elaja Harder
Somatic Bodywork
delaja.harder@posteo.net
I am:
born 1988 in Essen
grew up in Essen, Berlin, and Lower Austria
happy mother of two children
Education and training:
Matura in Lower Austria
BA and MA Education, Free University of Berlin
Naturopath, certified in Berlin
Further training as a massage and wellness therapist, Academy for Wellness and Prevention, Berlin
Intensive course “Nervous System Tune up”, Irene Lyon, Vancouver
Qualification as a practitioner of the Pantarei Approach, Berlin
Reiki Level I, Vancouver
Reiki Level II, Berlin
My path took me on a few detours before I arrived where I am now. After school, I first studied languages and became a secondary school teacher. However, I quickly realized that the classroom was not the ideal place for me to work. I wanted to spend more time with individual people so that I could respond better to them and their individual needs. I realized that I was more interested in accompanying the young people in their personal maturation process rather than teaching them a subject.
That's why, in 2018, I decided to create a different professional environment for myself and for the people I work with. One in which I can approach people holistically and with full attention. One in which the people who come to me can feel at ease and where nothing is demanded of them. An environment in which they can find themselves.
I have found this space for myself in Somatic Therapy, the Pantarei Approach. In talk therapy, I kept coming up against limits and had the feeling that certain issues could never be fully processed. It was only when I added the language of the body to the verbal conversation that I was able to untangle the knots in my body, in my brain and in my life.
In my work, I combine the different therapy modes - talk therapy (top-down) with bodywork (bottom-up) -, accompanying and guiding people through process-oriented somatic therapy.
I cordially invite you to join me on a journey of discovery and look forward to getting to know you.