Meet Nina
A journey shaped by presence, resilience, and transformation.
I am an Esalen® Massage Certification Teacher, Embodied Coach, and somatic facilitator with more than 14 years of experience in bodywork, awareness-based practices, and transformational process work.
My work is presence-based, Gestalt-oriented, and body-centered. I support clients and students to reconnect with the wisdom already present in body and self, trusting that real transformation begins when we allow ourselves to be who we are, rather than striving to become someone else.
My Journey
My path into bodywork and healing was not a straight forward one. Life offered me profound challenges: serious illness, loss, and personal crises that confronted me with the fragility and depth of being human. These experiences, while often painful, became my greatest teachers. They led me into somatic practices, spiritual inquiry, and the deep recognition that healing is not about fixing, but about listening, presence, and allowing life as it is.
Through decades of practice in meditation, psychotherapy, and embodiment, I discovered that even in the most difficult times there is a ground of resilience, trust, and inner wisdom available to us. This knowing informs my work: that every person carries their own medicine within, and that true transformation comes when we create space to listen to that inner guidance.
Certified Esalen® Massage Teacher (international faculty)
Member of the Esalen® Massage and Bodywork Association (EMBA)
Over 14 years of professional practice in somatic facilitation, bodywork, and awareness training
Practitioner of Esalen® Massage, Integrative Gestalt Coaching®, Somatic Integration®, Integrative Somatic Practice®, and Deep Bodywork®
Training in Gestalt Therapy, Coaching, Visionary Craniosacral Work, and Yoga
Over 25 years of dedicated meditation and spiritual practice
Certifications
How I Work
My approach is presence-based, relational, and deeply rooted in Gestalt and somatic principles. In sessions, workshops, and trainings, I hold a safe and clear space where authentic experience can unfold. Whether through Esalen® Massage, somatic coaching, or awareness practices, I invite clients and students into a state of embodied presence, where the body becomes a gateway to healing, connection, and transformation.
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→ rooted in awareness, inquiry, and the paradoxical theory of change.
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→ trusting that wisdom emerges through the body when we slow down and listen.
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→ co-creating a safe, authentic, and human space where transformation can unfold naturally.
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→ teaching in English across Europe with students from diverse backgrounds.
I don’t provide answers. Instead, I hold a safe and relational space where people can reconnect with their own inner wisdom and embodied truth.
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