Irina Maria

Hi,

I'm Irina, originally from Romania and living in Spain, Switzerland and India in the last 7 years. I'm a dancer and a dance teacher, as well a movement and sound therapist and on top of that I really love working with children in various forms. I started to work with children as a dance teacher, later on becoming an afterschool teacher, a kindergarden creative activities teacher, sports coach, sound movement therapist and sometimes nanny. I hold different workshops for children in subjects like music and dancing, theatre/acting, crafting, writing, creative learning games, storytelling, science, and sports.

My relationship with children is based on 5 pillars: Loving, Playing, Learning, Exploring, Creating.

Children instantly accept me as I have an authentic way to connect and interact. I always look beyond their actions or reactions. I creat personalized games and contexts in which I guide them to discover and achieve things on their own. I have a gentle and loving way to direct them into healthy routines when it comes to eating and sleeping and I am very consistent in that. My way is to connect with their real need and with their soul, and to listen. In this way, I get easily inspired and I come up with working solutions for each moment. Teaching them how to deal with their emotions and thoughts has the same importance for me as teaching them how to physically care for themselves. Leaving space for expression, together with holding the space for them to make a sense out of what we do together are two aspects on which I always pay constant attention. I like to respect a daily schedule and to have a discipline that gives stability.

I love to cook and I have a great knowledge about natural remedies and ingredients. I am a big nature lover and I do enjoy a lot to be outdoors with children. As well, I can successfully help them with homework in any subject.

Looking forward to hearing from you if you resonate with all above :).

With care,

Irina.