Co-Founder of ŪNAYA Retreats

At 18, I left Russia and began traveling alone with nothing but trust and curiosity in my backpack. My journey took me across China and eventually to Indonesia, where I lived with several tribal communities. Those years were filled with encounters—landscapes, cultures, religions, and people—but most profoundly, they brought me face-to-face with parts of myself I hadn’t yet met. What began as an outer journey slowly turned inward.
For the past six years, I’ve been fully devoted to the inner path, exploring the depths of consciousness. This journey has taken me through pain and old wounds, but also into profound spaces of power and light. Through body practices, breathwork, meditation, and various forms of therapy, I’ve learned to meet the uneasy places within me with care, presence, and compassion.

I’m especially drawn to the intricate relationship between the body and mind, and to how personal history and mythology shape the way we experience life. Today, I’m part of a project focused on collective trauma healing and other initiatives dedicated to fostering more harmonious ways of relating—to ourselves, to each other, and to the world.
One of the ways I support others is through private healing sessions with sound and frequency. With a natural sensitivity to the subtle realm, I use sound to access the energy field, helping to move stagnant energy, restore balance, and guide people back into deeper connection with themselves.
My own journey is ongoing, but I now feel a strong call to share what I’ve gathered along the way. At ŪNAYA Retreats, I hold space for others as they turn inward, meet themselves more fully, and remember their wholeness.

Co-Founder of ŪNAYA Retreats

Movement has always been a cornerstone of my life. From a young age, I trained and competed as a professional wrestling athlete. The discipline, strength, and focus it demanded shaped not only my body but also my mindset. Wrestling taught me the value of perseverance, balance, and being fully present in the moment.
In 2013, I found myself in India, searching for something deeper. I wasn’t looking for anything specific, but life had other plans. A Buddhist book I stumbled upon spoke about healing - not just for the body, but for the heart and mind too. That simple message cracked something open in me.

By 2015, I returned to India and completed my Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh. Immersed in the sacred energy of that place, I dove into yoga, meditation, and breathwork. Slowly, I began to feel shifts - not just in my body but in how I viewed myself and the world. The practices helped me reconnect with movement in a way that was healing, intuitive, and transformative.
For over a decade now, these practices have been my steady companions - honest, humbling, and deeply grounding. The journey hasn’t been linear; it’s been filled with challenges, growth, and moments of profound clarity. But the tools I’ve learned have always guided me back home to myself.
Before this chapter of my life, I worked as a regional manager in a large telecom company. I understand the relentless pace and pressure of modern life, and I know what it means to yearn for stillness, truth, and connection.
Now, as co-founder of ŪNAYA Retreats, I’m here to share what I’ve gathered - not as a guru, but as a fellow human walking this path. What I offer is what I’ve lived: practices, insights, and experiences that have helped me reconnect to myself.

If you feel called, I invite you to join me. Let’s breathe, move, and grow together. Let’s create honest, present spaces for transformation - where we can show up just as we are.

The Banya Master

Since I was a child, I’ve felt deeply connected to the unseen - the energy that moves through people, places, and moments. I was always sensitive to this subtle world, and from an early age, I felt a strong call to explore, to understand, and to connect.
At 18, I left Russia and began traveling with nothing but trust and curiosity. I hitchhiked across China and continued all the way to Indonesia, where I lived with tribal communities in the jungles of Sumatra. These years were filled with encounters—with landscapes, with people, and with parts of myself I didn’t yet understand. What began as a journey outward slowly became a journey inward.

Plant Medicin Guides

Miro

Yulia

A healer who has dedicated his life to medicine and helping others, Miro has been holding Ayahuasca ceremonies in the Shipibo-Conibo tradition for over 10 years. He studied in Peru. His icaros open hearts, heal souls, and fill the space with light and love. The icaros come to him as a healing flow, intuitively and uniquely for each person. Being in his field is a great blessing — one we are honored to share with you.

A facilitator and guide in the work with sacred plants. A gatherer of ancient knowledge, songs, and herbs — a devoted student of the plants. Yulia works through deep field sensitivity. She is also a yoga therapist, herbalist, instructor of somatic and breathwork practices, and a leader of women’s and singing circles. Her energy is like a mother’s cradle — enveloping you with gentleness and harmony.

An herbalist, poet, plant student, sound guide, and song circle keeper. Marina supports the Ayahuasca ceremonies and fills the retreat space with warmth and nourishing food.

Marina