Anna Monosova 

Neuropsychologist, Business Trainer, Embodiment Facilitator, Learning and Development Consultant, Health Psychology Consultant, Qigong Instructor

www.annamonosova.com | a.monosova@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise:

1.    Health Psychology: Develops a systemic approach to health management, offering theoretical models and practical tools.

2.    Individual Counseling for Senior Executives: Focus on the development of managerial competencies and personal growth, including emotional intelligence, feedback, and motivation.

3.    Trainer Development.

4.    Business Training: Topics include strategic and general management, communication and negotiations, and personal development (emotional intelligence, assertiveness, creativity, leadership).

5.    Facilitation of Strategic Sessions and Marketing Events.

Professional Projects:

1.    Developed a methodology for researching and correcting emotional states using olfactory, musical, and visual stimuli (1987-1996).

2.    Founded the training company Ars Vitae in 1997, leading it until 2015.

3.    Established the Ars Vitae Trainer School in 1999, including the author's course and workshop "Training Technologies in Company Personnel Work" (Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University), open course "Modern Business Trainer," master classes, Trainer Club, and corporate trainer training. In 2019, the open project "A-Leading" started - professional education for leading trainers in corporations such as Citi group, Coca Cola, Reno, Takeda (Nikomed), Nipigaz, Severstal, Rusal, and others.

4.    Launched the first Russian journal on training, TOP (Training, Organization, Perspective), with Team Training, Business Training, CBSD, and MTI (1999-2004).

5.    Created and implemented the project "Communication between Doctor and Patient," involving patient psychology studies, training in doctor-patient communication, conferences for opinion leaders, contributions to professional journals, and the creation of methodological and popular science literature since 2009.

6.    Published books include the anthology "Business Trainings: Ideas and Methods" (Moscow, Rech, 2004), "The Book for Business Trainer: Master Class by Anna Monosova" (Moscow, Rech, 2008, reissued in 2021), "Yes in Response. Technologies of Constructive Influence" (Alpina Publisher, 2012, reissued in 2015), and "Psychology of Dietology" (Moscow, Argument, 2016).

7.    Created the project "Health Psychology" in 2017.

Teaching in Higher Education:

·     1992-1994: Conducted seminars as a research fellow at the Department of Neuro- and Pathopsychology at the Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

·     1999-2007: Taught the author's course "Training Technologies in Company Personnel Work" at the Department of Labor Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

·     2005-2019: Taught author courses at the National Institute of Practical Psychology at HSE, including "Video Analysis in Training," "Training in Negotiations," and "Emotional Intelligence."

·     2013-2017: Conducted negotiations and management training at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo.

·     2020-2021: Conducted the course "A-Leading – Professional Education for Leading Educational, Developmental, and Health Programs for Adults" at the International Institute of Practical Psychology.

Education:

·       Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Psychology, 1989, specialization in neuropsychology of emotions.

·       Psychotherapy courses (Gestalt therapy, psychodrama, etc.).

·       International certification in providing and leading of business training (Mercury, 1997-2014).

·       Training and certification programs for business trainers and coaches.

·       Body-oriented psychology course by A.V. Minchenkov, 2018.

·       Embodied Facilitator Course international program – certified embodiment facilitator, 2018.

·       Certified instructor by the Institute of Sport (Beijing) and the All-Russian Association of Health Qigong, 2018-2023.

Professional Additional Training in Israel:

· Israel Trauma Coalition "Training on psychological first aid, self-care and mitigation on burn-out for care provides," 2023.

· Goma Govim "Mediation Course," 2023-2024.

Professional Interests:

· Patterns of emotion emergence and their impact on human activity.

· Adult education methodology.

· Health psychology and stress management.

· Human performance efficiency.

· Adaptation and integration during immigration .

Associations, Titles, Nominations:

· PhD in Psychology - 1994 (Third degree in psychology confirmed in Israel).

· Ranked among the "Top 10 Known Russian Business Trainers" by the magazine "Secret of the Firm" in 2004 and the online portal www.trainings.ru.

· Member of the American Society for Training & Development since 2007.

· Expert of the International Olympic Committee – 2012.

· Included in the Top-5 business trainers in the category of "Strategic Management" for the decade 2004-2014 (according to the First All-Russian Study "Best Business Trainers in Russia, 2004-2014").

· Listed among the best trainers according to the magazine "Personnel Management" in 2018.