Jana Toepfer

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, a facilitator of somatic practices, 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.