how I work
& what shapes it
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Focusing is a practice of attending to bodily sensations that helps us take seriously the signals and states from our own body, and to derive insights and coherent next steps from them.
Focusing enables us to hold and explore ambivalences and inner polyphony – especially in challenging situations.
In my work, I use Focusing to deepen self-perception and to strengthen inner clarity and presence in group processes especially in community-based contexts and with marginalized communities.
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My artistic background has taught me to work with forms and formlessness, to begin with questions rather than answers, and to make complex topics tangible through sensory, surprising approaches.
Opening spaces for insight and imagining – diverse artistic forms and methods serve this purpose.
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Dialogue is more than a conversation – it is a practice of thinking and feeling together, and transforming together. For me, conflicts are not "disruptions" but thresholds – moments in which what works beneath the surface becomes visible: needs, tensions, structural injustices.
I work with approaches from Miki Kashtan, embodied conflict resolution by Kai Cheng Thom, and the Embodied Social Justice approach by Rev. angel Kyodo williams, as well as politically informed dialogue work that does not ignore power dynamics but considers them actively.
These approaches invite us not to smooth over conflicts, but to use them as a starting point for deeper connection, insight, and change – informed by liberation work and attention to power dynamics, discrimination, and privilege.
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Betzavta is an experiential facilitation method designed to make visible the tensions between freedom and equality, individuality and community.
It enables us to look beyond opinions toward needs, to question decision-making processes, and to make unspoken rules visible and discussable.
Through experiential exercises, patterns of action and thought are not only analyzed abstractly but made tangible and felt. This develops a deeper understanding – and change can be shaped more consciously and creatively.
Here, conflicts are used as a learning field for democratic action and creative problem-solving – exploring group dynamics with attention to power dynamics and participation.
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The recognition that trauma and harm are not only individual but also collective and structural.
This is about strengthening resources, creating awareness and knowledge, and taking the nervous system seriously as an essential part of how we handle conflicts and change.
I connect psychosocial support with political awareness – because suffering does not arise in a vacuum, but within social conditions.
Trauma-informed work is therefore always also a practice of solidarity for me: How do we hold each other when the world does not hold us?
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Somatic and mindfulness-based practices – from conscious breathing through body awareness to meditation – support us in difficult situations, strengthen inner stability, enable self-knowledge, and open a space of resonance where encounters with ourselves and others become possible.
I use these practices in all my formats – as openings for sessions, as support during overwhelm, in group processes to strengthen embodiment and navigate difficult situations.
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coming
Influences & Inspiration
communities
from whom I learn:
Education & Certifications
2025
Certification as Focusing Trainer (International Focusing Institute)
Completion of Master Student Program "Artistic Research and Practice" (HGB Leipzig)
2024–2025
Training as Focusing Trainer with focus on "Community-based Psychosocial Support and Resilience Building" (Focusing Initiatives International)
2022–2023
Certification as Betzavta Trainer (pokubi & stuhlkreisrevolte)
2021–2025 Further training in:
Trauma and trauma-informed learning environments
Conflict and dialogue
Group dynamics
Somatic and mindfulness methods
2018
Diploma in Fine Arts (HGB Leipzig)
2010
Certified Media Designer (IHK)
2002
lower Secondary School Certificate
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Training
2023-2025: Community Wellness Focusing Training – Integrative Approach to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS),
Psychological First Aid (PFA)
Deepening Focusing In Community (FIC)
2025: Certification as Focusing Trainer (International Focusing Institute)
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Betzavta is a facilitation method developed by the Adam Institute for Democracy and Peace.
Training:
2023: Betzavta Trainer Certification (pokubi e.V. & Villa Fohrde)
Further Training (Selection):
Addressing power and privilege when facilitating Betzavta
How to co-facilitate on the topics of democracy and peace (Adam Institute)
Betzavta - Encounter between Afghan and German communities
Betzavta - Climate justice and democracy
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» Tonglen Meditation - Meeting difficult emotions with an open heart
weekly practise
Liberated Life Network / Willi Farrales
» Half Day Sit
Rev angely Kyodo williams Roshi
» NoBigDealSit
almost Daily Point Practise
Liberated Life Network / Rev angel Kyodo williams Roshi
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Making Decisions We Won't Regret: Creating a World that Works for All – NVC Academy, Miki Kashtan Lisa Rothman and Roni Wiener
Weaving Togetherness: Supporting Liberation while Facilitating Conflict Processes – NVC Academy, Miki Kashtan, Aurélia Saint-Just & Alper Süzer
Nonviolent Communication for Liberation – Nonviolent Global Liberation Network
Trauma-Informed Women in Leadership – Pocket Project, Kosha Joubert, Deb Dana, Rola Hallam
EmbodiedConflict Resolution – Embody Lab, Kai Cheng Thom
Responding to the Call of Our Times: A Leadership Coaching Program – NVC Academy, Miki Kashtan
The Body Is a Doorway – Deep Ecology and Deep Healing – SAND, Sophie Strand
Liberation for All: Integrating a Power and Privilege Lens – NVC Academy, Miki Kashtan
Europäisch sein: Binaritäten und Begehren – Myzelium Projekt, Tsepo Bollwinkel
The Wandering, Winding Way of the Wound – SAND, Bayo Akomolafe, Sophie Strand, Tyson Yunkaporta, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Andreotti
Embodiment Social Justice Certificate Program – Embody Lab, Rev. angel Kyodo williams Roshi, Dr. Sara King, Dr. Rae Johnson