More About me

I am a skilled, certified Chemist. I graduated in Quantum Chemistry from Utrecht University in the Netherlands in 1999. I did a major in Biochemistry, the results of which were published in the Journal of Plant Physiology.
Since I came back to Corfu I have been producing high quality wine. I have also been distilling to create both tsipouro (Greek version of grappa or schnapps or moonshine) and high-grade alcohol which I use to create liqueurs, tinctures and healing potions
I have also been making ORMUS, the elixir of life. More on ORMUS on my dedicated page.

I have been working with my voice in many different ways. I started by singing mantras with Deva Premal. Since 2018 I have been practicing overtone singing with my friend Igor Ezendam from Feeling Sound. Recently I took up Greek polyphonic singing with an international group here in Arillas, Corfu.
I am an enthusiastic drummer, having participated in and organised many drumming circles and jams. Music is very important to me. The silence after music is the most meditative space I have experienced.
All my music skills can be implemented to upgrade your event.

I have been practicing Qigong and Yoga for more than 12 years. I have attended several classes and I consistently practice almost every morning. Especially Qigong has helped me increase my awareness of our life force energy, also known as Prana or Chi/Qi.
I love ecstatic dance and contact improvisation. Dance silences the mind and can be a truly meditative experience, as well as a healthy form of movement and a way of connecting to the body and other people.

I have been practising theatrical clowning since 2019 with Gozde Atalay. Clowning is a way of theatrical improvisation with a long history. It is about switching off the mind and letting the body take over. The red nose is the smallest mask in the world.
For me it was and extremely powerful yet entertaining way to meet my shadows. It has taught me many things, one of which is getting rid of my shyness and reluctance to stand up and be present in front of an audience.

I first came in contact with tantra in 2015 and since then I have attended different festivals and retreats, including a Kashmiri Tantra massage training with Swami Anahata. I have attended ISTA levels 1 and 2 and in December 2024 I assisted an ISTA level 1 training.
At the moment I am following a training to get certified as an Amaterra Tantra teacher, with Agapi Apostolopoulou.
Tantra has helped me enormously to get over a lot of my feelings of shame and guilt around sexuality and to improve my relationship to my body. Of course, this process is ongoing.