My path

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My spiritual path began around thirty years ago with an initial turn toward Buddhism. For approximately a decade, I maintained a daily Zen meditation practice (Rinzai tradition), later deepening this work through extended stays in the Theravāda forest monastic tradition (Dhammapala, Kandersteg), as well as through initiations into Tibetan Buddhism (Gelug school). During this period, I also received initiations into the Reiki lineage of Mikao Usui and completed a training as an independent meditation teacher.

 

Triggered by a significant biographical turning point, I embarked on an intensive yogic path from 2017 onwards, moving from Iyengar and Bikram Yoga toward Kundalini-Yoga, which I practiced daily for several years following my teacher training in 2019. A critical engagement with the misconduct of its founder, Yogi Bhajan, eventually led me to a more traditional form of tantric yoga, inspired in part by the lineage of Reinhard Gammenthaler. From 2020 to 2024, I was a student of a traditional tantric teacher and was introduced to advanced techniques of energy guidance that continue to shape my work till this day. The tantric-yogic path remains at the core of my personal practice.

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From 2019 onward, I explored for several years a shamanically influenced tradition known as the Sweet Medicine SunDance Path. Alongside the memory of intense ritual experiences, what has remained with me from this period is a red kite feather, which I occasionally use before, during, or after breathwork sessions to distribute smudge (a blend of white sage, cedar, and lavender) in the space.

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At the center of my current work is an ongoing engagement with what is commonly referred to as the kundalini process. In retrospect, kundalini has “awakened” in my life twice: in 1996 and again in 2018. While I felt overwhelmed by the challenges of this process in 1996, I began to consciously engage with it from 2018 onward and have since been exploring it both through ongoing inner experience as well as academic approaches.

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In my interpretation of the kundalini phenomenon, I draw on several sources. These include the work of Igor Kufayev, particularly his interpretations of Kashmiri Śaiva-Śākta Tantra, as well as on a range of traditional and contemporary models that describe different trajectories and dynamics of the kundalini process. In this context, I understand kundalini not primarily as an “energy” awakening in the body, but as a force of self-reflexivity within consciousness itself, gradually seeking to permeate bodily awareness in its entirety.

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The discovery of Conscious Connected Breathwork (CCB), a modern evolution of holotropic breathing, was a key turning point for me. This practice has enabled me to integrate my accumulated experiential knowledge through a clear, body-based approach and to support others in processes of transformation in a focused and attentive way. Particularly in the context of the kundalini process, CCB can play a significant role in its gradual stabilisation and integration – by making the unity of breath, energy, and consciousness directly accessible.

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I received my training in Conscious Connected Breathwork through an intensive 300+ hour in-person program with Mike O’Meara, who is internationally recognised as a leading breathwork facilitator.

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In my individual, couples, and group sessions, I combine my academic perspective with many years of practical experience, a refined sensitivity to bodily and emotional processes, and the ability to hold a clear and safe space. From personal experience, I am familiar with both the depth and the challenges of intense inner processes. For this reason, my work is not oriented toward “quick transformation” or spectacular experiences, but toward careful and gradual regulation, integration, and embodiment.

 

If this work resonates with you, I would be glad to accompany you for part of your journey. Individual and couples sessions take place in my practice in Fürth (Südstadt) and are also available online.

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Breath ≡ Prana ≡ Consciousness