To lead a happy life, you need to BE IN TOUCH with it! To lead a happy life, you need to be in touch with it.
31/10/2025
WHY WORKING WITH TRAUMA THROUGH YOUR SOMA (body) IS A KEY ELEMENT FOR HEALING:
Bessel van der Kolk emphasizes on a holistic and body-centered approach: In his work he highlights how trauma physically changes the brain and body, leading to a state of being „stuck“ in survival mode. Therefore it is essential for healing to re-regulate the nervous system through mind-body practices.
He is critical of therapies like traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure therapy, arguing that they are not enough because trauma is not just a cognitive issue but a physical and emotional one. He believes that talking about trauma may not be sufficient to heal the deep, physical impact.
Somatic body work with focusing on working with Trauma emphasizes on initial assessment: When first meeting you, I will focus on your posture, eyes, and breathing patterns to understand how your primitive brain is still controlling your behavior and preventing you from engaging with the world.
One of the core principles we will work on is: SAFETY
The ultimate goal of SOMATIC WORK is to help you feel safe in your own bodies and minds, thereby regaining a sense of agency and control.
Healing involves shifting from a state of being constantly on alert to one where the body can be present and calm.
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12/10/2025
AYURVEDA FULL BODY MASSAGE
Ayurveda, the timeless art of living, offers a holistic approach to restoring balance and enhancing well-being. Central to this practice is Ayurvedic massage, which provides a deeply relaxing experience for both body and mind.
In your session, you will enjoy a traditional full-body massage with warm medicinal oils tailored to your specific needs. This therapeutic treatment lasts approximately 1.5 hours, allowing you to fully unwind and rejuvenate.
After your massage, you will be served a calming Ayurvedic tea to complete the experience. I look forward to sharing this soothing and restorative session with you.
Additionally, Ayurvedic massages make a thoughtful and cherished gift for anyone in need of relaxation and relief from stress.
Wintertime is the perfect time for this kind of massage. I am looking forward to giving you this very special treat of complete relaxation.
Barbara
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17/09/2025
I love yoga: it is far more than just movement. It is a way to become fully aware of life - it is dedicated time to sense and be all of its dimensions, arriving in its endless flux of arising and passing away.
It’s depth and truth will always inspired me.
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15/09/2025
So thankful for the community .sanctuary_ , the trust and care, the love and respect for each other.
In 2023 I didn’t know how it will be to manage a community with 14-18 people. Now I know, that I love to share the sanctuary with you and I have to say, that all of you make it very easy for me to love my role as the main-caretaker of the place here.
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09/09/2025
Embrace the Quiet - always!
Resting is a human need.
I wish for everybody in this world:
Peace. Care. Loving kindness. Understanding. Awareness. Openness for Change. Dignity. Respect. Love.
I hope that we will created this change - all together - globally - for us, for our elders, for our children, for our earth, for all living on this planet - so that we can soon breath in the needed fresh air 🌿
14/06/2025
End the global massacres. Remember our shared humanity: we may be different, but we all long for love and peace.
31/05/2025
We always have the choice to make a change!
„The greatest damage done by neglect, trauma or emotional loss is not the immediate pain they inflict but the long-term distortions they induce in the way a developing child will continue to interpret the world and her situation in it.
All too often these ill-conditioned implicit beliefs become self-fulfilling prophecies in our lives. We create meanings from our unconscious interpretation of early events, and then we forge our present experiences from the meaning we’ve created.
Unwittingly, we write the story of our future from narratives based on the past...Mindful awareness can bring into consciousness those hidden, past-based perspectives so that they no longer frame our worldview.
Choice begins the moment you disidentify from the mind and its conditioned patterns, the moment you become present…Until you reach that point, you are unconscious.’ …In present awareness we are liberated from the past.“
Gabor Maté
30/05/2025
Autumn Retreat
25 - 28.September 2025
, Austria
Hosted by Barbara Walkowiak in.touch
In this sacred season of turning inward, you are invited to join a circle of women for an intimate autumn retreat—a time to slow down, listen deeply, and come home to yourself. As the trees let go of their leaves, we too are called to release what no longer serves, making space for rest, reflection, and renewal.
I am looking forward to spending some nourishing days together in nature with you.
Barbara
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10/03/2025
EMBRACE YOUR WISDOM
Women* Retreat
8.5. - 11.5.2025
**Bloom into Yourself this Spring**
Step into a circle of women, reconnect with your inner wisdom, and welcome the energy of renewal. This retreat is your time to rest, release, and set a fresh course for the season ahead.
For four days, we’ll leave behind the noise and demands of daily life and gather in a small, supportive circle of women. Here, in the heart of nature, you’ll be held in deep rest, shared stories, and the power of community. This retreat is for every woman longing to exhale, to land fully in her body, and to realign with what truly matters.
Through Yoga, Meditation, and our sacred Women Circles, we’ll create space for connection, reflection, and transformation. Together, we will nurture what is ready to bloom within us—supporting one another in trust and sisterhood. Join us and take this time to come home to yourself.
Spaces are limited to create an intimate and personalized experience, so I encourage you to secure your spot soon. The price includes all retreat essentials—accommodation, daily vegan and seasonal meals, snacks, workshop materials, and a special goodie bag.
Join us for a transformative time of rest, renewal, and connection in nature. I look forward to sharing this journey with you, where we’ll create a space for healing, growth, and sisterhood.
With warmth,
Barbara
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21/02/2025
SOMATIC COACHING for TRAUM-
and STRESS-RELEASE
In Somatic Coaching, the foundational principle is to truly feel. When you tune into your own sensations, you become acutely aware of your present state, which is crucial for reconnecting with your body and its signals. This awareness plays a pivotal role in understanding and addressing tension and stress, ultimately freeing your movement and actions.
During a Somatic Coaching session, you will be guided through touch and verbal instructions to focus your attention where it’s needed most. This process helps you recover, heal, and gain clarity about your current experiences.
Each breath and movement during the session helps you unlock your potential, letting go of what no longer serves you. By cultivating full awareness, you take responsibility for your well-being, paving the way for a life of freedom and ease.
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More information: see the link in Bio
See you soon!
Barbara
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17/01/2025
I’m excited to start the new semester of yoga with you this February! Secure your spot now and let’s practice together.
Hugs,
Barbara
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24/12/2024
This Christmas, I wish you a time filled with love, warmth, and peace. May you enjoy moments of joy, rest, and well-being that bring you comfort and renewal.
Whether you celebrate with family, friends, or in quiet connection with yourself and nature, I hope it feels meaningful and just right for you.
Take this season as an opportunity to pause, recharge, and embrace the beauty of the moment.
Wishing you a wonderful and heartfelt Christmas,
Barbara
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“To lead a happy life, you need to be in touch with it.” The idea of BE IN TOUCH started in 2015 as a personal project seeking to bring people in touch with themselves. Since then, the project has been growing in a direction that is very dear to me: connecting people with themselves and with each other. On the one hand, the inward journey aiming at creating time and space for personal growth and improvement is part of my daily work with clients, either individually or within groups, workshops and retreats. Together we can encounter our deep fears and pains. Together we share, learn and inspire each other. On the other hand, BE IN TOUCH is a community-based work, where people with similar interests meet and support each other. Moving away from a competitive way of working, this project's purpose is to contribute to an attitude shift where support, respect and will to listen to each other are the essential basis on which personal growth can flourish. Our team is growing...
If you are interested in joining us pls send a PM and lets get in touch!
ABOUT BARBARA
My journey on the path of training my awareness started in 2000. My first encounter with awareness-development techniques was through Hatha-Yoga, which became a dear and generous friend. Over the years, I have attended many Asana classes and silent meditation retreats throughout the world, diving into the secrets of Reiki with a Russian shaman or participating in training in Ayurvedic massage in India. In 2010, I discovered the Grinberg Method, which has now become one of the pillars of my professional daily life. From the very first session, I found intriguing that there be somebody capable of teaching me how to communicate with my body in such a way that I can, by myself, overcome any crisis. For me, this is freedom. After working as a Grinberg Method Practitioner since 2010 and founding with my colleague Daniela Rocher the community space RAUM FÜR NEUES in Vienna, I attended my first yoga teacher training in 2016 with master Prasad Reangnekar. I have continued with further education in 2017 at Yogawerkstatt Wien with Romana Delberg for Pre- + Postnatal Yoga, 2018 I completed my +300hr with Prasad Rangnekar in India, followed by the first part of Trauma Sensitive Yoga in 2019 with Joachim Pfahl. Both the Somatic Coaching and the journey into the science and philosophy of Yoga fill me with joy every day. I feel deeply grateful to teach and inspire people who have started walking on this path. It’s one of the greatest gifts when you realize, that you have the power to follow your heart within.
ABOUT FRANZI
Franzi was always fascinated by movement and the miracle of the human body, mind and soul. She is trained as a Nurse, Personal Trainer and Yoga Teacher. Most important for her and her work is the balance and awareness about the uniqueness of every person. In her classes and workshops you are invited to to be who you are and create balance within your mind, soul, body - within your whole life. She recently moved to Vienna, where she is now working as a Yoga Teacher, hosting workshops, classes and cacao ceremonies.
