{"id":23307,"date":"2025-07-21T15:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulteachings.de\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:26:54","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soulteachings.de\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tI am Nirmala,<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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a teacher of loving mindfulness, meditation and trauma-sensitive bodywork.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For many years, I have been accompanying people in silence, movement and gentle inquiry as they find their way back to themselves \u2013 with mindfulness, authenticity and compassion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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My work weaves together the wisdom of Buddhist teachings with Western psychology, Somatic Experiencing\u00ae, 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 <\/strong>\u2013 beyond concepts, ideas or ideals. I hold spaces where nothing is required and much is welcome<\/strong>. Spaces where we can soften, unwind and meet ourselves with loving acceptance. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout <\/span><\/span>me<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For more than 20 years, I have been guiding people through mindful movement, body-oriented process work and spiritual practice \u2013 helping them reconnect with themselves and meet life with more depth, clarity and aliveness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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My work is rooted in lived spirituality. I am an authorised Dharma and meditation teacher and have spent several years in Asia \u2013 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. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Dharma \u2013 the Buddhist path of awakening and the end of suffering \u2013 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. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In my offerings, you won\u2019t find rigid methods \u2013 but a protected space for arriving, sensing and exploring. I support you in rediscovering your body\u2019s intelligence, your intuition and your inner wisdom, so you can meet yourself with compassion, kindness and truthfulness and grow into your full potential. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It is my heartfelt intention to create spaces where connection and joy become possible again \u2013 in the body, in everyday life, in how we live.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Nirmala Katrin Werner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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(born 1976)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Diploma in Social Pedagogy <\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Studies in the Netherlands and Germany<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Various yoga trainings & certifications<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

in Asia and Europe since 2003 (E-RYT 500)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Founder & Director of Yogaschule Steyerberg<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

since 2008<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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One-year Silent Meditation Retreat<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Nilambe Meditation Centre, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Silent Retreats in Asia & Europe<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Traditions of Goenka, U Sayadaw Mahasi, Martin Aylward, Open Dharma, Jaya Ashmore and others<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Orgodynamic Master Practitioner\u00ae<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Transpersonal body psychotherapy<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Assistant & Team Member at Orgoville <\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

since 2019<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Currently I am still trained to become a somatic experiencing\u00ae practitioner.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Inspired by Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Mary Oliver, Sandra Sabatini, Vanda Scaravelli, Helen Noakes, Peter Levine, Frithjof Paulig, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, among others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Thank you all!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 2019 I was authorised by Christopher Titmuss to teach Dharma and meditation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I live with my family in an ecovillage in northern Germany, the \u201cLebensgarten Steyerberg\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I am five years old. I wake up from a dream. The question inside me: “What is reality Who tells […]...<\/p>\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNirmala 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 \u2013 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. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI experience your guidance as profoundly meaningful. You inspire me and are a role model \u2013 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\u2019m grateful that you exist and that I get to learn from you. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThrough Nirmala\u2019s 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. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNirmala creates a very special space with her loving presence \u2013 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. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNirmala 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 \u2013 something that helps me profoundly to feel myself. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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