Sometimes the body carries what words alone cannot reach.
Confidence, curiosity, and the ability to connect to others are qualities that are in all of us.
★★★★★70+ Google reviewsBerlin FriedrichshainEnglish & GermanBy reconnecting to the wisdom of our body, we can tap into those qualities.
Somatic therapy is the combination of empathic touch and verbal communication. This holistic approach offers an effective way to teach people to connect to themselves more fully and find their own unique sense of inner strength and purpose.
When I use touch as a language, it adds an experience for my client and offers the possibility to feel safe in their skin. This allows for the release of stuck emotions, trauma, and physical tension.
Somatic bodywork is a holistic approach that empowers people on their journey of personal growth and self-actualization. It supports self-healing and eases anxiety, stuck emotions, and chronic physical symptoms.
To feel oneself deeply is to connect with the core of one’s existence.
A body based way of listening
Our bodies carry the echoes of past experiences, shaping how we move, breathe, and relate to the world.
There are moments when we sense that change is needed, yet no matter how much we reflect, something still feels just out of reach. Real growth is not only about understanding. It is also about feeling oneself deeply.
Rather than pushing through discomfort or searching for logical answers, this work invites something different: a space for curiosity, awareness, and allowing what wants to be met. As we turn our attention inward, what has been held can surface and integrate naturally.
Many people come while quietly carrying something like:
- Chronic stress and a nervous system that rarely settles
- Anxiety, restlessness, or feeling constantly on edge
- Emotional overwhelm, or numbness and difficulty feeling
- Chronic pain and physical tension
- Burnout, exhaustion, or feeling far from yourself
- The effects of trauma or difficult life experiences
By reconnecting with our bodies, we create space for our experiences while finding unexpected ways to reach our goals for the future.
Vered Manasse, co-founder of the Pantarei Approach
Relational work, grounded in what is present
Rooted in the Pantarei Approach, my work combines empathic touch, movement, and communication to help you reconnect with your body.
Everything flows and nothing remains; there is only an eternal becoming and walking.
Heraclitus, whose words panta rhei give the Pantarei Approach its name
Whole person perspective
I bring together somatic therapy, holistic bodywork, empathic touch, presence, breath, and movement.
No rigid method
I do not see people as diagnoses or fixed problems. I meet you as a whole person, far more than what you have lived through.
Paced with care
Some sessions are quiet and regulating. Some are more emotionally alive. The intention stays the same: to help you reconnect with yourself and your natural flow.
What your body has to say
Every session is individual, because every person and every life story is different.
Together we explore how what you carry shows up in your body. Maybe there is tension you no longer need to hold, or feelings you have quietly been avoiding. Ways of protecting yourself that once made sense.
Each session is client led. I meet you where you are, and we work with what is already here.
In contrast to a fast paced world, I love to take time with my clients.
Instead of doing more, allow yourself to come home to your essence.
Sessions take place by appointment, in English and German.
André Laubner · Somatic Therapy & Bodywork, founder of the Satori Institute
About André LaubnerHow I came to this work
This work found me through my own history. I know what it means to feel far from your own body, and what it means to slowly come back.
It all came together when I received my first somatic bodywork session. Everything I had learned suddenly felt embodied. I could see myself in a different light. I felt my strength and my softness.
I fully trust that the wisdom to solve the challenges in life is already inside of you. Supporting people on their journey of personal growth and self-actualization is my passion in life.
From the moment I stepped into André's space, I felt an immediate sense of warmth and safety.
Client voice · read Google reviews
When talking alone no longer feels like enough
Often we focus so much on the problem that we completely forget about our strengths and resources.
A feeling of being restricted in certain areas of life, or the sense that past events limit how freely we can live today, is often accompanied by physical discomfort or repetitive emotions. These reasons are frequently the starting point when clients reach out to me. Some come with chronic pain or tension, some are moving through trauma, grief, or a quiet sense of disconnection.
Our past conclusions might define who we are now, but they do not have to dictate our future.
You do not need to have all the answers, only the willingness to listen.
Questions people often ask before booking
What is somatic therapy?
Somatic therapy listens not only to thoughts and emotions, but to the body: to sensation, breath, and what it has quietly been holding.
Instead of staying only in talking or analyzing, we also pay attention to what the body may be holding, protecting, or trying to communicate.
How is it different from talk therapy?
Talk therapy can be deeply valuable. Somatic therapy works with another layer as well, exploring how an experience lives in the body: tension, numbness, breath, posture, emotion, and subtle impulses that may not be obvious at first.
For many people, this makes the work feel more grounded and real. Insight becomes something you can begin to feel.
Is somatic therapy the same as massage?
No. While my work can include hands on bodywork, it is not simply massage. It is a therapeutic, process oriented form of body based work that includes awareness, relationship, nervous system regulation, and attention to emotional patterns as they show up in the body.
What happens during a session?
Each session is individual. We usually begin by arriving, slowing down, and sensing what is present. Depending on what feels supportive, it may include conversation, breath, mindful touch, movement, or hands on bodywork.
I do not work from a rigid formula. I meet you where you are.
Is it safe if I have experienced trauma?
Safety is central. The focus is never on treating the trauma itself, but on you as a whole person. We go at your pace, with care and consent, and never faster than your system can hold.
You do not need to relive the past to heal it. As you learn to meet your body with curiosity rather than fear, the grip of the past begins to soften.
Is there touch in your sessions?
Yes, touch can be part of my work, but always with clarity, care, and consent. I see touch as a language that can support regulation, release, and connection.
It is never automatic and never imposed. Every session respects your boundaries and what feels supportive for your system.
Can I come if I do not know what is wrong?
Yes. You do not need a diagnosis or a clear explanation. Many people come because they feel disconnected, overwhelmed, tense, or simply aware that something in them needs attention.
That is enough. A first session can be a place to slow down and begin from where you actually are.
Where do sessions take place in Berlin?
All sessions take place at Satori Institute, Straßmannstraße 3, 10249 Berlin, in Berlin Friedrichshain.
The space is easy to reach from Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg, and Mitte. Sessions are offered in English and German, by appointment.
How soon might I notice a change?
This depends on the person, the situation, and the kind of support that is needed. Some people notice a shift in the first session. For others, it unfolds more gradually.
But most people notice in the first session whether this way of working resonates with them.
I would be honored to walk this path alongside you
Whatever brings you here, we begin with a first session.
In a calm and trusting space, we take time for you: what moves you, what brings you here, and what you hope to find. A first session is an invitation, to explore, to reconnect, and to get a felt sense of whether this work is right for you.
I want to invite you to be brave and curious, and to get to know yourself better.