Ivelina Popkrasteva is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with her. She impressed us with her vast coaching toolkit and honesty.
She emerged from the challenges of the pandemic with a deeper understanding of resilience and transformation… all thanks to the power of energy psychology. What began as a personal struggle with burnout and nervous system dysregulation led her on a journey of healing that reshaped both her life and career.
She now dedicates herself to helping others break free from emotional burdens through innovative techniques like AGER® (Age Gate Energy Release) and TAI® (internal alchemy techniques). Her coaching goes beyond surface level healing, guiding clients to uncover ancestral trauma, collective wounds, and subconscious imprints that shape their lives. By integrating energy psychology with neuroscience and ancient wisdom, she creates a powerful space for transformation.
She believes that true freedom comes from understanding and releasing the unconscious programs powered by unprocessed emotions and unhealed traumas that hold us back. With every session, she offers a path to deep healing, reminding others that no matter how stuck they feel, everything flows, and change is always possible. Here is what she said…
Meet Life Coach Ivelina Popkrasteva (Diva):
Name: Ivelina Popkrasteva
Pillar: The Heart
Who is this coach for: Anyone who wants to free themselves from the burden of unprocessed emotions and unhealed trauma so they can be a brighter version of themselves.
How they can help: By using energy psychology accompanied with various tools, techniques, and methods like Chronoreflexology, AGER® (Age Gate Energy Release), TAI® (internal alchemy techniques), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and First Aid for Stress and Trauma (FAST), just to name a few.
First of all, how are you and your family doing after these Pandemic times?
The pandemic was a challenging period, but it also brought deep transformation.
Like many, I experienced moments of uncertainty, but it also strengthened my commitment to energy psychology.
It reinforced the importance of nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and resilience.
My family and I are doing well, and I am grateful for the lessons this time brought.
The pandemic reshaped our priorities as a family, leading us to relocate to a village in the Stara Planina Mountains.
Since both my partner and I work online, it was a feasible decision.
During the pandemic, I was running an E commerce business specializing in personalized gifts.
Although I recovered from the coronavirus without major complications, it triggered a breakdown in my nervous system, leading to burnout.
The years from 2022 to 2024 were some of the most challenging for me, both physically and mentally, which inevitably affected my family as well.
However, reconnecting with nature had a profound healing effect on us.
It also planted a deep resource in my children, the ability to turn to and connect with nature, something that will stay with them for life.
On the other hand, prolonged isolation wasn’t beneficial for us in the long run, so we eventually found a balance between city life and living in the countryside.
How did the coronavirus pandemic affect your clients? Did it affect you at all?
In Bulgaria, we are used to living in crisis.
Our generational traumas shape our national psychology far more than the coronavirus ever could.
In my opinion, Bulgaria was one of the least affected nations in the long run, as we have already developed resilience through historical hardships.
The pandemic was a global manipulation, but its impact here was different from what many experienced elsewhere.
My work goes far beyond surface level stressors like the coronavirus and the pandemic.
I guide my clients to explore the deeper roots of their struggles, ancestral trauma, collective wounds, and individual emotional imprints that shape their lives.
However, I cannot ignore the effect that the pandemic and the coronavirus had on our nervous systems, increasing anxiety levels worldwide.
The daily death tolls on the news were one of the most damaging aspects of the pandemic, a psychological weapon that placed millions in a constant state of fear and hypervigilance.
Those familiar with polyvagal theory will understand how this collective trauma impacted the nervous system.
The pandemic triggered long term dysregulation, leaving many people stuck in a fight or flight response, making it harder to trust life again.
In my work, I help clients release this stored fear and restore a sense of safety within themselves, allowing them to move forward without being trapped by past collective anxieties.
What are the biggest lessons that you learned in this pandemic?
The pandemic was a test of inner strength and discernment.
I learned to step away from the collective mindset and trust my own truth.
It reinforced my self worth and confidence, showing me that fear is often a signal pointing to the exact lesson we need to learn.
It also reawakened my faith in God and my connection to higher forces.
I realized that control is an illusion, and true peace comes from surrendering to the flow of life.
Instead of fighting against circumstances, I learned to trust the unfolding of events, knowing that even in chaos, there is divine order.
The Origin:
Tell us about you, your career, how you started with your coaching career?
I have a background in the humanities and have worked in media and publishing.
Since 2011, I had been developing my own online store for personalized gifts.
However, alongside my business ventures, I have always been deeply invested in personal development, studying human behavior, optimization, and the balance between different areas of life.
Books, psychology, philosophy, and literature have always been my great passions.
My transition into energy psychology was not planned, it was a desperate attempt to save my own life.
After experiencing burnout during the pandemic, I was advised to learn something entirely different from my daily work in business, commerce, and Ecommerce.
At that time, my rational mind felt unreliable, so I started relying on intuition.
I was going through the “dark night of the soul,” where the ego clings to an image of self, yet internally, there is a deep cry for help.
I turned to the Institute for Integral Development and enrolled in training for Family Constellations.
This experience not only saved my life but also opened my mind to a completely new level of awareness.
Later, I was certified in AGER® (Age Gate Energy Release) and TAI® (internal alchemy techniques) under my mentor Andrea Fredi, a revolutionary method for releasing blocked energy after traumatic experiences.
When I started applying it to close friends and family, the effects were immediate and deeply transformative.
I fell in love with this work and knew I wanted to dedicate myself fully to these practices.
To deepen my expertise, I pursued further training and certification in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and First Aid for Stress and Trauma (FAST).
My journey from burnout to healing led me to my true calling: helping others release emotional burdens and reclaim their inner balance.
What was your biggest obstacle that you had to overcome in your life that made you who you are today?
My life has been shaped by deep pain and profound transformation.
I have faced the divorce of my parents, the sudden loss of loved ones, multiple miscarriages, abandonment and betrayal from partners, financial struggles, health challenges, sexual assault, and intense business related stress.
Looking back at my 42 years, I see a path filled with hardship, but also immense growth.
Each challenge stripped away a layer of who I thought I was, forcing me to rebuild myself from within.
Every wound became a gateway to deeper healing, leading me to my true purpose.
My struggles were not just personal, they connected me to the collective human experience of pain, making me more empathetic, resilient, and committed to helping others navigate their own darkness.
The Coaching Style:
How do you innovate with coaching your clients?
My approach goes beyond traditional coaching by integrating energy psychology, time portals, and internal alchemy techniques.
I work with the AGER® (Age Gate Energy Release) and TAI® (internal alchemy techniques) methods, which allow clients to access and release deeply stored emotional imprints from their past.
These techniques help untangle hidden loyalties, unconscious programs, and encapsulated time (moments of trauma that remain frozen in the body’s energy system).
A key aspect of my work is guiding clients through the portals of time, where they can reconnect with their past selves and break free from inherited emotional burdens.
I also apply internal alchemy techniques, methods that help clients transmute emotional pain into personal power, much like ancient practices used in Eastern traditions.
By working with the body’s energy centers (influenced by polyvagal theory and the Taoist three dantians), I help clients regulate their nervous systems, restore balance, and awaken their own healing abilities.
This combination of modern energy psychology, neuroscience, NLP, and ancient wisdom creates a truly transformative experience.
Clients not only resolve past trauma but also gain tools to self regulate, build resilience, and shift their perception of reality, allowing them to step into a more empowered version of themselves.
What’s unique about your coaching approach?
My coaching approach is distinguished by the integration of AGER® (Age Gate Energy Release) and TAI® (internal alchemy techniques) methods.
These techniques allow clients to access and release deeply stored emotional imprints from their past, addressing hidden loyalties, unconscious programs, and encapsulated moments of trauma that remain frozen in the body’s energy system.
By guiding my clients through time portals, I support reconnecting with past selves and transforming unresolved trauma into personal strength.
Using internal alchemy and energy psychology, I help regulate the nervous system, restore balance, and activate natural healing abilities.
Blending neuroscience with ancient wisdom, my method empowers clients to heal, build resilience, and step into their most authentic selves.
What benefits do your clients get after working with you?
My clients experience deep emotional and energetic shifts that bring lasting relief and transformation.
Based on client feedback, the key benefits they gain include:
1. Emotional and Nervous System Regulation. Clients often report feeling a profound sense of calm and safety during sessions, which helps reset their nervous system and release stored trauma.
2. Relief from Emotional and Physical Burdens. Many describe a lightness, as if they have let go of long carried emotional weights, leading to an overall sense of peace.
3. Greater Freedom and Self Expression. Those struggling with fear and anxiety often find that they can communicate and express themselves more freely after our work together.
4. A Deep Sense of Clarity and Alignment. Sessions help clients access deeper layers of self awareness, enabling them to understand and dissolve patterns that no longer serve them.
5. Personalized and Transformative Support. I tailor each session to the individual, ensuring that they receive what they most need in that moment. Clients appreciate feeling truly heard and understood.
Ultimately, my work helps people reclaim their energy, restore balance, and reconnect with their inner power.
Do you use any specific tools to be efficient with your clients?
Yes, I use specific body tests to detect energy blockages.
I also incorporate the unique Chronoreflexology method by Vincenzo di Spazio, which helps identify and release unresolved past traumas.
Additionally, I work with the three dantian energy centers, allowing clients to reconnect with their inner balance.
To ensure emotional safety and prevent retraumatization, I integrate Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to regulate and soothe the nervous system.
The Impact:
If you had a super megaphone that, when you speak into, the whole world will hear your message, what would you say?
You are not powerless.
Freedom is in your hands.
Believe me, there is life beyond anxiety.
Every pain is valid.
We are all one.
What is the greatest lesson you have learned in your life?
Panta Rhei | Everything flows.
Life is constant movement, change, and transformation.
No matter how deep the pain, no matter how stuck we feel, nothing remains the same forever.
This truth has carried me through my darkest times, reminding me that healing, growth, and new beginnings are always possible.
Your final thoughts?
Freedom is largely an illusion, as we are products of our ancestors and live, think, and act according to unconscious programs.
Yet, we are all interconnected, and we are a divine continuation.
This means that we have the free choice to release these burdens and return to our authentic essence, which is love.
Where Can You Find Ivelina Popkrasteva?
If you liked this interview and if you would love to free yourself from past trauma and release the emotional burdens that you carry, go to diva.bg and see how Coach Ivelina can help you do that.
If you’d like to peak a glimpse into her coaching, follow her Facebook and Instagram accounts.
And if you’d like to connect more personally with her, you can do that through LinkedIn, or by sending her a direct message on her WhatsApp or Email info@diva.bg. It was an honor having this interview with her.