A Flexible Mind - A Freer Life
Adaptation-Oriented Integrative Counselling and Body Balancing
FLEXMIa is an integrative approach that uses counselling and body-based practices (both pragmatic and holistic) to promote self awareness and self knowledge. It helps develop greater psychological understanding of oneself and flexibility within ones response mechanisms towards life events, unlock self-regulation and capacity to adapt to everchanging reality and find a more balanced way of living.
True healing addresses all layers of experience. We bring together psychological clarity, physical discipline, and nervous system regulation to guide sustainable life transformations. Our approach brings together three complementary dimensions (see below).
An Integrated Path
BALANCE
Supporting equilibrium in everyday life.
Energy rebalancing through the modalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - acupuncture and derived techniques plus lifestyle principles support wellbeing and the harmonious interaction between mind, body and environment. TCM acts as a bridge between inseparable system of physiology (body) and psychological perception (mind) working through adjusting Qi (energy) flow.
From a modern biomedical perspective, acupuncture balances the nervous system, addressing somatoform autonomic dysregulation (like vegetovascular dystonia) by shifting the body out of a sympathetic "fight-or-flight" state into a parasympathetic "rest-and-digest" state through stimulating peripheral nerves to signal the brain, down-regulating the HPA axis and modulating neural circuits. It also activates circulatory and lymphatic systems for more efficient funcioning of the organism.
BODY
Iyengar yoga - developing awareness and self-regulation
The Iyengar Yoga method develops awareness and somatic self regulation by using the physical body as a laboratory to access the mind. Physical misalignments often mirror mental biases, disproportion of perceptions and reactions, or emotional lingering to certain life events that often lie at the roots of maladaptation. Correcting physical posture systematically confronts and reshapes these subconscious mental habits. Iyengar yoga distinguishes between mere movement (motion) and deliberate, conscious movement (action).
Yogic sciences including philosophy (based on eight step system of ashtanga yoga within Iyengar Method) offers understanding of locomotor and breathing peculiarities of your own body, develops discipline to enhance voluntary component of self regulation, ability to relaxation and balancing of inner systems. Every action requires structured alignment, conscious breathing, continuous and focused mental presence. Intense concentration required to maintain a complex posture is itself a form of sharp, single-pointed meditation in motion, mindfulness and discipline. All of that cultivate solid discipline, physical resilience, and promote lasting behavioural habits.
MIND
Adapting to reality through understanding your reactions.
The work consists of psychological counselling, cognitive, emotional and volutary (behavioural) training, explaining the specifics of nervous system to be able to recognise vegeto-vascular dystonia and crisis, understand reasons behind anxiety, depressive conditions and phobic reactions, exploring sources of panic attacks and developing more adaptive ways of responding to challenging situations.
Reality is our starting point. We cannot always choose what happens to us, but we can develop our capacity to understand what is happening, regulate our responses, distinguish what we can influence from what we cannot, and act more effectively. A better relationship with reality creates greater freedom in life. Major part of counselling is education and information of possible co-morbid conditions and symptom prioritization, care navigation, while deeper work is done through the methods of Person Centered Reconstructive Psychoterapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Reality Oriented Adaptation Therapy among others.
Three dimensions of our approach
Dr. Edith Mészáros Crow
Integrative Personality Development and Wellbeing
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PhD in Biomedicine and Master of Advanced Studies in Public Health
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Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture and Reflexology Practitioner
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Accredited Iyengar Yoga Instructor
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Counselling Practitioner specialising in anxiety and phobic disorders
ABOUT Me
After ten years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, where I worked as a project & account manager, I began my journey into Iyengar Yoga and complementary health practices in 2006, learning from excellent masters and practitioners all across Europe. The need to embark on this path arose from a profound personal crisis, following my admission to intensive care due to a severe hemorrhage. The most challenging aspect was that even the most eminent medical specialists could provide neither an explanation for the root cause of my condition nor an effective remedy for my recovery. Ultimately, it was through complementary therapies that I found the answers I was seeking. Since then, this path of learning has remained an integral part of my life. My Education and Training PhD in Biomedicine, Translational Research and New Technologies, University of Málaga (UMA), Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine, awarded Sobresaliente Cum Laude. Master of Advanced Studies in Public Health, University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Global Health, Geneva, Switzerland. Diploma of foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Specialist Training in Acupuncture, with training in general therapeutic practice and further study in oncology, psychology and neuroendocrinology, Shenzhou Open University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, awarded Cum Laude. University Degree in Arts and Humanities, specialising in pedagogy and language teaching, philosophy and English literature. Specialist Diploma in Psychological Approaches to Anxiety, Phobic and Panic Disorders, Institute of Emotional Intellect and Psychotherapy of A. Krasikov, Moscow, Russia. University Specialisation Course in Haemotherapy, Miguel de Cervantes European University, Valladolid, Spain. University Expert in Biomedical Research in the Healthcare Context, University of Málaga. Iyengar Yoga Instructor, certified and accredited in Switzerland and Spain. And many more courses of continues education. The Body as a Source of Knowledge Through the practice of Iyengar Yoga, I have developed a deep understanding of my own body and a heightened sensitivity to the changes that take place within it. The practice has helped me cultivate a greater sense of vitality and strength in everyday life and, above all, has taught me to develop self-confidence, tolerance, presence and the ability to observe different situations with greater calm and perspective. It is this experience, together with the knowledge I have acquired through many years of study and professional development, that I wish to share with others. Alongside my study and practice of yoga, I have trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Acupressure and Tuina, as well as Reflexology and the foundations of Western medicine, obtaining different diplomas and certifications in Hungary, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Spain. From Biomedicine to an Integrative Approach My scientific and research-based understanding of biomedicine, together with my study of complementary approaches, has played an important role in my professional development. My background in Public Health and Biomedicine has provided me with a strong foundation in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Planning and Management, Health Programme Evaluation, Health Promotion, Communication, Healthcare Workforce Development, Health Economics, and Environmental Health. My research career has also included individual and collaborative projects, as well as scientific research and publications in international indexed journals, including Q1, Q2 and Q3 publications. For me, this scientific perspective provides an important complement to the practical experience gained over many years of studying and working with the body, movement, breathing and traditional Eastern practices. The Mind as an Essential Dimension Over time, I came to understand that, in order to explore the relationship between physical and mental wellbeing in a truly integrated way, I also needed to deepen my understanding of the mind and of the different ways in which people perceive, interpret and respond to life experiences. For this reason, in 2022 I began further studies at the Institute of Emotional Intellect and Psychotherapy of A. Krasikov in Moscow. This multidimensional training includes areas related to physiology, psychiatry and psychopathology, psychoanalysis, differential diagnosis, cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, endocrinology and sleep medicine, together with approaches drawn from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Person Centered Reconstructive Psychoterapy, Transactional Analysis, Reality Oriented Adaptation Therapy, philosophy of Stoicism among others. The study of more than one hundred practical cases has allowed me to deepen my understanding of thought patterns, emotional responses and the factors that may influence the way a person responds to reality with anxiety, fear, stress and emotional overload. FLEXMIa has emerged from this journey and is built around three complementary dimensions: MIND Understanding our thoughts, emotions and reactions in order to develop a more flexible relationship with reality. BODY Using movement, breathing, posture and body awareness as tools for presence and self-regulation. BALANCE Regulating vital energy (Qi) through TCM practices and lifestyle principles that harmonize and balance vital body systems and lead to wellbeing. Together, these three dimensions, each backed by its own valuable philosophical system, form an integrative approach designed to guide, educate and support people in developing self-knowledge, self-regulation and a greater capacity to adapt. The aim is not to create a life without difficulties, but to develop the resources needed to understand what is happening, respond more consciously and regain a greater sense of balance and autonomy. Professional Experience Since 2009, while continuing my professional education and training, I have worked as a counselling practitioner in the area of anxiety and phobic difficulties, a Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture practitioner, and an Iyengar Yoga instructor in various schools and wellness centres in Amsterdam, Geneva and Málaga. Over the years, I have worked with people of different ages, cultures and backgrounds, as well as with individuals with diverse needs and experiences relating to their physical and emotional conditions. My command of seven European languages has also enabled me to communicate fluently and build close professional relationships with students, clients and colleagues from different countries and cultural backgrounds. This combination of science, embodied experience, knowledge of Eastern traditions and an understanding of the psychological dimension forms the foundation of my current approach: FLEXMIa. A Flexible Mind - A Freer Life.
Clients' feedback...
"The personalized yoga sessions at FLEXMIa have completely transformed my physical perception. I feel more resilient and energized than ever before."
Valeria M.
"A truly human-centered approach to counselling. Dr. Crow is professional yet incredibly approachable, making every session feel like a homecoming."
Maria R.
"The TCM based personalised sessions and profound analysis of my mental and physiological patterns have helped me reach my peak physical flow. Highly recommended for any wellness journey."
Agnes P.