About Elena Milo
Elena is a trainer, yoga teacher, mindfulness and meditation teacher and developmentcoach at government organizations and schools.
“With a modern way of working, it's only normal that employees have the choice to relax their body and mind during working hours. This way, as employer and employee, you receive a mutual investment and appreciation.” - Elena
Background
I was born in Serbia in 1987. When I was 5, my parents fled to the Netherlands during the civil war in 1992 in the former Yugoslavia. Since I was 15, I dreamed of becoming a philosopher. I thought the rest of the studies were too capitalist. I studied philosophy, I had an IT company and I worked at the economics faculty of Erasmus University in Rotterdam. During my philosophy studies, Eastern philosophy captivated me.
The elevator button
Even though I was 20 and in the proverbial prime of my life, I didn't find spending 8 hours a day behind a screen between 4 walls and the same talk every day to achieve turnover and ratings as gratifying. One morning I was standing at the elevator going to my office. I pressed the elevator button and in that moment my life felt despondent. I tried it one more time at a government organization. I did not find my home there either because I found it oppressive that colleagues so willingly went beyond their limits in the field of physical and mental health.
I made my dream come true
My inner self screamed for development and change. I had to start somewhere and I decided to retrain myself in India as a yoga teacher and a massage therapist according to Chinese medicine. Relaxation of body and mind. Suddenly I blossomed through the healing power of touch and movement. I met my business mentors Coco Chen and Robert Reijnders, founders of QoQo Preventive Healthcare, who offered me the freedom to discover my business vision.
I also help citizens of Rotterdam find their dream job. I work as a trainer for employees of the municipality of Rotterdam and Erasmus MC in the field of vitality and yoga. I also work as a mindfulness trainer for the citizens of Rotterdam who qualify for this.
My vision
My vision is that a company flourishes when its employees flourish in a vital working environment. This working environment can be created through relaxation of body and mind during working hours. For example, by making yoga accessible to employees who work remotely. This way, as an employer and employee, you receive a mutual investment and appreciation.
Work experience
Mindfulness teacher at the municipality of Rotterdam
Yin yoga teacher at the municipality of Rotterdam
Yoga teacher at Gemini College. Meditation teacher at the municipality of Rotterdam
Trainer at Erasmus MC via Healthy Society
Trainer & coach at the municipality of Rotterdam
Energy trainer at the municipality of Rotterdam
Yoga teacher for the 8-part online series for QoQo Preventive Healthcare
Education & Training
MBSR-/MBCT Mindfulness teacher at the Radboudumc Expertisecentre for Mindfulness
School for Human Leadership - De Spiegel at Van Harte & Lingsma
Co-active coaching at Schouten & Nelissen
Chronic Disease Self Management Trainer (CDSMP trainer)
Effective Personal Communication at De Baak
Vocational Training Professional Meditation Teacher &
Dynamic Meditation supervisor at Nederlof Institute
Hatha Yoga in India Chinese Acupressure Points Massage Therapy Philosophy at Erasmus UniversityPhilosophy at University of Antwerp
Com. management at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
