Maria Doncheva: A Participant on the "Basics of Life" Workshop with Maya Mandala
And now I feel myself very, very calm. I feel so much energy in me. And I think this is just the beginning. I mean, all that process, it's going to bloom in time.Maria Doncheva — a participant in the "Basics of Life" workshop, originally from Bulgaria and living in the UK
- Who's speaking
- Maria Doncheva — originally from Bulgaria, living in the UK
- Program
- The "Basics of Life" workshop with Maya Mandala — her first experience of this kind after many seminars
- What she took home
- Calm, energy, and more time for the people close to her
- Themes
- Self-discovery, a new sense of time, connection beyond language
Maria Doncheva's video testimonial about the "Basics of Life" workshop · Watch on YouTube ↗
In Brief
Maria Doncheva is originally from Bulgaria and lives in the UK. She had attended many seminars before, yet she calls the "Basics of Life" workshop with Maya Mandala "an amazing concept." In this short video she describes what she takes home: a feeling of deep calm, a lot of energy, and a new willingness to give the people close to her more time. She also describes what she noticed about the group — that people from different countries, speaking different languages, can still cry, dance and laugh together.
What She Took Home
Maria speaks simply and directly about the change she feels. She came in having attended many seminars, and left with a sense of acceptance, calm and energy that she describes as just the beginning — a process that "is going to bloom in time." One of her first intentions is relational: to give her family, her partner and her friends more time, and to stop rushing them as she used to.
"I find here so many friends. I find myself."
A New Sense of Time
One of Maria's clearest reflections is about time. People often say life is too short and there is never enough of it — but, she says, at the workshop she found that awareness turned that idea around: "All of us, we have absolutely enough time for everything." It is a small, practical realisation, and she frames it as the beginning of a longer process.
One World, Many Languages
Maria also speaks about the people she met at the workshop. What struck her, she says, is that a difference of language does not stand in the way of shared feeling — of crying in the same way, dancing together, or laughing together. In her words, that shared ground meant that "all of us, we are from the same world."
About Maya Mandala
Maya Mandala is a practitioner and teacher, creator of the Mandala Dance method, and leader of programs on working with the body, awareness, and self-discovery — including the "Basics of Life" workshop. Her seminars and retreats take place both in Russia and abroad.
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Questions About This Testimonial
Who is Maria Doncheva?
She is originally from Bulgaria and lives in the UK. She attended the "Basics of Life" workshop with Maya Mandala — her first experience of this kind, after many seminars in her life.
What did she say the workshop gave her?
A deep sense of calm and a lot of energy, which she describes as "just the beginning." She also felt moved to give the people close to her more time, and to stop rushing them as she once did.
What did she notice about the group?
That people from different countries and different languages can still share the same feelings — crying, dancing and laughing together. In her words, "all of us, we are from the same world."
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