Hi,
My name is Mikaela but many know me as Mika.
After 8+ years with a successful career within corporate finance I decided to quite my job, sell my flat and go travelling. For a long time I have had a feeling for a longer time that something was missing, my heart and soul was longing for something else. I wanted to be more connected to nature, to share my passion for yoga, live in a community abroad and spend my days more slow and mindful. At a café in Rishikesh, India, with the spiritual river Ganges next to me I decided to take the leap, leave the comfort of my life and follow my heart. This was the best decision of my life so far and today I live my passion as a yoga teacher, space holder, and let my curious soul explore life.
I have, as long as I can remember, had a passion for health and the holistic approach is my point of view. How everything connects together and how important it is that we take care of ourselves, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, for a good wellbeing.
With a background in figure skating (20+ years) I found that movement, music and expressing myself with my body is powerful, natural and important tool for me to connect with myself. To creating balance and harmony in life.
Through yoga, dancing, meditation, ceremonies, self-care and other different practices to regulate the nervous system, I create safe and supportive spaces where we can soften, feel, and heal. My work is about guiding you to reconnect to your true self. Not to fix anything but to support you to come back to love and compassion. I share the practices I found on my journey that have helped me to live more authentic, happy and free.
For me it is so clear that our emotions and feelings get stored in our body if we not allow ourselves to feel them. The body knows and remembers situations, traumas and experiences. We often think and analyze our feelings, but sometimes we forget to really feel. For me movement is a beautiful tool to drop down from the head and into body and heart. To feel and let the emotions be fully expressed.
Movement, breath, music, nature and deep connection with others.
This is why I created MikaMeraki. Meraki is Greek and means "doing something with your soul, creativity, and love". Simply putting a piece of yourself into the things you do. To live and act with passion and devotion.
Join me on the journey back to a place where we follow our hearts and trust our intuition. Where we explore, live fully and experience all the magical things life brings us.
