Ioana

Hi, I'm Ioana.
For more than a decade, I worked in academia as a researcher and lecturer, focusing on mental health, wellbeing, and — in the last years — psychedelics. I studied the field, published on it, spoke about it.

Now I’m moving from studying this work to practicing it.

What draws me to this path is simple: I’ve experienced what it means to feel stuck inside your own mind. Rigid thinking. Disconnection from the body. Shame. Overcontrol. And I’ve also experienced what happens when those patterns soften — when there is more space, more honesty, more contact with what is actually there.

My background in science stays with me. So does my training in breathwork and body-focused practices inspired by yogic traditions. I work in a way that is grounded, careful, and respectful. I’m not interested in hype. I’m interested in depth, responsibility, and real integration.

And also to bring in some fun and joy. In the end, that’s why we’re doing this work, isn’t it?