Interdisciplinary Researcher
&
Mindfulness Teacher

My interest in mindfulness and other mind-body techniques emerged while I was recovering from a traffic accident that led to several surgeries. I then began practicing mindfulness and other types of meditation with a sole goal to fix my problems related to sustaining attention during studying that emerged at that time. 

I soon noticed the effects on many other aspects of my life, including living with chronic pain and anxiety. Curiosity about this has led me to contribute to the current knowledge about mindfulness and similar techniques through research, and to share these skills with others as a mindfulness teacher. 

In my research, I combine psychology, molecular biology, and neuroscience in the research of mind-body techniques such as mindfulness and yoga, and their effects on mental and physical health. 

After completing a master’s programme in psychology at University of Zagreb (Croatia), I obtained two PhDs: one by Coventry University (UK) in 2018 and another by Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University (Netherlands) in 2020. 

In 2020, I founded Mindfulness Centre Split where I teach mindfulness in Croatian language. You can read more about it here, but please note that this website is not in English: https://mindfulnesscentarsplit.com

In 2021, I was awarded a prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship to continue my research in psychoneuroimmunology of mindfulness at the University of Amsterdam for a period of two years.

In 2023, I won a Varela Grant by the Mind & Life Institute to fund my line of research at the University of Amsterdam for the next two years. You can learn more about my current and past research by clicking here.