About Johanna
I've walked the path
I now hold for you.
This work isn't something I learned from a textbook. Every tool, every practice, every way I hold space is rooted in my own journey of transformation.
About Johanna
This work isn't something I learned from a textbook. Every tool, every practice, every way I hold space is rooted in my own journey of transformation.
On the surface, my life once looked like a picture of young success. I navigated managerial roles for renowned fashion brands, carried myself with an air of independence, and had just returned from an adventure-filled sabbatical traveling the world. But beneath that polished exterior, a different story was unfolding — one of a deeply toxic and volatile relationship that kept me ensnared in a cycle of arguments, emotional turmoil, and codependency.
My deepest wish then was simple: a partner who offered love and stability during a time I felt profoundly unstable and lost.
Then came the night, now a decade ago, that irrevocably altered my path — an experience that plunged me into my darkest hour. An argument turned violent, and I found myself alone in a hospital, far from home, with a bruised face and a spirit that felt shattered. The shame was immense — not just for the pain inflicted, but for allowing my own boundaries and self-respect to erode. In that moment of profound grief, I felt I might be forever broken.
“I chose what I thought was strength: I pushed through. But pushing through is not the same as healing.”
Emerging from the initial shock, I did what so many of us do. I pushed through. I started a new job, determined not to let the experience define me, effectively trying to suppress the trauma. For the coming years, I poured myself into a busy career, numbing the unprocessed pain with weekend excesses and building walls around my heart, believing it safer to avoid intimacy altogether.
I carried deep-seated anger, bitterness, and shame about what had happened — unable to fully accept this as a part of my story.
Yoga became my first lifeline. As my career started to feel hollow and burnout loomed, the practice of asanas, breath, and mindful connection offered a path back to myself. It brought awareness, helped me shed old habits and misaligned friendships, and eventually led me to quit my corporate life. I moved to Bali, where I worked as a yoga teacher and embraced the digital nomad life with a remote job — truly, it was my biggest dream come true.
I was living this vibrant new chapter, successful in a way that felt aligned, yet an essential part of my healing remained incomplete. I had protected myself from further hurt, but in doing so, I was starving myself emotionally.
I reconnected with my suppressed anger — my inner Kali — in a way that was incredibly powerful and liberating. I dove into understanding my inner child, healing old wounds, and taking radical self-responsibility.
Through somatic practices, my body became the gateway to integrating awareness, to truly loving myself, my story, and even my scars.
Tantra didn't just teach me to hold pain — it reopened the door to pleasure, to joy. I learned to set healthy boundaries, to ask for what I needed, and to navigate relationships with both excitement and a newfound sense of safety. Slowly, the armor around my heart softened.
It was like learning a vital life skill I always wished someone had taught me sooner.
Today, my life is a testament to that journey. I've cultivated an unshakeable self-love and worthiness that isn't dependent on external validation or a relationship. I am surrounded by inspiring people, live on my favorite tropical island, and experience a depth of connection — with myself and others — that I once thought impossible.
My heart is open, not with naivety, but with the wisdom of experience and the strength of authentic self-possession. This path of turning deep pain into profound power has not only remade my life but has ignited a deep desire to share the tools that illuminated my way.
Training & Credentials
Certified Trauma-Informed Tantra Practitioner — trained in the lineage of classical and neo-tantric philosophy, somatic practices, breath, sound and movement, shadow work, and sacred sexuality. This is the foundation of my body-based approach to transformation.
Advanced Psychodynamic Coaching — trained in advanced psychodynamic coaching with Joelle van Harten (EMCC-accredited, Post-Bachelor in Psychodynamic Therapy from Academy of Psychodynamics). This gives my work clinical depth for accessing childhood wounds, attachment patterns, and unconscious dynamics.
Yoga Teacher & Practitioner — years of dedicated practice and teaching in Bali and internationally. Yoga was my first doorway back to my body and remains central to everything I offer.
Corporate Leadership Background — over a decade managing teams for international fashion brands. I understand high-performance environments from the inside and bring strategic clarity to deep inner work.
My approach combines somatic awareness, parts-based work, and childhood wound resolution. This means you get both identity-level depth of transformation and real-world results.
