My name is Silja and I teach mindfulness out of my passion for understanding humans, my belief in the power of mindfulness for reclaiming the present moment and my joy for working with groups.

Having studied psychology I’ve always been curious to understand what drives us as humans, what makes each and everyone of us unique and what influences how we think, feel and act. The academic education helps me to gain a deep understanding and to put things into context.

Theory without practice, however, does not translate to the reality of life. In line with the motto “If you don’t do it, it does not exist” I trained as NLP practitioner and experimented with different methodologies in the space of prevention and stress reduction (such as progressive muscle relaxation and shiatsu). Ultimately finding my home in mindfulness practice.

In parallel, since my youth, I find joy in working with and teaching groups. This passion arose from preparing students for their upcoming exchange years abroad and training volunteers in intercultural skills, which I started to engage in after my exchange year in South Africa. Today, in my  office job, I design and organize training programmes for leaders around the world as part of the Learning and Development Team of a global firm, enabling them to become better leaders, more resilient and more aware of themselves.

I believe that my background and passion equips me well to accompany you on your mindfulness journey with MBSR. I am looking forward to meeting you and walking this path together.