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