Hello, it is nice to meet you
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This is a short story about me:
I am fun, but determined and responsible I am also a dog person, yoga (on and off the mat) practitioner, tea drinker, tree hugger, plant whisperer, traveler, empath and over-thinker. Oh, and I have a deep reverence for babies.
I was born in Serbia from a Serbian father and Venezuelan mother. For the first seven years of my life I lived in Serbia, Russia and Venezuela. That's how my traveling and moving germ was planted, I guess...
I grew up in Belgrade with my grandparents, both doctors. This is where my love and fascination for the human body comes from. Since I am terribly scared of blood, I had to disappoint them both, and not follow their path, but instead I appreciated and studied the human body through my pencil and brush, studying at the Belgrade University of Art.
When I was thirty years old, I moved to Canada and studied massage therapy which introduced the holistic approach to body and soul. During that period I came across The International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM). I was enchanted! I became a Certified Instructor of Infant Massage (CIMI) and set a personal mission and goal to bring the program to my native country of Serbia. In 2015 I formed the Serbian Chapter of the IAIM with the help and support of a few amazing women. I still serve proudly as an active member of the Board of Directors and the International Chapter Representative.
I married Mark and moved to the Bay Area, CA in 2015. In July of 2023 we moved to Richmond, VA.
I am fun, but determined and responsible I am also a dog person, yoga (on and off the mat) practitioner, tea drinker, tree hugger, plant whisperer, traveler, empath and over-thinker. Oh, and I have a deep reverence for babies.
I was born in Serbia from a Serbian father and Venezuelan mother. For the first seven years of my life I lived in Serbia, Russia and Venezuela. That's how my traveling and moving germ was planted, I guess...
I grew up in Belgrade with my grandparents, both doctors. This is where my love and fascination for the human body comes from. Since I am terribly scared of blood, I had to disappoint them both, and not follow their path, but instead I appreciated and studied the human body through my pencil and brush, studying at the Belgrade University of Art.
When I was thirty years old, I moved to Canada and studied massage therapy which introduced the holistic approach to body and soul. During that period I came across The International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM). I was enchanted! I became a Certified Instructor of Infant Massage (CIMI) and set a personal mission and goal to bring the program to my native country of Serbia. In 2015 I formed the Serbian Chapter of the IAIM with the help and support of a few amazing women. I still serve proudly as an active member of the Board of Directors and the International Chapter Representative.
I married Mark and moved to the Bay Area, CA in 2015. In July of 2023 we moved to Richmond, VA.
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Expanding my passion to work with infants and their parents, I became a Musical Baby Bonding™ instructor in 2017 and a Newborn Behavioral Observation (NBO) practitioner in 2021.
In 2022 I received the PMH-C (Perinatal Mental Health Certification) form Postpartum Support International which opened a whole new layer of interaction and relationship with the parents in my classes. As a complement to my work, I am passionate about being in the business of slowing down and bringing mindfulness into people’s lives. In 2018 I was trained as a Yoga Instructor and in 2019 as a Prenatal Yoga Teacher. In 2024 I became an International Trainer for Infant Massage Instructors/Educators with the International Association of Infant Massage. |
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It is a true pleasure to meet you- the one who is reading these lines.
If you have any questions or wish to meet me in person... please contact me. I would love to hear from you!
Yours truly,
Marija
If you have any questions or wish to meet me in person... please contact me. I would love to hear from you!
Yours truly,
Marija