Rachana Wolff
In-Soma® Institut
Massage-Yoga-Meditation
Hi Rachana! Tell us a little about yourself. . .
I was born in Lima, Peru . . . a big city were I learned to stay flexible and survive within the chaos. My Father was a textile engineer at that time, and my mother, a model and then a fashion designer. I grew up with two brothers and that was very wild and adventurous! Amidst the adventure and chaos, I was a quiet child. I guess I brought a bit of balance in the family through my being still.
At the age of 8, I started dancing which was a wonderful way of connecting with my body and my feelings. I could dive in another dimension and feel free in dancing
And how did you discover yoga and the movement arts?
Dancing and the passion to be connected with my feelings while dancing brought me to discover many different ways of body awareness techniques. During my dance professional course of studies, my family supported me to travel to Europe.
I was 17 years old when I arrived to Germany. That was the time when I discovered how different the German culture was compared to the Latin culture I grew up in.
It was a hard time for me to adapt to this different and new culture. . . a new language and different mentality. I was very confronted with being in a new world.
I had an eating disorder that I tried to cover up, but at some point it was not possible to hide anymore . . . and that was when I discovered therapy and meditation which really helped me to acknowledge that I needed to change.
I started learning massage, shiatsu, conscious touch, tai chi and yoga.
In this way, I started healing my inner body and all that was stored inside.
This healing journey has become my passion and my profession.
Tell us why you were initially attracted towards yogaSOMATICS
Since 1991, my profession has been massage, shiatsu and conscious touch. The connection to the body has being my anchor, my ground and my healing path. I have completed an education in Lomi-Lomi Massage, Ayurveda and Rebalancing.
After that I studied Watsu (Water Shiatsu) and that’s when I first met Ateeka in Mexico in 2008.
We met and I was fascinated by the way she introduced Continuum Movement and that stayed with me as a healing practice. Something clicked inside me. I felt I had found a puzzle piece that was missing.
Tell us about how you integrate yogaSOMATICS into your life - your personal practice and/or your work.
For me, YogaSOMATICS has become a guidance of deeper understanding of how energy moves and how the body responds when it is not pushed, forced, manipulated or changed.
Through my dancing career, I was always trained to go over my limits. Deep inside me I felt that ys, could support a deeper healing process in my inner body.
This way of teaching Yoga gives me the possibility to share what I believe in and support people to feel more, explore and trust.
I have created a place in Munich, Germany: Treatmentroom Munich were I teach yoga classes and also work with my Massage treatments and conscious touch.
What is the most meaningful thing you have learned from yogaSOMATICS?
Through yogaSOMATICS, I have learned to trust and wait. To stay true to my self and to create new ways of support for healing.
One fascinating topic were my attention goes at the Moment is Yoga and Self-massage. I have already created a concept were I work along the meridians.I feel that all my experience in massage and bodywork come together in my yoga practice. That is wonderful.
Tell us about your other favorite hobbies, past-times, activities that you LOVE to do/enjoy.
My hobbies are walking in the mountains, being in nature, cooking and meditation.
Do you have a favorite book to tell us about?
I have two books that really moved me in the last while. Two books that support in me again my way of going deeper in my own journey.
The Choice von Edith Eger / The Gift von Edith Eger
And how can we find out more about your classes, workshops, treatments?
In-Soma® Institut
Rachana Wolff
Massage-Yoga-Meditation
www.In-Soma.de
TREATMENTROOM MÜNCHEN
Braystr. 10 / 81677 München
