My Story

In 2010 I set out on a journey to find inner peace after realizing that I couldn’t continue to live with myself after years of struggling with my body & mind.

I had battled existential crisis for many years, with depression, anxiety, fear and ultimately the thought of not existing. One of the many reasons for my struggle was suffering prenatal brain damage that left me with a right-sided hemiparesis or weakness. Although I was lucky not to be in a wheelchair, I always felt different and somehow inferior to everybody else.

I had balance, coordination and strength issues, and often wondered how living in a body could feel so restrictive.

Additionally moving schools a lot whilst growing up left me vulnerable to bullies. My biggest bully, however, turned out to be within myself. For this reason, I left everything I had ever known, by the age of 20, to travel the world in search of a deeper sense of meaning, connection, and satisfaction. The journey led me to a yoga ashram in India, where I would begin to learn the depths of the practice.

Reflecting back on it, I feel yoga literally saved my life.

 

 After a few years of yogic studies, self-inquiries, and extensive months of voluntary work throughout the world, I felt a strong urge to further my academic knowledge and be more qualified to help others in need. 

So in 2015 I decided to start studying Physiotherapy. As a child I had spent countless hours attending physiotherapy training, however never with much success.
It didn’t help moving a lot either as there were generally long waiting lists. Usually the therapist would give me boring, unengaging exercises and endless stretching protocols before he or she went to their office to drink coffee.

My curious nature didn’t help me either, I particularly remember one therapist scolding me for asking her too personal questions (like: do you have children/ where do you live and how much do you earn?). By the age of 12 I would rather go to the gym with my parents than attend a session. I remember vowing to myself that if I would ever become a therapist I would be everything my own therapists weren’t. I would aspire for the qualities of openness, understanding, empowerment, inspiration and the love for movement and for the body as it is. I wouldn’t treat people like robots or try to put a professional shield on whenever I was at work. 

So with this frame of mind, I invite you, as two fellow humansbeings to journey together towards achieving your goals and solving your obstacles.

Whether it is relieving yourself from bodily aches and pains, finding strategies to develop inner focus and peace or perhaps something entierely different I can help you along the way.