Time For Life Club

The teachings and methodology of the "Time for Life" Club are, in many ways, directly informed by my own life experiences, both professional and personal. Since our beginning, I have sought to only share with our participants the methods and practices which I have already incorporated into my own life and benefited from.

I believe that personal growth and achieving one's full potential in life are only possible when a person seeks to harmonize every aspect of their lives—physical form, mental health, energy levels, spiritual growth, and professional development. At the start of my career I was working in public relations. I was the head of PR departments in both Russian and international companies and eventually started my own business. At some point I got interested in holistic approaches to life. This interest led me toward the ideas of wellness, work-life balance, social responsibility, inserting more creativity into my everyday life, and finding a sense of harmony. And through those forays, I found unique specialists, many of whom participate in the work of our Club to this day.

My journey into the world of psychological and holistic practices began more than ten years ago, and since that time, I have personally tried many new techniques and learnt from various masters. This experience has had such a positive impact on my life, making it brighter, more meaningful and helping me to achieve my goals. Two years ago, I felt I needed to start sharing my knowledge and experiences, so that now I teach health and wellness practises. These practises are a combination of exercises and breathing techniques based on ancient Asian systems and martial arts—Qigong, Tai Chi, and yoga.

For the last five years, I have been alternating between homes in India and Russia, all the while constantly learning. I help coordinate for the Club, and I enjoy networking with people who are as keen on personal development as I am. I'm fifty years old, married, and have one son.

The path of personal development is life long, and it is vital to have professional help and support along the way, bolstered by a community of like-minded individuals around you. For these reasons, we founded our Club so that you can have a safe and inspiring environment in which to enhance your life.

I am a professional psychologist with a PhD in psychology from the Russian Academy of Sciences. At fifty-eight years of age, I have lived in Moscow all my life, and for many years I've been helping individuals, families, and groups to solve and overcome their problems and become happier.

All my life, I have tried to learn more than was required. This trait has led me down some of my more interesting life paths. Seven years of my life were dedicated to learning the ways of Qigong, and I spent some time in Russia's Tuva region, where I sought a better understanding of spiritual teachings under the tutelage of a real shaman. I strongly believe that these 'life-experiences' have played a significant part in augmenting my professional expertise, and by extension, my ability to help others.

My Family and Sexual Psychotherapy professor once told me that a psychologist could never truly perform divorce therapy if they themselves had never experienced a divorce. With my predilection for exceeding expectations, I naturally guessed that I was destined for a divorce to be a better therapist, and prophetically a divorce eventually came to pass. My personal life has certainly been replete with challenges, but I believe that these struggles, such as my divorce or my battle with cancer, have helped to widen my understanding like little else could.

With everything that I have overcome, I believe I can fully share the secrets of overcoming difficult circumstances, fostering healthy relationships with both yourself and those around you, and change your life's direction from downward to upward.

All the while, our Club is there to help bring together this encouraging community looking to learn and use these skills throughout their lives. And I believe that this is an incredible gift.