BE ALIVE
Show yourself,
truly
Retreat
​SHOW YOURSELF, TRULY – Retreat ist das intensivere Angebot für all diejenigen, die tiefer in den Prozess der Authentizität eintauchen möchten.
Es fordert alles Bekannte heraus und bricht mit dem, was du bisher für selbstverständlich gehalten hast. Vier Tage, in denen du alte Muster hinter dir lässt, tief eintauchst und deine eigene Persönlichkeit entdeckst. Ohne Masken, ohne Ausreden. Nur du – klar, roh, lebendig.
Monthly workshop
A workshop where you discover yourself and your dog in a new way. Learn from your dog, reflect on yourself, and grow through the process.
"Be alive" stands for the courage to step out of yourself and actively shape your own life.
"What we need is more humanity and courage.
Courage to live our own lives in a way that makes us feel alive."
We often live by ideas that aren’t really our own. We adapt, hold back, and hide behind masks out of fear, shame, or simply because we don’t know any other way. The inner conflicts that arise from this show up in our lives, in our relationships, in how we express ourselves, and in the way we move through the world. They create a barrier between who we really are and how we appear to the outside world.
The path to ourselves leads through understanding our own history, fears, beliefs, and emotions. They shape how we see the world and, in turn, how we act. We are so used to this perspective that we rarely question it. As long as we don’t see where we are standing in our own way, we remain trapped in the same patterns.
Dogs respond to this. They sense when something in us is out of balance and unspoken, and they develop their own ways to deal with it. I see dogs as independent beings with their own experiences and strategies, and I want to understand them for who they are.
When you begin to understand yourself, you also start to understand your dog’s behavior. Then, a path begins one where you both learn from each other, about yourselves, and about life.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO TRULY LIVE?
We often work on ourselves because we think we need to 'heal' certain parts of ourselves. But what we also need is the courage to recognise ourselves and live in our full expression.
Each person brings their own energy, dynamics and approach. Everything complements each other in a natural system. No dog is the same - one brings calm, another excitement, one dives into conflict, another mediates. Difference is not a problem - it is essential.
We often try to fit everyone into the same mould and transfer this behaviour to our interaction with dogs. Dog training is a good example: It's about conditioning, rigid functionality, adaptation and dependency - we 'train' our dogs to fit the same mould.
Especially the sides of ourselves that we suppressed as children to avoid jeopardising our attachments shape our personalities. It's not about becoming 'better', it's about accepting ourselves as we are - with all the edges and flaws that make us who we are.
This brings peace and allows our true inner strength to emerge. A strength that comes from within, not shaped by external expectations. Your true personality.
To truly live means staying true to yourself, acting and communicating with honesty and integrity.
Understanding yourself is key to reconnecting with yourself and finding your own way and expression—without fear, without holding back.
Part of this is realizing that not everything needs to be "healed." Many aspects of ourselves that we see as a problem are actually strengths—we just hid them at some point to avoid standing out.
But only recognizing patterns is not enough—we need new experiences that allow us to feel that things can be different. When we experience something new, we understand that we are not bound to the past. That we can step into new, unknown ways of being. This is exactly what I offer in my work, for people with and without dogs.
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I help you recognize the patterns and inner conflicts that shape you. Where you block yourself. What you suppress - and what truly makes you you. You will learn to go your own way.
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Self-awareness – Why do you think, feel, and act the way you do?
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Self-responsibility – Where can you break free from old patterns?
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Self-acceptance – What is truly part of you? What makes you, you?
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It's about being honest with yourself, about responsibility, about acceptance - and about coming out of yourself.
It’s not about theories, but real-life experience—feeling what happens when you show yourself as you are.
What fascinates me about living with dogs is that authenticity is not an option for them – just like for all living beings, it is a necessity. It is essential for staying balanced and moving securely through the world.
Interestingly, dogs that live with us often develop dynamics similar to our own. We humans are constantly trying to fit into a specific image – calm, controlled, efficient, and adaptable. However, this constant adjustment distances us more and more from ourselves.And when we try to force dogs into an image based on functionality, lifelessness and dependency, as is found in dog training, exactly what happens to us happens to them: they lose their liveliness.
So it's not about how we 'should' be, but about who we really are. Knowing yourself means seeing your own resources and living yourself in all your authenticity.
MY WAY
​​​​I followed my feeling early on that a life which does not resonate with me at its core makes no sense. So, it was clear to me that I would follow my inner voice and go my own way. I have always been fascinated by things that go beyond the ordinary, that lie outside the usual societal norms.
I packed my bag and set off to discover life. I let my curiosity drive me and in doing so, I encountered numerous ways to live life.
At the same time, I never quite arrived within myself. The journey mirrored my inner longing to find myself. For a long time, I felt wrong and alienated. It was not possible for me to live true connections and to accept myself in depth as I am.
So, I embarked on my path of healing and inner liberation.
My teachers are people who intensely dedicate themselves to the process of a vibrant life. And dogs. I admire their natural and simple way of being and their ability to live in community. They are great teachers who guide us back to the essence of our nature.
Since then, I have been on my journey, once again anchoring qualities such as trust, presence, authenticity, courage, vulnerability, vitality, and connection within myself.
​I love exploring things on my own and trying out new experiences. My own intense journey of healing and development is my most important education and forms the foundation of my work.