Today, the focus of my work is on somatic bodywork according to the Pantarei Approach, whose training I successfully completed in Berlin in 2022. While traditional massages provide a wonderful way to release tension and regulate the nervous system, somatic bodywork goes a step further: it creates space for personal development by fostering empowerment, physical integrity, and the long-term shedding of limiting behavioral patterns.
A great inspiration for my work is my own dance practice. Experiencing firsthand what it feels like to communicate with my body in a lively and expressive way, I aim to support others in developing a unique awareness of their bodies.
I completed my bachelor’s degree at Humboldt University of Berlin in Cultural Studies and European Ethnology. During my studies, I focus on body practices and the question of how societal, social and cultural structures are integrated and embodied within us. I view my bodywork sessions as spaces where these external structures can be questioned, explored and reinterpreted – a pathway to deepening self-awareness and expanding personal agency.
Currently, I am pursuing my master’s degree at Freie Universität Berlin in Social and Cultural Anthropology. I conduct my research in a Berlin dance scene and I bring together my diverse interests in culture, embodiment, and dance.
Already in 2009/10 my journey into the world of massage began when I learned my first techniques during a year-long stay in Thailand.
I completed basic and advanced courses in Thai yoga massage, aromatherapy oil massage, and foot reflexology at the renowned Wat Po Thai Traditional Massage School in Bangkok, as well as at the Old Medicine Hospital and Sunshine Network in Chiang Mai. The Thai culture and its understanding of massage as a holistic and spiritual practice deeply influenced me. In this context, massage is not only about promoting physical well-being but also positively affecting the energy body, resolving blockages on all levels and activating the ability for self-healing.
In Berlin, I continuously expanded my practice through advanced trainings in deep tissue massage, prenatal and postnatal massage, Rebozo massage, and trauma-sensitive bodywork. During a longer stay in India, I also earned Reiki Levels I and II.
Over the years, I developed my own massage style, which integrates various influences. My approach is fluid and intuitive, yet strong and effective – working on physical, emotional and energetic levels alike.