Elena Karnaukhova

Holistic Therapist

Elena’s journey is a true testament to resilience, transformation, and purpose. She began her career as a hairdresser at the age of 20, but always felt called to something more.

She was once a professional track and field athlete, which taught her discipline, perseverance, and the importance of mind-body connection — values that continue to guide her work today.
 
Despite the challenges of the time, she pursued evening classes at the Biology Faculty of Kazakh University while working during the day in a research lab at the Institute of Zoology. After three years, with a newborn son, she left her job to fully dedicate herself to her studies and motherhood.
 
Her life took her across borders — from Kazakhstan to the UK, then the Czech Republic, and finally to the Netherlands, where her daughter was born. There, she completed her MSc in Nutrition and Metabolism at Maastricht University. Despite her qualifications, finding a job proved difficult, so she followed her passion and started her own business helping people with weight loss. But it didn’t take long to realize that nutrition alone wasn't the full answer — deeper emotional roots needed to be addressed.

Her real transformation began when her daughter started experiencing severe panic attacks at the age of ten. This led Elena down a profound path of emotional healing, trauma release, and spiritual growth. As she helped her daughter, she was also healing her own childhood wounds, fears, and past traumas — including the pain of betrayal and divorce.
 
Her mission is to create a retreat center where people from around the world can find inner peace and true happiness.
 
In Russian, “pain” means “with love from God.” Elena lives by this truth — grateful for every tear, every lesson, and every breakthrough.