From extreme sports such as skateboarding, kitesurfing, gymnastics, freerunning and thaiboxing I gradually transitioned into meditation, breathwork and plant medicines. Music was always there with me, as a kid I trumpeted away on the French horn in the local small town orchestra, then onto drumming in a hardcore punk band, smashing cymbals daily and eventually studying music at high school.

For over a decade now, I have been making my own electronic music and I travel the whole world connecting with people through music, dance and playfulness. However, in 2017, a sense of lack of fulfillment that had always been with me became so strong that it urged me to find new avenues.

Outside of the music scene, my continuous self-explorative work led me to stumble into a breathwork session at Burning Man. My life shifted rather radically upon realizing and experiencing the transformational power in myself that I could unlock with the breath. And it's been right there all the time, instantly accessible – at any moment!

Against everyone's advice to always have facilitators, I was so deeply inspired that I could resist spending the next half a year wildly and intensely experimenting and playing with the breath on my own. At this time, mainly for the purpose of blasting myself into the most free, ecstatic, psychedelic, intense states. Eventually I found myself in Czech Republic studying Holotropic Breathwork. Additionally, I joined a course with legendary breathworker Dan Brulé in Oslo.

I quickly got to put my new understanding into practice as a close person was in the midst of a life crisis and wanted to work with the breath. These sessions eventually grew to include a couple of friends and I started creating my own supportive sound journeys focusing on tremolo harmonica, Paraguayan harp and chanting, strongly influenced by traditions of indigenous plant medicine ceremonies. I infused the sessions with playfulness as this creates openness and safety as well as smoother integration of the experiences.

Some years later the modality Vivation brought breathwork to a whole new level for me. It matched my playful, lighthearted interest and was aligned and built upon the ancient wisdom and healing traditions from the East. A remixed path of awakening for the modern man!

Together with Torunn I traveled over to Wyoming to stay with Paul Hughes and study intensely with him over 2 weeks to get the basics of this practice under my belt. More than a practice, this was a way of living; a way to quickly, effectively, permanently AND pleasurably resolve any negativity, emotional intensity and simply enjoy life more! Whoa!

For about 7 years now, I have been facilitating large groups as well as individual breathwork, movement, sound journey experiences around the world. It does not matter if I am at a corporate event in Singapore, a wedding in Ibiza or a festival in the Mexican jungle – the breath can crack open any heart and mind and enrich one’s life.

The deeply introspective, challenging and personally transformative nature of these experiences plays the important role of counterbalancing my DJ/Harmonica shows, which are mainly celebratory. This has allowed for a sense of fulfillment to return to my work.

My way of being service in this life has crystallized into playful, energetic and breath-integrated DJ shows with harmonica and facilitating a gentle and lighthearted approach to healing work. In my experience, blasting myself as intensely as possible eventually transitioned into a softer and subtler way and I continue to deepen my understanding of how the ultimate celebration is simply life itself!

Education/certification

• Vivation professional (Paul Hughes, director of Vivation International)

• Music Design (Norwegian School of Creative Studies)

• Bachelor of Popular Music Production (Southampton Solent University)

• Master of Popular Music & Record Production (Kingston University)

• Holotropic Breathwork Module ‘Spiritual Emergency’ (Czech Republic)

• Breathwork course (Dan Brulé, Oslo)

• Somatic Skills and Practices for Online Sessions (Biodynamic Breathwork Trauma Release System)

• Ongoing: personal studies of the physiology of breathing and its effect on the autonomic nervous system

Videos

A little meeting with me by Nomade Hotel, Tulum
From a session in Singapore

On my quest for knowledge about human health and wellbeing, I started my journey of self exploration through yoga and meditation fifteen years ago. Studying and deepening my practice with several teachers, most of them based in India, I slowly learned how to access the healing powers of my own body and mind. Five years later I got a strong urge to share what I had found with others, and decided to start teaching yoga. During my first years as a teacher I became aware of the immense amount of physical and mental suffering amongst the people who came to my classes, and I did not always feel I had all the tools needed to help out. Since then I have continuously studied different healing traditions to find new answers on how to facilitate other people’s self-explorative work.

One of the educations that has had most impact on me is my three years study of energy medicine with Dr. Audun Myskja, during which my curiosity just grew bigger, and I decided to finally start my studies of allopathic medicine at the university of Oslo to get an even more complete understanding of anatomy, physiology and pathology as seen from the view of modern science.

Currently I am studying vocal sound therapy at the Gilalai Institute with Githa Ben David, which has taken my understanding of the healing power of sound and music to another level.

I work as an energy medicine therapist, yoga and meditation teacher, sound healer and musician, and spaceholder for healing work and ceremonies. I feel like every day is a new opportunity for learning and sharing something that can be for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Education/certification:

• Medical School (University of Oslo)

• Breath Mastery (Dan Brule)

• Vivation professional (Paul Hughes, Vivation International)

• Energy medicine therapy (Senter for Livshjelp, Audun Myskja)

• 200 HoursYoga Teacher Training (Yoga Vidya, Krishna Chatanya)

• 300 Hours Yoga Teacher Training (Rishikesh Yog Peeht, Roshan Singh)

• Energy medicine therapy (Senter for Livshjelp, Audun Myskja)

• Classical Yoga Philosophy (Academy of Indian Philosophy)

• Bachelor of music (Norwegian Academy of music)

• Vocal sound therapy - ongoing (Gilalai Institute, Githa Ben David)