Team

Anna Nikova  

principle osteopath 

Anna Nikova decided to study osteopathy in England after having visited an osteopath just once. Anna had been suffering from back pain, and she was so impressed with the single osteopathic treatment she had, that years later she decided to change her occupation and practice osteopathy herself. 

Already from the first lectures at the European School of Osteopathy, Anna was confident she had found her vocation. She studied with joy throughout the 4 years, her motivation showing by graduating with a First Class Honours. After working for some time in England, Anna didn’t feel very motivated to work abroad and knew that she would be more useful in Bulgaria.

Anna uses a wide range of techniques, depending on everyone’s needs, but has a special interest in cranial osteopathy and the subtle techniques of osteopathy that work on the fascia, nervous system and psychosomatics. Anna has also completed a course in nutrition therapy and has a special interest in the impact of food on health.

Anna loves nature, especially the mountains and spends at least one day a week in the wilderness. She loves the silence and meditative effect of winter hiking, but she also rides a bike and kayaks in the summer. 

Before she returned to Bulgaria, Anna has worked at Plymouth Naturopathic Clinic and at Estuary Clinic both in Devon, UK

Ivan Georgiev  

associate osteopath

Ivan grew up and lived in the city of Razgrad, Bulgaria. He studied kinesitherapy at Ruse University, before moving to the United States to complete his studies in Physiotherapy.

In 2012 he moved to London, where he met with Osteopathy through some colleagues. He was immediately intrigued, and decided to study at the British School of Osteopathy, London. He quickly felt that Osteopathy was the best overall physical health tool, and understood he could use it to help people suffering from many different musculoskeletal and systemic issues.

Due to his varied physical therapy background, Ivan has a broad approach that helps him to treat and rehabilitate a wide variety of disorders. His treatment approach lies in both structural and functional techniques, and due to his sporting background (basketball and volleyball) ha has a keen interest in sports therapy  and rehabilitation.

After graduation in 2017, Ivan returned to Bulgaria in his wish to show and apply his knowledge to the Bulgarian population. He has worked for 1.5 years in his home city of Razgrad as a part of a rehabilitation clinic with a variety of patients, before joining the OsteoMed team in 2019.

Valentin Atanasov 

associate osteopath

Valentin Atanasov left for England after graduating from high school in Sofia. In 2018, he received a BA in International Relations from Coventry University, England. During his studies at Coventry, he became interested in osteopathy and gradually discovered that this was his calling. In 2018, Valentin began his studies at the European School of Osteopathy in Maidstone, England, where he obtained a Master’s degree in June 2022.

During his time at the ESO, Valentin studied various aspects of osteopathic diagnosis and therapy, mastering a variety of techniques through which he could offer a solution to every patient’s problem. In his pursuit of improvement, he completed a course in working with patients suffering from headaches and training in sports injury rehabilitation. Valentin also has a keen interest in treating babies and is particularly interested in the field of craniosacral osteopathy and functional therapy.

Valentin’s hobbies are photography and playing sports. He is filled with a great desire to work in the field of osteopathy and is confident that he can contribute to the development of this still unknown medical method in our country. It is for this reason that immediately after his graduation he returned to Bulgaria and enthusiastically became part of the OsteoMed team.

Other Specialists

Vasil Zelyamov

movement teacher

In 2018 Vasil graduated from Dance Port Derida – an intensive training program for contemporary dance at Derida Dance Center.  He began to work actively in the field of contemporary dance and physical theater with the Derida Company, as well as with other Bulgarian and foreign choreographers and directors. Later he went to Israel, where he completed his first choreographic project. There, he touched on the work of Ido Portal and his modus operandi – Movement Culture, from which Vasil’s work is strongly inspired and influenced. To this day, Vasil defines this event as a turning point for his development in movement and training, as both a practitioner and teacher.  

After Vasil returned to Bulgaria, he was strongly provoked to further develop his understanding of the body and its movement. In the following years, he continued his intensive path of development, learning from the Ido Portal team and participating in workshops and seminars with some of the best teachers in the movement world. Vasil has gone through an intensive two year course via the Movement Culture platform. 

As a natural step in practice, Vasil developed his teaching practice to share his experiences within the movement and training field.  He actively leads his group practice and organizes workshops related to these methods.  During his career, he did not have many injuries, but a severe back injury took him out of his usual physical practice for a long period, but subsequently it opened a new door in his work focused on recovery and rehabilitation through movement. instagram.com/vasil.zelyamov/

Marina Vasileva

thai masseuse

Marina Vasileva graduated Economics, but motivated by her desire to help others, started her thai massage training in Thailand in 2007. She attended a number of courses at the “Sunshine massage school”, with the prestigious teacher Pichest  Boonthummem, one of the most famous masters of Thai massage, teacher of Asokananda (Harald Brust) who made Thai massage training known to the western world.

In 2009 she continued her studies in Greece with Krishnatakis and David Lutt “dynamic thai massage”, and with Kalin Nenkov in 2023. Over the years, she attended various other body work courses, including Vasil Levski National Academy of Classical and Oriental Massages.

Marina training has been inspired by the understanding that these techniques will help many people manage their physical issues. In addition to Thai massage, Marina has knowledge and experience in various therapeutic techniques and how they improve the quality of life, relieve stress and tension and relax the body.

In her spare time she likes to travel and spend time with her family and friends.