Hi, I'm Jelena

I am a writer and an embodiment mentor.

I was born in Montenegro in September of 1992 and grew up at the foot of the beautiful Durmitor mountain.

It was a blessing to be so close to the wild nature and to hear her voice from the very beginning and a little bit of bad luck to be growing up in such a patriarchal and harsh environment.

I had dreams about becoming an artist and playing with the sounds, pictures, movement, and words… But very early in life, after a series of traumatic events, I became so drained and lifeless, that I could play only with words – completely excluding the body from spiritual, social, or… any life at all.

From 2014 to 2016 I had a spontaneous wave of life coming through me and waking me up to a desire to add something to my words. I understood that my third book wants to be, not only written but also lived by me.

Little did I know that was a strong archetypal force that had invited me for a walk, which very soon became a dance.

I felt that this book will be bigger than anything I knew, so I decided in the very beginning to let it show me its ways. I booked a one-way ticket to India and then spent a few years following the path that my book was opening in front of my eyes. Along the way, I peeked into schools of tantra and Buddhism, body-oriented psychotherapy, and completed trainings for a yoga instructor, aromatherapist, doula, personal maternity assistant, various types of massages, including Mayan abdominal massage. Anyway, this story was actually one about letting the body heal itself in its own way.

The book showed me how to surrender and follow, and my body could do its thing in that kind of inner environment. The body showed me how it could regenerate life in me by simply breathing, singing, touching, and moving.

 Two years ago I came back to Montenegro to share this medicine, primarily by hosting women’s circles and both gender mandalas.

I have spent the last two years with people from all over the Balkans sharing the knowledge of breath, sound, touch, and movement, inviting them back to their tenderness, sensuality, and energetic sovereignty.

And now, I am ready to share this with you, too. A fellow traveler, seeker, and lover. ♡ If you are in Montenegro, let me know.

I am doing group sessions and 1:1 mentorship in English, too.