My teaching brings together Yin Yoga, Hatha Yoga, breath practice and meditation, drawing on years of study and personal exploration.
We make time for both movement and stillness: exploring posture, breathing with awareness, and noticing how the practice feels in your own body. Sessions can be gentle or more active, depending on your experience, energy and needs.
Whether you are beginning or deepening an established practice, I offer guidance to help you develop a practice that supports your everyday life.
The Art of Pranayama
Pranayama, the yogic science of breath, is the practice of consciously regulating the life force—prana—through breath. More than just breathing exercises, pranayama is a gateway to stillness, clarity, and inner alignment.
I like to share this ancient art in a grounded and accessible way, focusing on breath awareness, refined technique, and energetic balance. My teachings invite a calm, steady presence, gently opening the body and mind to deeper states of vitality and peace. Each session blends classical methods with mindful pacing, supporting both beginners and experienced practitioners.
Yin Yoga works with the deeper layers of the body — connective tissue, fascia, joints — through long, still holds and a slow, meditative pace. It is one of the most restorative and grounding practices I know.
In my sessions, we move quietly through a sequence of postures, held for several minutes each. There is no pushing. The work happens in the listening — in learning to stay with what is, and let the body open in its own time.
Suitable for all levels. Particularly effective for stress, tension, and anyone who lives mostly in their head.
Hatha Yoga,
is the foundation. It works with posture, breath and alignment — not as performance, but as a way to bring the body into balance and the mind into clarity.
I teach Hatha in a classical, unhurried way. Sessions are adapted to the person in front of me — their body, their energy level, their history. We build awareness before we build strength.
Pranayama — the conscious regulation of breath — is woven through every session. Breath is the most direct access point I know to the nervous system. When the breath changes, everything changes.
Meditation is not a technique. It is a return — to stillness, to the body, to what is already present beneath the noise.
I guide meditation through breath awareness, body sensing, and simple sitting practice. No dogma, no tradition forced on anyone. Just a quiet invitation to stop, notice, and stay.
Sessions can stand alone or be integrated into a yoga or breathwork session.
Music is an invitation to listen, express yourself and connect with others.
Through guitar, voice, mantra, singing bowls and tuning forks, I offer experiences that range from quiet listening to shared singing and musical exploration.
These can take the form of a sound journey, a singing and guitar workshop, or part of a yoga session or retreat.
Zen Shiatsu is a hands-on bodywork practice developed by Shizuto Masunaga. It works through gentle pressure and stretching along the body's meridian pathways — energy channels that run through the connective tissue and organ systems.
In a session, I work with the whole body, listening through touch. The intention is not to fix or correct, but to support the body's own capacity to rebalance. Sessions often bring deep physical relaxation alongside a quieting of the mind.
Zen Shiatsu is both preventative and therapeutic — useful for tension, fatigue, chronic stress, digestive issues, and general depletion. Sessions are received fully clothed, on a futon mat on the floor. Comfortable, loose clothing is ideal.
Nature has always been one of my deepest teachers. Born in the Dolomites and shaped by years of practice in the mountains, I see nature not as a background, but as part of the healing field itself.
Over the years, I have guided retreats and yoga journeys in places such as the Himalayas, the Swiss Alps, the Dolomites, Bali, Ibiza and La Gomera. These experiences combine movement, breath, meditation, walking, silence, sound and the direct presence of the natural world.
In nature, practice becomes simpler. The body remembers. The mind opens. Something essential becomes available again.
1. Private Yoga, Breath & Meditation
45 min online
Individual guidance adapted to your needs and experience. We can focus on movement, breathing, meditation, or combine them to help you establish a regular personal practice.
Email me to discuss your intentions and arrange a session.
2. Stillness & Sound
45 min · Online
Yin Yoga, breath awareness and sound healing for deep relaxation and inner balance.
3. Private Retreats & Mentoring - By arrangement
Half-day, full-day, multi-day experiences and online.
Combining nature, movement, meditation, breath and sound.
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Personal Journey
Based in Italy, Egon grew up in a small village nestled in the breathtaking Dolomite Alps. From an early age, he was drawn to explore the natural world and spent most of his youth immersed in the mountains. An encounter with a holistic doctor following a sports injury awakened Egon’s profound interest in the inner and spiritual dimensions of healing.
This transformative experience set him on an extensive journey of discovery through South America, India, and Nepal. Inspired by what he encountered, Egon decided to follow his calling in the healing arts and committed to a comprehensive 4-year education in Germany, becoming a certified Zen Shiatsu therapist and naturopath (Heilpraktiker).
Following his studies in Munich, Egon moved to Zürich, Switzerland in 2004, where he established his own Zen Shiatsu studio, offering individual sessions and intimate meditation classes. In 2009, he completed his first Hatha Yoga teacher training in India, subsequently teaching at various prestigious yoga schools throughout Zürich and other European cities.
Throughout his yogic journey, Egon has drawn inspiration from diverse traditions including Anusara Yoga, Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, Pranayama, Bhakti Yoga, and Nada Yoga—all of which continue to deeply influence his life philosophy and teaching approach.
Education & Certifications
Foundational Training:
- Zen Shiatsu Therapy** - European Shiatsu Institute (E.S.I.), Munich/Switzerland (1998-2003)
- Naturopathy (Heilpraktiker)** - Heilpraktiker-Institute “Lotz”, Munich (1998-2002)
- Craniosacral Therapy** - Heilpraktiker-Institute “Lotz”, Munich (2000)
Yoga Studies:
- Extended Yoga Studies** - India (Isha Yoga/Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) (2006)
- Yoga Teacher Training** - RYT 200, Yogalife, New Delhi/Goa, India (2009)
- Anusara Yoga Immersion** - Levels I/II/III with K. Ananda, Zurich (2012)
- Yin Yoga Training** - RYT 300 with Paul Grilley, Thailand/Mexico (2012, 2013, 2015)
- Advanced Pranayama & Hatha Yoga** - with Stephen Thomas, Zurich (2012-2015)
Specialized Training:
- ASAM Certified Hiking Guide** - Switzerland (2011-2013)
- Transpersonal Psychology & Holotropic Breathwork** - with Stanislav Grof, Spain (2015)
- Sound Healing Certification** - Los Angeles (2018)
- Harmonic sound treatment. Extensive studies with Albert Rabenstein, Italy (2025)