I really love science and the natural curiosity in me drives me to learn and perform within formal education.
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In 2017, I graduated with the highest GPA in Management from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. I have a double-degree in International Bachelor Economics and Business Economics from Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where I received the top 5% student in 2010-2015.</br>
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These academic achievements led me to my first full-time job as an analyst in BCG at the age of 22 and a manager leading a team of 35 people in South East Asia's largest EdTech company, Ruangguru, at 23.</br><br>
In 2020, I graduated with my master's in Neuroeconomics from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I studied human behavior and decision-making through the field of Neuroscience and Behavioural Economics. I programmed with Python and Matlab for Neuroscientists.</br><br>
For my thesis, I studied how mindfulness meditation influences emotion, emotion regulation, and the rationality of social-economic decisions. </br><br>
After great feedback, I used the meditation audio from my thesis experiment to start my podcast Meditate with Tsamara which is now listened to in 70+ countries.</br><br>
Honestly, all the achievements in my formal education and fancy job titles were deeply rooted in insecurity. This is the story of my "insecure overachiever" recovery.</br><br>
I first got introduced to Yoga and Meditation in November 2018. By February 2019, I have finished my 200-hour Teacher Training from Elements of Power Yoga, Yoga Barn, Ubud, Bali. I studied under Paul Teodo, Byron de Marsè, Leah Santa Cruz, and Mark Whitwell. </br><br>
Realizing how beneficial meditation is, I took a Meditation Guide certification from Natural Healer Australia. I am a Certifed 200-hour Meditation Teacher by Charlie Knoles, The Veda Center. I recently learned about practicing compassion through Stanford's Compassion Cultivation Training. </br><br>
In the meantime, I am actively sharing the benefits of mindfulness and meditation from my podcast "Meditate with Tsamara", my YouTube Channel, and publishing my book "Mindfulness with Tsamara".</br><br>
I found love and appreciation to improving our life and take forward action through Coaching, so I spent 3 months training to be an Accredited Coach by The Coaching Masters.