In this episode, Teemu Arina meets Elina Kadaja to discuss the harrowing experiences which led to her becoming a trauma release therapist.

Elina Kadaja is a renowned therapist specializing in transformative meditation, breathwork, and the mind-body connection. She has facilitated healing for over 2000 individuals through both private and group sessions. Elina's expertise lies in helping clients achieve profound peace, clarity, and trauma release, guiding them to reconnect with their true selves.

Her approach is particularly effective for emotional and psychosomatic issues that resist conventional medical treatment. An avid traveler, Elina has enriched her practice with insights from ancient cultures, having trained extensively in Ecuador and India, where she became certified in tantra yoga and meditative therapies. She is joyful, curious, and always open to engaging in conversations about her global adventures and learnings.

This conversation was recorded in June 2024.

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Key moments and takeaways:

00:00 A teaser of Elina Kadaja's gripping story

00:36 Introduction by Teemu Arina

02:05 Elina's background

03:49 The relevance of an individual's story

04:19 A classic case

05:22 Trauma is not what happened, but the response

06:40 A mother's lack of sleep

07:49 Where in the body do we store emotions and trauma?

10:40 Wilhelm Reich's body map

13:03 Shaking things off (literally)

13:38 Freeze, fight or flight

15:56 Showing vulnerability is a challenge

17:05 When breathwork goes wrong

19:25 What you might now know about Arnold Schwarzenegger

20:57 An example of astrology

22:14 Elina's baby sister

22:57 Elina tells her gripping story

24:54 Emotional rollercoaster ride with a sociopath

25:51 Not really a refugee camp

27:00 The fate of children, women, and men under ISIS

27:59 The escape plan

29:50 Trapped in a nightmare

30:23 Six hours at gunpoint

32:07 Waiting for the bullet

33:51 Taking the risk

34:42 No PTSD for years

36:25 Trauma response

37:39 Expressing what is triggered is crucial

40:27 Doing therapy work helps you unpack

41:13 Rage is an important catalyst

42:45 Don't gaslight yourself

43:55 Going through various trainings and meditations

45:40 Discovering breathwork

46:53 Altered states and micro trips

48:34 Subconscious trust

50:32 Mirroring each other's experiences

51:00 Lack of proper communication tools

52:05 Using dance movements to calculate the numbers

53:06 We don't even know how to use our brains

53:21 Just surrender in trust

54:16 The difficulty of the hero's journey is a gift

55:24 We come from oneness

56:18 Elina's current goals and outlook

58:52 Appreciating what you have needs the right frame of reference

59:41 Elina's dream (the question she wanted to answer)

60:33 Elina is coming to the Biohacker Summit

61:01 How to get in touch and work with Elina