ABOUT

How I got here.

High cognitive demands, constant change, fast-paced work environments, immigration, difficult life transitions, and the need to stay productive even during challenging times—or sometimes finding the strength to keep going. These aren’t just topics I study; they’re part of my own lived experience.

Daria Khvataeva

For many years, alongside adapting to life in different countries, pursuing my education, and building a career in IT, I explored a wide range of approaches and perspectives that helped me recover from stress, navigate difficult periods, and better understand myself.

By nature, I’m a pragmatic person. My background in software engineering taught me to value logic, critical thinking, and evidence. At the same time, my personal experience has shown me that conscious thought is only one part of how we process life. Much of what shapes our emotions, behaviour, and decisions happens outside our conscious awareness.

Research increasingly suggests that our nervous system, emotions, memories, and bodily responses are deeply interconnected. Our bodies may carry patterns shaped by past experiences, sometimes long before we consciously understand them. This doesn’t mean we’re defined by those patterns—it means they can become a valuable source of information.

For me, one of the most meaningful aspects of Mind–Body Coaching is helping people become more aware of these patterns. Greater awareness often creates something simple but powerful: choice. And with choice, even when external circumstances remain the same, our experience of life can begin to change.

Evidence-informed
Trauma-informed
Person-centred
Practical

Mind–Body Coaching recognises that our thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and nervous system continuously influence one another.

Rather than relying on a single framework, I draw from a range of evidence-informed approaches and practical tools, tailoring them to each individual’s goals, experiences, and circumstances.

The aim is not to fix people, but to help them better understand themselves, develop greater flexibility in responding to stress, and create meaningful, sustainable change over time.

B.Sc. in Software Engineering.

Currently completing the 120-hour Trauma-Informed Mind–Body Coaching Certification through The Embody Lab, an international education platform specialising in somatic and trauma-informed approaches.

Completed Healing Trauma with Dr. Peter Levine.

I continue expanding my knowledge through current research, books, educational summits, conferences, and professional development focused on neuroscience, trauma, nervous system regulation, wellbeing, and evidence-informed coaching.

Mind–Body Coaching is not psychotherapy or medical treatment. It is a coaching approach that supports self-awareness, resilience, and personal growth, and it does not replace psychological, psychotherapeutic, or medical care when those services are needed.