From Dance to Deep Healing: A 30-Year Journey of Body, Soul, and Global Wellness
At TJ Industry, our mission is rooted in real-life experience, intuition, and a deep understanding of holistic wellness. One of our co-founders has spent over 30 years on a path of healing—first her own, and then helping others do the same.
Her story began in Serbia, where she taught dance classes—an early sign of her ability to sense movement, energy, and emotional expression. Through dance, she discovered how body and soul are inseparably connected, and that tension often speaks through posture, rhythm, and breath. It wasn’t long before her path naturally led her into the spa and wellness world in Greece.
Starting her hands-on healing journey in a traditional spa in Greece, she quickly realized her work went beyond technique. She could feel what others were holding onto—physically and emotionally. This gift led her to travel extensively through Egypt, Turkey, and numerous countries across Africa and Asia, where she immersed herself in local healing practices, traditional therapies, and ancient wisdom.
Over the years, she not only provided treatments but also managed wellness centers and became a mentor, teaching others how to read the body, release tension, and approach massage not just as a job, but as a form of communication and care. Her holistic approach combined deep physical knowledge with an intuitive sense of mind-body energy flow.
When she eventually moved to the United States, her journey turned even more inward. She deepened her spiritual studies, attended self-awareness programs, and became certified in Asana, Vinyasa, and Hatha Yoga, integrating movement with breath and consciousness. She traveled to Brazil, Peru, and Mexico to attend spiritual retreats and ceremonies, exploring the power of plant medicine, sound healing, and sacred rituals.
As part of her evolving journey, she became a certified PEAT (Primordial Energy Activation and Transcendence) therapist, a modality designed to help individuals release deep-rooted emotional patterns and activate inner transformation. This method gave her an even more powerful tool to guide people toward emotional balance and lasting self-awareness.
Her story is the soul of TJ Industry. Every product, every service, and every approach we take is informed by her lived experience, her global journey, and her unwavering belief that true wellness is about aligning body, mind, and spirit.
Her name is Tamara Ivkovic and she is the hero of our story!
