Hi, I’m Nina🤍.
I’m a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT®), creative educator, retreat host, and the founder of Oasis of Zen™ — a space where creativity, mindfulness, nature, and meaningful human connection come together.
Creativity has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a child, I was constantly drawing, painting, decorating, and expressing myself through art and handwriting. Creating has always been one of the ways I understand the world and connect with myself.
At the same time, movement and sports became another important part of my journey. What started as a personal passion eventually developed into a long career in fitness and teaching. For more than 16 years, guiding, encouraging, and supporting people has been at the heart of my work.
Over time, I began to see the beautiful connection between movement, creativity, mindfulness, and personal growth. Different chapters of my life slowly started coming together, showing me that they were never separate paths — they were all leading toward the same intention: creating spaces where people feel supported, inspired, and connected.
When I discovered the Zentangle® Method in 2020, it immediately felt like coming home. It brought together so many things I love: art, presence, calm, creativity, and self-expression.
After becoming a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT®) in 2021, I began teaching students around the world through online classes, workshops, retreats, and creative gatherings. Since then, I have had the privilege of connecting with inspiring international communities and events, including ZenAgain™ by Zentangle® Inc. in the USA, Zenacity™ in Singapore, Zentastic™ in Japan, and creative gatherings throughout Europe and beyond.
I am grateful to contribute to the global Zentangle community through creative tutorials, step-out inspired videos, and by supporting future CZTs as a lecturer at Conzentric.
Since Inktober 2022, creating accessible step-by-step drawing content has become an important part of my creative work. I love showing people that creativity does not need to be complicated or perfect — sometimes it simply needs a little guidance, curiosity, and the permission to begin.
Beyond creativity and teaching, nature and horses have always been important sources of grounding and inspiration for me. They remind me to slow down, pay attention, and allow things to unfold in their own time.
This understanding has become an important part of Oasis of Zen.
Oasis of Zen is more than a collection of courses, retreats, or creative experiences. It is a space where mindfulness, creativity, and meaningful connection come together — a place to pause, reconnect with yourself, and explore what feels meaningful to you.
I believe that sometimes the most meaningful things happen when we make a little room for them.
We don't always need a plan or a particular outcome. Sometimes, all we need is a little space, a sense of curiosity, and the freedom to discover what happens next.
My work today is not only about teaching techniques. It is about creating experiences that invite people to slow down, reconnect with themselves, explore their creativity, and experience moments of calm, inspiration, and joy.
Whether through Zentangle®, mindful practices, retreats, creative tools, or shared creative experiences, my intention remains the same: to create spaces where people feel welcome to pause, explore, connect, and simply be themselves.
Thank you for being here and sharing this journey with me.
With love,
Nina 🤍