I was born in Germany in 1973, where I discovered Yoga and Meditation at the age of 16.
After initial Haṭha Yoga classes and meditation groups in Hamburg during my last years at
high school, I decided that learning these ancient liberation techniques was more important
than going to university and left for Nepal and India in 1993.
A period of volunteer teaching at the Refugee Camp ‘Jampaling’ in Nepal inspired me to go
to Dharamsala, India, which remained my base until 2001. Next to attending Hatha Yoga
classes and reading extensively about Yoga, I attended many courses in Buddhist Meditation
and Philosophy.