International Educator and Life Coach | Building Communities of Care | Coaching - Facilitation - Consulting | Founder, THRIVE Self-Care Coaching
Gentle Yoga and Somatic Practices at Sambodhi every Tuesday. Today's focus is self-compassion. Join us!
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21/06/2026
I don't just coach educators, leaders, and entrepreneurs; I help them build sustainable Communities of Care.
A culture of well-being can spark from any passionate individual, and it truly thrives when it has alignment and structural support systems.
We can build that support together through these core pillars:
🌱 COACHING: Tailored 1:1 leadership and life coaching for deep, lasting personal growth. This includes building structured peer-coaching networks locally and globally for mutual support.
🌱 RELATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PD: Specialized professional development that equips your teams with the emotional and social tools needed to foster authentic collaboration, reduce burnout, and increase resilience.
🌱 CONSULTING & WORKSHOPS: Strategic advisory to design sustainable care frameworks, paired with experiential group sessions that bring relational intelligence to life through team building and cultural transformation.
Every community is unique, which is why these pillars are entirely customizable to fit your specific needs, solo journey, or organizational schedule.
The ultimate goal? Moving beyond temporary fixes to create a culture that naturally drives deep personal satisfaction, community well-being, and long-term retention.
🔗 Ready to transform your culture or join a community that cares? Let’s build a framework together. Click the link in my bio to book your complimentary Discovery Call!
20/06/2026
We are not retreating to escape. We are retreating to nourish ourselves and to grow.
This is self-care. 🌿
Join us for a holistic self-care retreat and a journey of growth in presence and deep nourishment.
We will be at Sambodhi Village, surrounded by nature, fresh air, nourishing food, and wonderful people.
This weekend is designed to help you step away from the noise of everyday life and return home feeling lighter, calmer, and more energized.
And as you return to your daily rhythm, you will also take with you a practice of presence, deepened self-awareness and relational skills that will enrich your relationship with yourself and with others.
Read more on Sambodhi.ro.
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Do you find yourself resisting sleeplessness, tossing and turning in frustration?
Or do you tend to resist sleep and stay up later than you'd like to, like I do?
If you're ready to soften and rewrite your relationship to sleep, I invite you to join Dorina Torje and me for a conversation that will help you explore this topic with compassion, bring mindfulness to the patterns beneath the surface, and make you feel less alone in your struggle.
đź’» Webinar: Relearn to Sleep
đź—“ June 22, 18:00 CET, 19:00 Romania time (EEST)
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To love others truly, we need to love ourselves first.
Including ourselves in the circle of love and compassion can be much more difficult than being loving towards others. And often our children learn this from us, too.
How can we model self-love in y
our daily lives so that our dear ones can be inspired and learn from us, too?
It is okay to give yourself love and to be kind to yourself.
Which of these loving kindness phrases most resonates with you? You can bring someone you love to mind:
- May you and I be well.
- May you and I be happy.
- May you and I be healthy.
- May you and I live with joy and ease.
- And may you and I enjoy true peace in our lives.
The practice of Metta Meditation or Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM) is very dear to me. I started meditating using a guided metta recorded by a teacher and within 30 days the daily practice had great effects on me: people said I looked happy and peaceful, that my presence made them feel calm, and that I looked better than ever.
I then learned how to write my own phrases and I would love to guide you how to write your own.
My personal phrases right now are:
- May I be kind to myself
- May I hold myself with gentleness and warmth
- May I love myself just as I am.
đź”— To register for the class, click the link in my bio.
10/06/2026
If you’re reading this, you’re probably bone-tired. Not the “need more coffee” kind of tired. The kind where you’ve watched the clock tick past 2 a.m… 3 a.m… 4 a.m. more nights than you can count.
Maybe you’ve followed all the sleep hygiene rules. Tried melatonin, magnesium, chamomile, even OTC pills that just left you groggy.
Or maybe you resist sleep—staying up late even though you’re exhausted, caught in a cycle you can’t break.
You’re not looking for another basic tip. You’re looking for real change.
Join Dorina Torje & Viorica Barbu for an honest, science-backed, hope-filled evening.
✨ Dorina shares her personal journey with chronic insomnia—not as a doctor, but as someone who’s been in the trenches.
✨ Viorica (mindfulness coach, 20+ years of going to bed late) helps you uncover the emotional patterns & nervous system needs behind sleep resistance.
✨ Plus: get hands-on with real technology, personalized advice, and science-backed solutions at naturalsleep.shop.
This isn’t a lecture. It’s a conversation. Come find a new path to rest.
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09/06/2026
As my work develops and the community here at Thrive Self-Care Coaching grows, I wanted to take a moment to pause and share a bit more of the story behind why I do this work.
If you've swiped through the slides, you’ll see my journey from the initial freedom of expat life to hitting a massive wall of stress and overwhelm. It was a challenging turning point, a mini-crisis that led me to the mindset shift that now anchors my work and life:
🌿 We don't need to 'balance' work and self-care. They go together.
In the midst of burnout, it’s easy to treat self-care like an individual chore—something to squeeze into the weekend—or to feel guilty about it. Yet true, sustainable well-being happens when we build Communities of Care right where we live and work.
Whether you’ve been following my journey for a while or you just stumbled across this page today, I am deeply grateful you are here.
HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
I help educators and leaders cultivate relational intelligence, integrate self-care, and build resilience through:
🌱 1:1 Mindfulness-Based Life Coaching —tailored to your unique personal and professional journey
🌱 Group Facilitation & Bespoke Professional Development Workshops — to help you build Communities of Care within your own teams and organizations
🌱 Peer Coaching Programs — to foster collaborative growth, shared accountability, and mutual support among leaders
đź”— Ready to take the next step? Click the link in my bio to book a discovery call, explore my programs, or feel free to drop me a DM right here to chat!
09/06/2026
As my work develops and the community here at Thrive Self-Care Coaching grows, I wanted to take a moment to pause and share a bit more of the story behind why I do this work.
If you've swiped through the slides, you’ll see my journey from the initial freedom of expat life to hitting a massive wall of stress and overwhelm. It was a challenging turning point, a mini-crisis that led me to the mindset shift that now anchors my work and life:
🌿 We don't need to 'balance' work and self-care. They go together.
In the midst of burnout, it’s easy to treat self-care like an individual chore—something to squeeze into the weekend—or to feel guilty about it. Yet true, sustainable well-being happens when we build Communities of Care right where we live and work.
Whether you’ve been following my journey for a while or you just stumbled across this page today, I am deeply grateful you are here.
How we can work together
I help educators and leaders cultivate relational intelligence, integrate self-care, and build resilience through:
🌱 1:1 Mindfulness-Based Life Coaching —tailored to your unique personal and professional journey
🌱 Group Facilitation & Bespoke Professional Development Workshops — to help you build Communities of Care within your own teams and organizations
🌱 Peer Coaching Programs — to foster collaborative growth, shared accountability, and mutual support among leaders
đź”— Ready to take the next step? Click the link in my bio to book a discovery call, explore my programs, or feel free to drop me a DM right here to chat!