OUR TEAM
Vanja Luković
Founder
Vanja Luković is a co-founder and a former co-owner of Forma Gym and current founder and owner of ekspresive™, a wellness brand committed to personal empowerment through continuous education, products and services.
Although Vanja has ventured in the area of health and fitness as well as in the world of fashion, film and television she’s chosen wellness/fitness as her profession at an early age, as early as 16 years of age when she began to teach multiple group fitness classes. As of last couple of years Vanja is focusing primarily on building her brand ekspresive™ through offering life, health and fitness coaching programs as well as other products and services with one goal in mind, personal empowerment.
Upon moving to The US in 2001 Vanja completed the National Personal Training Institute (NPTI) comprehensive 6 months program consisting of in depth studies of human anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, fitness/life coaching as well as studies in Exercise Physiology at WPUNJ in 2007. Vanja has ever since continued her education and practices in the field of health and fitness as well as in mindset including completing coaching programs like Landmark Education, Momentum Education, Odyssey and NLP Empowerment just to name a few.
“I have worked, both in group settings as well as one-on-one with clients for over twenty years now and there is nothing as fulfilling as helping other human beings turn their entire lives around through coaching and inspirational guidance. Empowering others through education and shedding light on what we/our minds and bodies are capable of as human beings gives me immense joy”.
"Vanja is an amazing coach. I have been working out with her for about a year. She has customized the training sessions according to my needs in terms of gaining muscle, improving posture and joint mobility while paying close attention to my old knee and shoulder injuries. She has a deep knowledge of the biomechanics of the body; every session focuses on achieving perfect form during the exercises. I enjoy her workouts; a challenge for balance, strength, endurance and flexibility. At the personal level she has a great energy and really motivates people to embrace a healthier lifestyle. It is a blessing to have her as a coach."
Yamile Bermudes, Bogota, Columbia
"Vanja is an amazing coach. My formerly dislocated shoulder, which had bothered me for decades, stopped hurting entirely after I trained with Vanja for a few years. Her workouts were very carefully tailored to my needs. Highly recommended!"
Benjamin Goldman, Weehawken, New Jersey
Jillian Muhammad
Production Manager
As former owner of holistic wellness company, Kamiko, Jillian Muhammad is passionate about inspiring others to discover their inherent ability to heal their body and mind with natural remedies.
Jillian has a background in public relations, advertising, and resource development with various small nonprofit organizations. In 2019, shortly after the birth of her first child, she was drawn to her own healing path, joined the yoga community, and later was inspired to build a brand offering herbal tinctures and wellness products. She independently studies herbs, mushrooms, and various healing modalities for the last six years. In 2023 Jillian began making and selling natural soaps as a hobby, which has now translated into producing our 4 Pillars candle series.
“I believe our bodies have a unique, innate intelligence, of which modern society has encouraged us to pull away from. The programs and products we offer here at ekspresive help motivate us to come back to and follow that intelligence so we can live our most joyous, wealthy and healthy lives.”