Compassion Lab
For women who feel unseen in their relationships — and are finally ready to change it.
I’m Yana,
the heart behind Compassion Lab
I grew up without a safe space… so I became one.
I was raised in a home marked by domestic violence. I learned early to stay quiet and make myself small to keep the peace. I carried that pattern through seven years in corporate, through relationships, through burnout, until I finally couldn’t anymore.
That’s exactly the territory I now walk with others.
I work with women who have a hard time expressing themselves in their relationships, who want more clarity about who they are and what they actually need, who are ready to finally speak up.
Because knowing what you feel is only half of it. Being able to say it, and stay connected while you do, that’s what changes things.
Four things you can count on
Experience
3 years of online and in person facilitation
Practice
150+ group sessions held, each one unscripted & real
Community
100+ people met in workshops across Europe
Languages
sessions available in English and Russian
Compassionlab is for you if
You’ve done the work. You’ve read the books and tried therapy. But you haven’t had a space to practice honest communication in real time, with real people. Therefore:
- You still lose yourself in relationships
- You say “yes” when you mean “no” and resent it later
- You freeze, fawn, or shut down in hard conversations
- You struggle to express your feelings and needs
- You want to be heard, seen, and held without judgment or pressure to “fix” yourself.
This is not a course. This is the space for you to finally practice what you’ve been trying to live.
My offers
Online group space
A group journey to help you cultivate inner clarity, practice honest communication, navigate conflicts, and stay connected even in discomfort.
Small group. Online. Transformational.
Held & honest - 1:1 sessions
Private coaching & space-holding to slow down, listen deeply, and meet it all with honesty and care.
For integration, support, and personal clarity.
Navigating difficult conversations program
A private 6 to 8 week program for people who keep having the same fights or avoid the conversations they most need to have. Real tools, real practice, tailored entirely to you.
Online. Tailored to your needs. All in.
My tools
I use different modalities to meet you where you are and support your growth.
Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication is a framework rooted in universal human needs and values. It combines simple guiding principles with a clear communication process. Practicing it helps understand your own experience, and turn a potential conflict into a collaborative dialogue.
Authentic Relating
Authentic Relating is a set of practices, games, and conversations designed to foster honesty, empathy, and deep listening. It offers simple yet powerful structures that help people express their true selves, hear others fully, and create relationships that feel mutual and nourishing.
Inner Child Work
A therapeutic approach aimed at reconnecting with the "inner child," addressing its unmet needs, reparenting and integrating. The method frees up creativity and joy, and upgrades adult choices that were still being driven by childhood pain.
What you'll experience
- Presence-based practices to access your body’s truth
- Dyads, empathy, group reflection: witnessing each other in real time
- Real tools: how to say “no,” name needs, move from triggers to clarity
- A regenerative group field rooted in care, sovereignty, and wholeness
Here’s what people have experienced in this space — in their own words.
Testimonials
Franzi
The NVC practice group is a safe haven for me to explore my own thoughts, needs and feelings. Despite how uncomfortable and painful some of the realizations can be that I come to in these sessions, I always feel relieved, more empowered and whole afterwards.
Jasmin
The workshop really helped me get my communication on one hand better structured but also more connected to my heart, so that I could somehow feel how the words are flowing from my heart through my mouth. And that was because Yana was so present with her heart and being so authentic and also vulnerable that this opened the space to drop deeper myself.
Matej
After every session with Yana, apart from having another proverbial stone removed from my shoe, I found myself thinking: “Girl, you were born to do this!”. Yana combines two important qualities in her healing: gentleness and drive towards greater resolution guided by her healer’s intuition. This means you always feel safe, seen and understood, yet invited to go deeper and closer to the root of your issue. I was always amazed how her intuition guided me to look at my deeper and deeper shit, yet always kept the communication non-violent and constructive. Thanks to you Yana, I dealt with shit I did not know how to for the longest time. Eternal Thank You, The Most Compassionate One!
Freedom
What sets Yana apart is her ability to foster deep, meaningful connections among participants. Her kindness and gentle guidance create a safe space for everyone to navigate their emotions, making the experience feel like savoring the best crème brûlée you’ve ever had. Each authentic relating game she facilitates leaves me feeling seen and heard, enhancing my understanding of myself and others.
I became such a fan that I invited her as my special guest for one of my workshops. I feel blessed to count Yana as a collaborator. Her radiant presence and dedication to helping people connect enriches the community around her.