Hi, I am Anastasia Mokienko, PhD. energy and health coach, stress-management facilitator, meditation teacher and educator.
My work today brings together two worlds that have shaped much of my life: an analytical, research-based approach to health and a deep interest in how our bodies, emotions, nervous systems and inner lives are connected.
But I didn’t arrive here through education alone.
FROM ACHIEVEMENT TO BURNOUT
For many years, I was doing a lot at once. I was completing my PhD in Health Economics, teaching at the University of Oslo and running my own dance school — while also training and competing as a ballroom dancer. Eventually, the pace caught up with me. I experienced burnout and chronic stress firsthand, and at the time I struggled to find the support I needed through conventional healthcare. That experience changed the direction of my life.
I began exploring meditation, stress management and mind-body and energy practices — initially because I needed them myself.
Over time, these practices became much more than tools for my own recovery. They became an area of serious study and eventually part of my professional work.
UNDERSTANDING THE MIND–BODY CONNECTION
The integration of mind-body and energy work connection became my passion. I studied how emotions manifest in the body and studied to guide others on this transformative path through coaching. I also took teacher trainings in various types of yoga and yoga therapy, meditation, qi gong, trainings in non-violent communication and polyvagal theory of nerve system regulation.
I became particularly interested in how stress and emotions are experienced in the body — and how we can work with the body, rather than only with our thoughts, to support regulation and well-being.
This created the foundation for the work I do today: combining conversation and reflection with practical tools for stress regulation, body awareness, movement, meditation and energy practices. I don’t believe one approach works for everyone.
THEN CAME LONG COVID
Four years ago my understanding of health became personal again when I developed long COVID, and later I was diagnosed with vestibular migraines, HSD, needing to navigate POTS and MCAS. This experience has brought even greater depth to my work as I integrate these techniques daily in my own life. In addition due to missing help from public health care I took certification in integrative health coaching to help myself but then also to help others who need it.
I found myself navigating a complex condition with fluctuating symptoms and many unanswered questions. Once again, I experienced what it is like to need answers that aren’t always straightforward or available from one practitioner or one area of healthcare.
My research background naturally pushed me to investigate.
I began studying nutrition, metabolism, nutrient status, hormonal health and the interactions between different systems in the body more deeply. This eventually led me to additional training in integrative health, nutrition and weight regulation.
I help people look at the bigger picture — connecting nutrition, lifestyle, stress, sleep, nervous-system regulation, available laboratory results and individual health history rather than looking at every concern in isolation.
Today, this has become another part of my work.
THE THREAD THAT CONNECTS MY WORK
At first glance, health coaching, Qi Gong, meditation, nervous-system regulation and life coaching may seem like very different things.
For me, they are different ways of asking the same question:
What does this person need in order to feel more supported, regulated and able to move forward?
Sometimes that means understanding what may be affecting your physical health.
Sometimes it means learning to regulate stress.
Sometimes it means gaining clarity during a difficult period of life.
And sometimes it means reconnecting with your body through movement, breath, meditation or Qi Gong.
My role isn’t to give everyone the same formula. It’s to help you understand yourself better and find tools that make sense for you.
BEYOND COACHING
My other passions include: teaching wedding dance (I am professional ballroom and latin dancer), painting in acrylic and working with healing art, and writing books.
My educations and teacher trainings:
- PhD in Health Economics, University of Oslo (UiO), with published research
- Certified Emotional and Life Coach
- Integrative health coach, weight regulation coach and anti-age coach
- Training in Polyvagal Theory and Nervous System Regulation
- Training in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) (basic and advanced)
- Sheng Zhen Qi Gong Instructor
- Training as meditation teacher
- Certified Yoga Instructor (Classical, Restorative, Yoga Nidra)
- Certified Dance Coach in Competitive Dance
- Certified in Yoga Anatomy and Yoga Therapy
- Certified Agile Coach
- Educational Training for Higher Education (UiO)
- PRINCE2 Project Management certificate
WORK WITH ME
If you’re interested in working together, you can explore the area that fits what you’re looking for:
Integrative Health — nutrition, metabolic and hormonal health, complex health concerns and lifestyle.
Coaching — clarity, stress, burnout, life transitions and personal development.
Qi Gong & Energy Practices — body awareness, meditation, self healing, energy work and nervous-system regulation.
For questions or collaborations:
Email: hello.anastamo@gmail.com
Phone/whatsup (+47)47096646.
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