Meet Monika

Gradual Movement Founder

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I am a Movement Teacher, Breathwork Facilitator, Feminine Embodiment Guide, and Holistic Therapist, with a background that began in Pilates and evolved into a deeper exploration of the breath and its impact on the body and nervous system. My work is rooted in understanding how we move, breathe, and restore function through the intelligence of the body.

Through years of practice, I have developed a holistic approach that integrates movement, breathwork, and somatic awareness to support conditions such as abdominal separation, pelvic floor dysfunction, back pain, and nervous system dysregulation.

Beyond my professional roles, I am a mother and a woman deeply committed to living and sharing this work through lived experience.

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How It Started

Movement has always been at the center of my life. I began as a professional model, and for a long time I saw other women through the lens the fashion industry often creates—comparison, competition, separation. It took time, and a lot of inner work, to unlearn that.

My path led me into Sports Science, Pilates, and later into yoga, meditation, breathwork, and somatic practices across Southeast Asia, Bali, and India. The more I turned inward, the more I began to reconnect outward—with other women, this time as sisters rather than competition.

Breathwork, ecstatic and somatic dance, and deep inner practice slowly reshaped how I relate to my body, my emotions, and to womanhood itself. Everything deepened when I became pregnant—this felt like a true initiation into womanhood and a profound understanding of mothers and what they carry.

Today, I dedicate my work to supporting women through movement, breath, and embodied practices—helping them reconnect with their strength, their bodies, and each other.

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Pilates is simply the doorway into the body’s vast landscape.

During almost 15 years of practicing and teaching Pilates and diaphragmatic breathing, I have come to truly understand the power of the breath. It influences how we move, how our muscles activate and release, and even how the body is shaped and supported over time.

This realisation was a turning point for me—breathwork became a natural next step, opening a deeper dimension of recovery, regulation, and healing.

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My Mission

My mission is to reconnect people with the power of their breath as an innate tool for regulation, healing, and transformation. The breath is always available, requiring nothing external, and serves as a bridge between body and mind—guiding us back to balance, presence, and resilience.

My Speciality

I welcome women in every season of life, offering support and guidance tailored to each journey.

  • Trauma-informed Therapeutic Breathwork

  • Cycle Syncing

  • Pilates focused on Pelvic Health

  • Post-natal Recovery with expertise on Pelvic Floor, Diastasis Recti, and

    C-Section Rehab

  • Feminine Embodiment (Somatics & Tao Practices)

  • Trauma-informed Therapeutic Breathwork

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Yoga and Pilates for body alignment and painless movement

I support women in understanding their bodies, so they can move with more ease, confidence, and trust. My work is about releasing both physical and emotional limitations through awareness, breath, and gentle movement.

It is not about pushing or forcing change, but about curiosity—learning to listen, soften, and move in a way that feels effortless and kind.

Through this approach, women begin to understand the root of their pain or restriction and create lasting, meaningful change in how they feel in their bodies.

When you reconnect with your body, everything begins to shift.