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Soulteachings | Nirmala K. Werner
Soulteachings | Nirmala K. Werner
Soulteachings | Nirmala K. Werner
I am Nirmala,
a teacher of loving mindfulness, meditation and trauma-sensitive bodywork.
For many years, I have been accompanying people in silence, movement and gentle inquiry as they find their way back to themselves – with mindfulness, authenticity and compassion.
My work weaves together the wisdom of Buddhist teachings with Western psychology, Somatic Experiencing®, and a very sensitive, embodied approach to the body. What matters most to me is that everything we practise can be lived in everyday life – beyond concepts, ideas or ideals. I hold spaces where nothing is required and much is welcome. Spaces where we can soften, unwind and meet ourselves with loving acceptance.
About me
For more than 20 years, I have been guiding people through mindful movement, body-oriented process work and spiritual practice – helping them reconnect with themselves and meet life with more depth, clarity and aliveness.
My work is rooted in lived spirituality. I am an authorised Dharma and meditation teacher and have spent several years in Asia – including a one-year silent retreat in Sri Lanka. During that time, I learned to turn toward life with openness and trust, even in phases of inner desert or outer storms. The greatest Zen masters in my daily life are my husband and our three children.
The Dharma – the Buddhist path of awakening and the end of suffering – is a grounding pillar in my life. I know how healing it can be to be seen, held and sensitively accompanied during challenging times. This attitude infuses all my retreats, courses and one-to-one sessions.
In my offerings, you won’t find rigid methods – but a protected space for arriving, sensing and exploring. I support you in rediscovering your body’s intelligence, your intuition and your inner wisdom, so you can meet yourself with compassion, kindness and truthfulness and grow into your full potential.
It is my heartfelt intention to create spaces where connection and joy become possible again – in the body, in everyday life, in how we live.
My Journey in Facts
Nirmala Katrin Werner
(born 1976)
Diploma in Social Pedagogy
Studies in the Netherlands and Germany
Various yoga trainings & certifications
in Asia and Europe since 2003 (E-RYT 500)
Founder & Director of Yogaschule Steyerberg
since 2008
One-year Silent Meditation Retreat
Nilambe Meditation Centre, Sri Lanka
Silent Retreats in Asia & Europe
Traditions of Goenka, U Sayadaw Mahasi, Martin Aylward, Open Dharma, Jaya Ashmore and others
Orgodynamic Master Practitioner®
2016-2019
Transpersonal body psychotherapy
Assistant & Team Member at Orgoville
since 2019
Currently I am still trained to become a somatic experiencing® practitioner.
2024-2026
Inspired by Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Mary Oliver, Sandra Sabatini, Vanda Scaravelli, Helen Noakes, Peter Levine, Frithjof Paulig, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, among others.
Thank you all!
In 2019 I was authorised by Christopher Titmuss to teach Dharma and meditation.
I live with my family in an ecovillage in northern Germany, the “Lebensgarten Steyerberg”.
Feedback from Participants
Nirmala has been a deeply valuable companion, teacher, and source of nourishment in my daily life for many years.<br>In her 1:1 sessions, she works with what is present in the moment – mindful, honest, and deeply attuned.<br>With great empathy and clarity, she holds the space and gently guides me into contact with my own intuition.
Janina K. | Yoga Teacher
I experience your guidance as profoundly meaningful. You inspire me and are a role model – for the unfolding of the heart, for accepting what is, and for so much more. The softness and warmth you radiate touch me deeply, as do your clarity and inner strength. I’m grateful that you exist and that I get to learn from you.
Marcel L. | Retreat Participant
Through Nirmala’s sensitive, creative, trustworthy and compassionate way of working, I am learning to turn toward all my themes with acceptance, patience, slowness and love. With her, I allow myself to feel the emotions I used to run away from.
Madlen K. | Somatic Experiencing ® Client
Whenever I reach my limits on my own, I ask Nirmala for support. I have worked with her 1:1 on various themes.<br>Nirmala holds the space with sensitivity and safety, so I can approach my inner material with trust. I feel seen – and that feels deeply nourishing.
Anne T. | Yoga Teacher
Nirmala creates a very special space with her loving presence – one in which I feel held and deeply safe. It is a beautiful container that helps me come closer to myself.<br>I am profoundly grateful for her guidance.
Louisa O. | Client
Nirmala holds a spacious field of trust in which new experiences became possible for me.<br>I appreciate her gentle guidance and her clarity. Here, I am led with depth and subtlety – something that helps me profoundly to feel myself.
Birgit N. | Retreat Participant
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