and healing.

I am fluent in English and Russian if you are looking to practice either.

Always up for learning about your language, culture and way of being.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, stories, good vegan food.

I am also happy to offer life coaching or energy healing if you're interested in that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Egypt, France, India, Italy, Myanmar, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, United States

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