Jana Toepfer

holistic, wise bodywork & practices of connection

Hello family,

Thanks for your curiosity! Let me share a bit about my work here…

I am a holistic bodyworker and somatic therapist, certified in Transformative Bodywork, specialised in psychedelic somatic integration, and a facilitator of somatic practices, embodied rituals, and a trauma-informed, body-mind yoga and meditation teacher. One of the gifts I’ve been given in this life is an ability to create spaces of beauty, warmth and compassion for individuals and groups. I also embody the qualities of trust and courage and am able to enter and contain high levels of energy.

I have been guiding groups and individuals through life-empowering retreats and transformative journeys for 15 years.

For the past 25 years, I have enquired, practiced and learned quite a bit about the systems and language of our bodies and minds and I now know that within our physical structure, we hold keys for growth and healing. Through the wise body, we can learn what we need to know to navigate through the next threshold of our life, no matter if on the physical, emotional or mental plane.

I love somatic practices such as Yoga, Body Mind Centering, Feldenkrais, breath work, and dance (from Butoh to Trance Dance) and along with my work with the elements, I keep doing my research and study within these fields to keep learning and expanding.

I was born and raised in Northern Germany, studied in Berlin, California, and Canada, and have now been living and practicing in Portugal for 13 years.

Explore the work with me

Article about my work with sweatlodges (in German language) in "Sein Brandenburg" Magazine

Free somatic practices, yoga & meditation on Soundcloud

Join my Telegram Channel for spontaneous invitations to sweatlodges in Brandenburg, free practices, upcoming traininhs & retreats!

 

Certifications, education & past work with Somatic Therapy, Yoga and Animist traditions

  • 2025- 2026 scholar of the Mythic Body Course with Joshua Schrei (1 year program animist and somatic traditions)
  • 2025 Yoni Nidra in practice (20hr advanced Yoga Nidra Training) with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Yoli Maya Yeh
  • since 2022 somatic practitioner of Transformative Bodywork in Aljezur, Portugal
  • 2020-2023 Transformative Bodywork 400hr professional somatic therapy training with Sophie Kinkel, Germany/Portugal
  • 2019 Yoga of Sound, trauma-informed RYS 50hr professional training with Mei Lai Swan, Australia/Portugal
  • 2019 RYS 100hr trauma-informed Somatic Movement Education for yoga teachers, professional training with Lisa Petersen, Ireland
  • 2017 Meditation Teacher Immersion 50hr with Sally Kempton, Italy
  • since 2015 assistant guardian in psychedelic, ceremonial works
  • 2015 - 2016 Assistant facilitator in Somatic Yoga teacher trainings with Anja Bergh, Sweden and Emily Kuser, Bali
  • since 2014 ongoing participation in online and live workshops with BMC founder Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, California, USA and BMC teacher Nina Wehnert, Germany/Portugal
  • 2013 - 2024 Founder and Facilitator of Ocean & Yoga Retreats, Portugal
  • since 2012 resident yoga teacher in Aljezur, Portugal
  • 2011 - 2015 Founder and Facilitator of Traveling Community Yoga project European Yogi Nomads
  • 2011 RYS 50hr Embodied Anatomy Training with Martin Kirk, Vancouver, Canada
  • 2010 RYS 200hr Yoga Teacher Training with Chris Chavez, Anusara Yoga Vancouver, Canada
  • 2010 Anusara Yoga Teacher training, RYS 50hr with Ross Rayburn, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 2007-2010 Anusara Yoga Immersions, RYS 150hr Training with City Yoga Berlin, Germany
  • 2005 - 2007 Study of Meditation, Anusara Yoga and Kundalini Yoga in Los Angeles, USA
  • 2003 Journeys in India, study in various meditation schools & ashrams

My Offerings

upcoming invitations to work in person with Jana

June 7-12, Silent Lake (close to Gdansk, Poland) - Transformative Bodywork Retreat - deep healing retreat

June 15, 16, 23 & 24 Berlin, Germany - Transformative Bodywork Pop-Up Days - send me email to enquire for last slots!

August 1 - 23 BERLIN OFFERINGS - stay tuned for Bodywork pop up days & sweatlodges on my Telegram Channel

August 20-23, Hof Jakob (close to Berlin, Germany) - Summer Celebration 3rd edition - a journey to the stars

October 12-17, Serra Vida (close to Lisbon, Portugal) - Transformative Bodywork Retreat - deep healing retreat

 

...more dates coming soon...

 

I am here to bring connection:
Connection to breath and body, and
relationship to the earth body.