2020 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Instructor for several programs in Germany
Takes part in Open Floor (mindful dance) training courses
Focus on further training for mindfulness meditation and prāṇāyāma in Germany
Successfully completes the two-year 500-hour training at the Emsland Yoga Academy
2019 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Works as a mentor at the Mindfulness Training Institute (UK & USA)
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
Takes part in many Open Floor (mindful dance) training courses and starts with the basic modules for teacher training
Focus on further training for mindfulness meditation in Germany
2018 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Works as a mentor at the Mindfulness Training Institute (UK & USA)
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
Takes part in many Open Floor (mindful dance) trainings
Focus on training in mindfulness meditation in Germany
2017 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: Instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Works as a mentor at the Mindfulness Training Institute (UK & USA)
Own yoga retreat in Indonesia (Insight Yoga)
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
Takes part in many Open Floor (mindful dance) trainings
Focus on training in mindfulness meditation in Germany
2016 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Successfully completes the meditation teacher training of the Mindfulness Training Institute (UK & USA)
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
2015 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: Instructor for yoga philosophy, prāyāyāma, meditation, anasana and bhakti yoga
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
Yoga workshops in Europe
Own yoga retreat in India (Insight Yoga)
Voluntary yoga project in the prison in Hesepe (Germany)
Apprentice in the meditation teacher training of the Mindfulness Training Institute (UK & USA)
2014 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
Yoga workshops in Europe
Own yoga retreat in Bali (Insight Yoga, in a team with Apple Zhang and Oles Krolikowski)
Voluntary yoga project in the prison in Hesepe
Participates in the yoga retreat ‘Conversations in Yoga’ (Emil Wendel) in India
2013 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
Yoga workshops in Europe
Own yoga retreat in Bali (Insight Yoga, in a team with Apple Zhang)
Voluntary yoga project in the prison in Hesepe
2012 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
Yoga workshops in Europe
Yoga retreat in India (Insight Yoga in a team with INSPYA)
Voluntary yoga project in the prison in Hesepe
Shiatsu and yoga therapist in the drug rehab ‘The Sanctuary Byron Bay’
One month yoga guest teacher in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2011 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
Yoga workshops in Europe
Own yoga retreat in India (Insight Yoga)
Voluntary yoga project in the prison in Hesepe
Shiatsu and yoga therapist in the drug rehab ‘The Sanctuary Byron Bay’
Trainee in the 200-hour Prāṇāyāma teacher training course, in Kailvalyadhama in Lonavla, directed by Sri OP Tiwari-ji
2010 Instructor in the INSPYA team (Integral South Pacific Yoga Academy) for international yoga teacher training courses: instructor for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga
Instructor for several programs in Germany and Australia
Yoga workshops in Europe
Lecturer at WINstitut and the INLINE Academy in Germany (yoga philosophy and prāṇāyāma)
Shiatsu and yoga therapist in the drug rehab ‘The Sanctuary Byron Bay’
2009 Teacher of yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga at INSPYA Yoga’s international yoga teacher training
Teacher for yoga philosophy and prāṇāyāma at the yoga teacher training courses WINstitut and the INLINE academy in Germany
Shiatsu therapist, nutritionist and teacher for yoga and meditation at the rehabilitation center ‘The Sanctuary Byron Bay’
Several retreats with the Insight Meditation and Zen tradition
2008 Teacher for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga at INSPYA Yoga’s international yoga teacher training
Teacher for yoga philosophy at the WINstitut yoga teacher training and the INLINE Academy in Germany
Shiatsu therapist, nutritionist and teacher for yoga and meditation at the rehabilitation center ‘The Sanctuary Byron Bay’
Several retreats with the Insight Meditation and Zen tradition
2007 Teacher of yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga at INSPYA Yoga’s international yoga teacher training
Shiatsu therapist, nutritionist and teacher for yoga and meditation at the rehabilitation center ‘The Sanctuary Byron Bay’
Correspondence courses with YREC, Georg Feuerstein, in yoga philosophy
Several retreats with the Insight Meditation and Zen tradition
2006 Shiatsu therapist, nutritionist and teacher for yoga and meditation at the rehabilitation center ‘The Sanctuary Byron Bay’
Teacher for meditation, prāṇāyāma, yoga therapy and yoga philosophy on Yoga Arts international yoga teacher training
Teacher for yoga philosophy, prāṇāyāma, meditation, Āsana and bhakti yoga at INSPYA Yoga’s international yoga teacher training
Yoga philosophy teacher at ISHTA Yoga’s international yoga teacher training
Correspondence courses with YREC, Georg Feuerstein, in yoga philosophy
Several retreats with the Insight Meditation tradition
2005 Shiatsu therapist, nutritionist and teacher for yoga and meditation at the rehabilitation center ‘The Sanctuary Byron Bay’
Teacher for Meditation, Prāṇāyāma, Yoga Therapy & Shiatsu & Yoga Philosophy on the international yoga teacher training courses of Yoga Arts
Teacher for meditation, prāṇāyāma, yoga therapy and yoga philosophy on Yoga Arts international yoga teacher training
Teacher for Yoga Philosophy Working for ISHTA Yoga’s Yoga Teacher Training Courses
Correspondence courses with YREC, Georg Feuerstein, in yoga philosophy
Several retreats with the Insight Meditation tradition
2004 Shiatsu therapist, nutritionist and teacher for yoga and meditation at the rehabilitation center ‘The Sanctuary Byron Bay’
Teacher for meditation, prāṇāyāma, yoga therapy and yoga philosophy on Yoga Arts international yoga teacher training
Correspondence courses with YREC, Georg Feuerstein, in yoga philosophy
Several retreats with the Insight Meditation tradition
2003 Workshops: ‘The practical application of the Chinese 5-element theory in yoga therapy’ and ‘Zen Shiatsu’ in the Yoga Arts Studio
Do the 9-month yoga teacher training at Yoga Arts in Australia (1200 hours = Cert-IV)
Beginning of the correspondence course with YREC, Georg Feuerstein, in yoga philosophy
Yoga retreat with Clive Sheridan, India
2002 Researches and works on his thesis ‘The Role of Shiatsu in Drug Rehabilitation’; does an internship at the drug rehabilitation center ‘Chandos House’
Yoga class in Bristol, England
Teaching Zen Shiatsu, Yoga and Meditation together with Simon Moyes (British School of Shiatsu) in Rishikesh, India
Yoga and meditation workshops in Ireland, Germany and India
Three month solitary meditation retreat at Gaia House, England.
Several yoga retreats with Clive Sheridan, India and England
Several retreats with the Insight Meditation tradition
2001 Studies at Shiatsu College Bristol: Research and work as part of the thesis ‘The Role of Shiatsu in Drug Rehabilitation’
Yoga teacher in Bristol, England
Teaching Zen Shiatsu, Yoga and Meditation together with Simon Moyes (British School of Shiatsu) in Rishikesh, India
Several yoga retreats with Clive Sheridan, India and England
Several retreats with the Insight Meditation tradition
2000 Assistant to Sakis Theophilos, Shiatsu training, India
Teaching Zen Shiatsu, Yoga and Meditation together with Simon Moyes (British School of Shiatsu) in Rishikesh, India
Shiatsu therapist and yoga teacher at the Karuna Niketan Healing Center, Varanasi, India
Three-month traditional Hindu pilgrimage in central India (the ‘Narmadā Parikrama’)
Several yoga retreats with Clive Sheridan, India, England and Germany
1999 Assistant to Sakis Theophilos, Shiatsu trainings, India and Greece
Teaching Shiatsu and Yoga together with Ansgar Schoeberl in Hungary
Teaching Hatha Yoga at the Vipassana Meditation Retreats and Dharma Gathering by Christopher Titmuss, India
Several yoga retreats with Clive Sheridan, India, Holland, England and Germany
Several retreats with the Insight Meditation tradition
1998 Start of studying Zen Shiatsu with Sakis Theophilos (Zen Renaissance Center, Sydney) at the ‘Om Ha Hara Zen Shiatsu Center’ in Dharamsala, India
Studied at Bihar Yoga Bharati, India (four-month full-time yoga teacher training)
Several yoga retreats with Clive Sheridan in Rishikesh, India and Germany
Several meditation retreats and volunteer work (seva) in Vipassana meditation centers, India and Germany
1997 Work in the management of the ‘Dhamma Shikhara’ Vipassana Meditation Center in Dharamsala, India
Several meditation retreats with the Vipassana tradition, India
1996 Studied at Gloucester College for Arts and Technology (obtaining the CTEFLA from Cambridge University)
Several meditation retreats and volunteer work (seva) in Vipassana meditation centers, India and England
1995 Work in the management of the ‘Dhamma Shikhara’ Vipassana Meditation Center in Dharamsala, India
Volunteer work with orphans in Amritsar, India
Several meditation retreats with the Vipassana tradition, India
1994 Community service at the rabois school for mentally and physically handicapped children in Elmshorn, Germany
Several meditation retreats and volunteer work (seva) in Vipassana meditation centers, India and France
1993 Buddhist studies at the Tushita Retreat Center in Dharamsala, India
Voluntary work (seva) in the ‘Dhamma Shikhara’ Vipassana Meditation Center, Dharamsala, India
Several meditation retreats with the Vipassana tradition
1992 Abitur at the Elsa-Brandström-Gymnasium
Yoga classes and private lessons in yoga philosophy from Dr. Knut Friess (Sivananda Yoga) in Hamburg, Germany
1991 First yoga classes with Dr. Knut Friess (Sivananda Yoga) in Hamburg, Germany
Publications
2020 Immerse yourself in your breath for my prāṇāyāma training courses in German-speaking countries
2018 Mindfulness work for my further education in German-speaking countries
2016 Introduction to mindfulness meditation for my workshops in German-speaking countries
2015 Revised versions of the Prāṇāyāma, meditation and yoga philosophy scripts (English & German versions)
2014 Introduction to Mindfulness for my workshops in Australia and Asia
2013 Basics of Yoga Philosophy 2 for training as a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-500)
2012 Revised and expanded Philosophy Teacher Training Manual II (Version 2.2) for training as a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-500), English & German
2011 Revised and expanded Prāṇāyāma & Meditation Teacher Training Manual for Level 3 (Version 3.2) for training as a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-500)
2010 Introduction to the Prāṇāyāma for training as a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-500)
2008 Revised and expanded Philosophy Teacher Training Manual (Version 1.2) for training as a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-200)
Basics of Yoga Philosophy 1 for training as a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-200)
2007 Philosophy Teacher Training Manual 2 for training as a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-500)
Prāṇāyāma & Meditation Teacher Training Manual for Level 3 for training to become a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-500)
2005 Workbook for Introductory Yoga Teacher Training Level 2 for training to become a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-500)
Philosophy Teacher Training Manual I for training to become a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-200)
Yoga Sūtra , chapter of the yoga teacher training book for training to become a Yoga Alliance recognized yoga teacher (RYT-200)
2003 Workbook for Introductory Yoga Teacher Training Level 1 for training as a yoga teacher recognized by the Yoga Alliance (RYT-200)
2002 Diploma thesis: ‘ The Role of Shiatsu in Drug Rehabilitation’ published by Shiatsu College England
1999 Article: ‘ The Guru-Disciple Relationship in Yoga’ , published by Bihar Yoga Bharati
