I believe that the balance between dualities can be restored—the yin and the yang, the masculine and feminine, the darkness and the light, the surrender and the determination. For me, this balance lies in both receiving and giving. Once I understood this, I knew I was ready to share what I’ve learned on my own life path.

I have received many blessings and teachings, and now I’m ready to help and hold space for you so that you may grow too.

My yoga path, I believe, started long before I was born, in the sense that yoga means union, and we all come from the One. In this reality, however, I encountered yoga during a very difficult time. My dear friend, a sister from the heart, died suddenly in an accident, and it broke me in ways I couldn’t have imagined. Coming from Switzerland, a place known for its sanity and order, I found myself hitting rock bottom. When my close friend and guide, Jasmin invited me to her yoga class, I was ready to try anything because I felt I had nothing left. That class didn’t make me feel good, but it gave me the space to just be—to breathe and move without judgment. From that moment on, Wednesday evenings became my time to reconnect with myself.

At the time, I was completely inflexible—I couldn’t even touch my toes in a forward fold, and I never imagined that would change, nor that I would one day share my practice. I came to yoga because I couldn’t see another way, and slowly, I began to feel it.

For a long time, it was just me and my once-a-week practice. I was studying psychology at the University of Zurich, driven by a desire to understand and help others.

When the COVID pandemic hit, I could no longer attend my regular yoga classes, so I started practicing more at home with YouTube videos and apps. As I continued, I realized that what I sought couldn’t be taught by the university—I could only find it within myself.

After my studies, I worked in a supported living facility, learning so much about mental health and the Western approach to healing through medication and psychotherapy. I saw that for many young people, the best opportunity they were offered was a lifetime of pills and therapy. It made me question my ability to serve in this way. So I remembered my own being through yoga, but at the same time, I doubted whether I could be a yoga teacher because I still couldn’t touch the floor with my heels in downward-facing dog. How could I be a yoga teacher?

My practice called me to do a training anyway. I signed up for my first 200-hour training in the Mexican jungle. I didn’t know much about Ashtanga, but when someone recommended the training to me, I knew it was where I needed to be.

I spent four weeks in Puerto Morelos with my forever-grateful teacher, Coco, living barefoot in the jungle, connecting with the Earth. I healed my body and mind, connected with my soul, and learned to forgive—both others and myself. Through ceremonies and my practice, I discovered the importance of surrender and the necessity of pushing through challenges. I was also introduced to sacred medicines from the Earth, including Kambo, Bufo Alvarius, and the medicine and guide Ayahuasca.

It was then that I knew my soul’s purpose was to support others in their healing—through medicine, through yoga—finding that union, that connection, that is the source of all life. I felt a deep calling to hold space where people can heal themselves, take responsibility, and find guidance from their most pure self.

I embarked on two years of intense self-study, learning from teachers, growing out of old patterns, and choosing a life where the Earth carries me barefoot in Mexico. I studied meditation with John, completed a 300-hour Full Vinyasa Ashtanga training with Michael, and traveled to the Peruvian jungle to learn from the sacred plants there, dieting and discovering more about myself and my path.

Now, I am ready. I have healed many things, learned, and let go of what no longer serves me. It is time to share, to step up. I will always keep learning and practicing, but the time has come to share what I have encountered. So here I am, offering my knowledge and truth from the heart.

I offer private classes in German, English, and Spanish, and my open classes are generally held in English with Sanskrit. May my journey inspire you to keep walking, knowing that life’s ups and downs are universal, but you are not alone. There are many paths, but they all lead within—straight into your center, into your wisdom, into the union.

Walk with me, and let’s see where this journey leads you.

Acknowledgments:

My journey wouldn’t be what it is without the guidance of my beloved teachers and friends.

I am forever grateful for their wisdom and support.

• Amorhania Tavares: Casa Ananda Yoga Ashram
• Coco Lepage: One Breath of Yoga
• John Churchill and Nicole Churchill: Planetary Dharma
• Jasmin Wirtner: Hatha Spirits
• Maestro Jorge Lopez Pinedo
• Michael Gannon: Michael Gannon Yoga and Yoga Loft Playa
• Mayor Sebastián Jansasoy
• Pamela Dharani and Ivan Jagdish: Ayaruna
• Rupert Spira: Rupert Spira

Certifications and Training Background:

• 2024: Sacred Plant Medicine in Colombia - Mayor Sebastián Jansasoy
• 2024: 300-hour Full Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: Teacher Training - Amorhania, Coco and Michael
• 2023: Meditation: The Essence of Non-Duality: Weekend Retreat - Rupert
• 2023: 250-hour Planetary Dharma: Level 1: Meditation Training - John and Nicole
• 2022: Sacred Plant Medicine Diet in Peru - Maestro Jorge Lopez Pinedo
• 2022: 200-hour Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: Teacher Training - Coco and Pamela