The Ancient Game of Self-Discovery for Modern Life

A full day devoted to a deep exploration of yourself and the question you bring. Three practices unfold as one journey: a one-hour dynamic meditation to release tension and prepare the body and attention; Leela in a coaching format to reveal inner patterns, limitations, and resources; and a sound-integration practice with gong, crystal singing bowls, and didgeridoo to help the experience settle through the body.

September 26, 2026 · 11 AM · San Mateo, CA · 6 · $450

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In person11:00 AM–approximately 7:00 PM6 seats$450

Leela continues until every participant completes the game; 7:00 PM is an approximate end time.

What is Leela?

Leela is an ancient Indian game of self-discovery, structured as a symbolic map of human consciousness. You enter the game with a real question. As you move through the board, connections between inner states, beliefs, choices, familiar reactions, and what is happening in your life become visible. Leela does not predict the future—it helps you see the present more clearly.

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The mother of transformational games

Leela is often called the mother of modern transformational games. Long before contemporary coaching and psychological game formats appeared, it used a game board to make a person’s inner processes visible. Its power lies not in chance, but in the dialogue between an ancient system, your question, and what you begin to recognize about yourself.

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Questions you can bring

  • Relationships — closeness, trust, boundaries, separation, or patterns that keep repeating
  • Money and fulfillment — income, professional direction, growth, and inner limits
  • Health and inner state — stress, exhaustion, anxiety, and loss of familiar supports
  • Purpose and direction — loss of meaning or uncertainty about your next chapter
  • Change and difficult decisions — a crossroads, relocation, loss, or a new role
  • Recurring life patterns — situations that change outside but lead to the same outcome
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Mystical depth. Professional grounding.

Leela is an ancient spiritual map of consciousness. Its language unfolds through the squares, arrows and snakes, the player’s path, the movement of the group, unexpected synchronicities, and moments of recognition.

The MindBloom approach preserves Leela’s mystical nature in all its depth. The symbolic language of the game, Vedic meanings, the intuitive field of the group, and what opens beyond familiar logic become equal parts of the process.

A deep relationship with Vedic philosophy, a personal path of transformation, and experience with regression practices—including past-life regression—support careful facilitation.

Professional coaching strengthens the impact of Leela. Precise questions, reflection, and attentive presence help reveal deeper connections and hear your own understanding.

What opens during the game becomes a resource for real life: it can be connected with relationships, decisions, money, and direction, shaped into a next step, and carried forward through action.

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What may shift through the game

  • Clarity about what is truly behind your question
  • Recognition of the pattern—and your place within it
  • A new perspective on relationships, money, purpose, or a decision
  • An unexpected insight, synchronicity, or reflection from the group
  • A broader view and new possibilities for choice and action
  • A grounded, integrated state after sound healing

A path lived from within

Tetiana’s relationship with Leela began long before it became part of MindBloom. Years of travel through India, leading groups on spiritual journeys, and a deep engagement with Vedic philosophy shaped her distinctive way of facilitating Leela—rooted in respect for the tradition and connected to modern life.

PCC Coach · ICF Global30+ years of working with people8+ years facilitating Leela5+ years training Leela facilitatorsIndia · Vedic philosophy · Leela

The experience continues through sound

GONG · SINGING BOWLS · DIDGERIDOO · SHAMANIC DRUM

After the game, the exploration continues through sound, rhythm, and vibration. Gong, singing bowls, didgeridoo, and shamanic drum create an evolving soundscape where analysis can soften and direct experience can come forward.

Different timbres and rhythms may awaken tension, strength, resistance, movement, release, relaxation, or deep stillness. What matters is how your body, emotions, and attention respond.

This makes it possible to notice your own reactions, continue unfolding the insights received in Leela, and connect thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations into a more integrated experience.

Here, harmonization means making room for the full spectrum of experience and completing the inner journey in deeper contact with yourself.

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A small, carefully held group of 6

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Individual coaching support throughout the game

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Time to see the deeper pattern beneath the question

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Sound-healing integration session — included as a bonus

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Light snacks and refreshments provided by the hosts

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Two 15–30 minute breaks · two pools are available, so you may bring a swimsuit

What participants carry forward

I’ve been in business for many years, so when something isn’t working, I automatically start looking at the strategy, the product, or the team. I honestly didn’t expect Leela to show me another level: some things in my business weren’t changing because I was repeating the same inner patterns year after year.Read more ↓Read less ↑

At one point, it became very clear what had been stopping me and why I couldn’t move past it for so long. It wasn’t always comfortable to see, but it was incredibly valuable.

I’m especially grateful to Tatiana that we didn’t stop at, ‘Here is my pattern—now I’m aware of it.’ Through her questions and coaching, I was able to go deeper and truly work with what had been shaping my decisions for years.

I left the game in a different inner state. I had more clarity, decisions became easier, and I could finally move toward what I had not allowed myself to pursue before. Within a few weeks, I secured an investment I had been trying to close for almost a year and signed clients I had previously thought were beyond my reach. Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart.

Yuliya RaquelStartup Founder & CEO · San Carlos, California
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С «Лилой» меня связывает уже не одна игра — и каждая из них оставила во мне свой след. Иногда игра очень мягко подсвечивала то, к чему я уже была готова. Иногда неожиданно показывала то, чего я сама в себе не замечала или не хотела замечать. А иногда одно осознание, пришедшее во время игры, продолжало раскрываться ещё долго и постепенно менять моё отношение к себе, людям и событиям моей жизни.Читать дальше ↓Свернуть ↑

Я благодарна Татьяне за каждое это путешествие. За вопросы, после которых внутри становилось тихо. За бережность в непростых моментах. За способность не давать готовых ответов, а помогать мне находить свои. Рядом с ней я могла быть разной — сильной, растерянной, открытой, уязвимой — и всё это принималось без оценки и давления.

А затем Татьяна стала для меня не только проводником в моих собственных играх, но и Учителем. Она помогла мне познакомиться с «Лилой» уже с другой стороны — как с удивительно глубоким и тонким инструментом сопровождения человека.

Я училась у неё не просто понимать клетки и вести игру. Я училась слышать человека за его словами, чувствовать движение процесса, доверять полю и одновременно бережно удерживать пространство.

Татьяна, я искренне благодарна вам за знания, за доверие, за вашу щедрость и за тот пример глубины и отношения к людям, который вы передаёте не только словами, но и самим своим присутствием.

Олеся ЛуцGelsenkirchen, Germany
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Якщо чесно, я зовсім не очікувала, що гра може так глибоко торкнутися життя. Я йшла в «Лілу» з цікавістю, але без особливих очікувань — а вийшла з усвідомленнями, які ще довго розкривалися й поступово запускали реальні зміни.Читати далі ↓Згорнути ↑

Це справді дивовижний, майже чарівний інструмент. Але я відчула, наскільки багато залежить від провідника й простору, який він створює.

У полі Тетяни хочеться бути справжньою, йти глибше, пізнавати себе й відкривати ресурси, про існування яких я раніше навіть не здогадувалася. Після зустрічі не виникає відчуття, що все закінчилося. Навпаки — хочеться повернутися й продовжити цю подорож разом із нею.

Інна РабодзейСакраменто, Каліфорнія
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I came to Leela during a very difficult time in my life, when I could no longer find answers or a way forward on my own. There was so much confusion, anxiety, pain, and exhaustion from trying endlessly to figure everything out.Read more ↓Read less ↑

What mattered deeply to me was that Tatiana facilitated the game not only as a guide, but as a professional with a strong psychological and coaching background. At the same time, I never felt analyzed, judged, or pushed toward the ‘right’ answer. Her attentive, gentle presence gave me time to experience whatever was coming up, even in the most difficult moments.

Gradually, what had felt tangled and hopeless began to form a clearer picture. I was able to see the situation differently, hear my own answers, and reconnect with my inner resources.

I didn’t leave with a ready-made instruction for how to live. I left with something much more valuable: a sense of inner support and the understanding that I have the strength to walk this path. Tatiana, thank you for your depth, sensitivity, and for the safe space in which I was able to hear myself again.

Julia Brodsky
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