Lilia Hristeva
As a licensed nutritional counselor, Lilia has learned about the importance of primary food and how to create a balance of self-care in her own life as a mother, kick-boxing coach, actor and hospitality Guru. Seeking clarity and balance, she was led on a path of discovery and deep inner transformation. She now shares her wisdom and lifestyle practices with her social media following and in her online coaching programs.
Lilia’s business now focuses on teaching nutritional principles as a conscious lifestyle to help people cultivate joy and inner peace in their daily lives and connect to their true inner potential. Her program of wellness and integrative healthy eating combined with mindset practices will be featured in our latest offering as a weekly intensive— REVIVE WITHIN RETREAT— This program will help you learn the exact steps you need to take to create your best possible life. You can get her weekly inspiration when you email her directly at lilyshometouch@gmail.com
Lilia Hristeva is a passionate advocate for holistic living. She serves this cause by coaching her clients on how to clean up their diets to improve their overall happiness and success.
Lena Siemiesz
Lena is the co-founder and organizer of Sanctuary Retreats. She is an Energy Worker, Bowenwork fascial therapist, Theta Healing Practitioner as well as an Evolutionary Astrologer. Lena also weaves her healing practice of embodied awareness into her passion as a Brazilian Zouk Partner Dance teacher. Her integrative approach to wellness addresses our innate trinity; mind, body, and spirit, as well as the trinity of our worldly interface; self, other, and divine.
Lena offers one-on-one coaching sessions over Zoom. To learn more about her experience, techniques and offerings, visit Breathebowenwork.com or email her at mysticmovement33@gmail.com
Lena admiring the street art of her former home, Chicago.
Lena will be offering guided Theta Healing meditation, a technique proven to clear past trauma and liberate patterns that holds us back from expressing our true potential. She will offer embodied movement and dance practice at the upcoming —REVIVE WITHIN RETREAT— Intuitive Art and Creativity classes, as well as an Astrological birth chart interpretation workshop.
Lena travels the world spreading her message through the medium of dance. When she’s not busy hosting retreats and catching planes, she enjoys a daily Hatha Yoga practice, barefoot trail walks near her Honolulu home and practicing stillness and being with her cat Purusha.
Jim half-way up Koko head mountain.
James Kobus
James Kobus, a.k.a. Jim, is one of the pioneering practitioners of the Human Potential Movement. he is also co-founder of Sanctuary Retreats. Jim is certified in 5 schools of Medical Chi Gong and Shengong from China. He teaches a group of Seniors on Chicago’s lakefront every morning at sunrise. Jim has a background as a high school wood shop teacher, and 30 years as a mentor for individuals sentenced to a juvenile correctional facility in the city of Chicago.
Jim refers to himself as a “Natural Estatic” and a “Resourcer.” His work with the mind and body in Esoteric study groups for over 30 years, combined with his mastery of the ancient practice Qi Gong, makes him a very significant member of our collective. Jean Houston trained him to live and serve in the world “like a shaman.” His mystical approach to the nature of existence is truly a wonder and inspiration to behold.
When Jim is not out traveling and collecting data from schools for the government, he’s gathering miracles from the Salvation Army and making art with his adoptive granddaughter, Astraia.