Kristina Cheraneva was born in South East Siberia in Russia. She's been quite the nomad for the last 5 years having lived in living in Bali, Thailand and the United States. Kristina started modeling in Bali in 2013 but before that, she had explored and found a passion for many different types of art; painting, jewelry, design, but mostly dance and performance art. One of her proudest accomplishments is co-founding a dance theatre in Moscow. With her performances there, she was able to create a deep sense of connection not only within herself, but with her audience through the complete spectrum of emotion. These experiences helped her to discover the healing power of dance. Since then she has been developing “Authentic Embodiment” a conscious dance practice that helps people connect deeply with their bodies through expression of movement. Using her experience and knowledge in the arts and modelling she founded “Mindful Models”, a social movement on a mission to bring mindfulness into the fashion/entertainment industries through a holistic approach to well-being.