hello i'm nanna <3

intro

Nanna is certified Physical Therapist graduated from VIA University College in Aarhus early 2019 and have been geeking out in combining this with her knowledge of Yoga ever since.

She's taught 200h-students in the anatomy portion of their course with great success and is in general very passionate about making the practice more safe, fun and explorative for students as well as teachers.

In her everyday-life Nanna is teaching&practicing Yoga herself next to also having clients with muscolosceletal-complications and practices holistic therapy as well. O and she's a writer too and writes about psychiatry, mental health and neurodivergency. Expect a full merge of these worlds under her guidance.

Nanna is a colorful neurodivergent human (AuDHD) with a mind that doesn't thrive in rigid boxes; - therefore go see her for guidance in how to find and give space to both the small and big questions. Maybe even destroy a few of your own boxes on the way there.

Besides having a wisdom that goes deep in terms of Western Medicine, Nanna is also a certified MBSR-coach (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), NLP-practitioner (Neuro Linguistic Programming), 500h+ in Yoga-courses and is continuously trying to dive into the mind-body-heart connection.

Next to that she's been a physiotherapist for two year in social-psychiatry, where's she's graduated in courses of neuropsychology and the Open Dialog Approach (a way to talk about mental health conditions). She approaches everything she does with a holistic p.o.v and stands out in that sense.

Nanna is a an experienced spaceholder and have hosted events/workshops/trainings all over the world since 2017. Her teaching-method is nurturing no-nonsense combined with a big smile and laughs, so expect to be challenged as well as 100% supported as you're threading new waters.

Keep scrolling to read my story

My magic; everything that you might see I hold. The colors. The movements. The knowledge. It didn't happen over night you know? I've been through endless pain both in my personal, private and professional life but in one way or another I've kept going. Kept searching for truth. My truth. And here I am. Trying again. (June 2024)

let's rewind to 2014 shall we?

I had just recently started studying to become a Physiotherapist in Copenhagen and like so many others at that time I dove DEEP into the crossfit community. It became my second family. We were all studying the same, we went on holidays together and we moved our bodies. It was GREAT. However, as someone who didn't yet fully understand the wonders of the body-mind-spirit-being and was still going through recovery from an eating disorder (undiagnosed AuDHD) PLUS trying yo understand how it came to be that I kept getting injured. It wasn't long until I (once again in my life) felt so much physical pain, that I actually couldn't move...

So. I went to these Yoga-classes and mobility-classes at my crossfit-gym. And just like that, I discovered a way in which I could move without getting injured. A way in which I could start to connect all the dots of moving, breathing and being kind to myself. I was at this time working in a Physio-clinic in Copenhagen as a sports-masseuse, personal trainer and teaching all different kind of movement to bigger groups of people. All whilst I tried to understand wtf was up with this Yoga-thing? I was breathing, meditating but also moving. A LOT.

So you guessed it. I got injured there too. LOL I know. Yoga just became a new blood sport for me - like for so many other, I got intrigued by the handstands and the deep backbends and the splits. Still being a very fresh Physiotherapist-student, I still had much to learn but through the next couple of years I felt less pain physically and mentally. Mostly because I learned how to actually work with the pain that life offers all of us.

After years of struggling with body-imagine, ED's and endless injuries, I decided to learn more about the inner Wisdom that the mind-body-spirit connection were hiding. I came explore how there might not even be a mind-body-heart connection but that there's simply ONE. The body, the mind, the heart cannot exist and thrive without the other's being taken well care of. I still live and learn this lesson everyday.

I think the fact that I have a foundation in a science-evidence-based education, Physiotherapy, combined with my deep knowledge and curiosity for philosophies, astrology and spirituality, makes my teachings and way of being in the world quite unique. I can look at things for more than one side and very rarely find myself getting too black/white-thinking, because there's simply too many colors to choose from.

I do many things. Writing. Teaching. Hosting. Climbing. Travelling.
But none of those things, I have as much of a passion for, as supporting humans on their journey through the mind-body-heart-world. I believe that healing is ought to happen if we understand in our bodies, as well as minds and hearts, that we are connected to earth, each other and ourSelves.

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timeline

2014-2016

Discovered Yoga, living in Copenhagen, mentorship in holistic body-therapy, studying to be physiotherapist, teaching classes of mobility, fitness, giving massages and doing the whole Personal Trainer life.

Was fascinated with inversions and learned how to do sirsasana (headstand) and started the handstand journey too
I also practiced heavy-ish weightlifting which I got super nerdy about and still am!!

Did loads of Yoga-asana that I wasn't strong enough for but wow I was fearless haha

2017-2018

Moved to Australia, travelled to the US, travelled to Bali, did Yoga every single day, read Dalai Lama, Osho and the Bhagavadgita. Took my 200h in Bali and continued education back in Australia. I was officially OBSESSED. Worked as a physiotherapist at a special school for children with dissabilities and life was BEAUTIFUL.

Most of my life was spent on a beach; lived in the south, worked in the north and did Yoga-swim-sunsrises in the center. I never left Bondi really haha (the handstand got stronger too!!)
This was the time where I started practicing Ashtanga Yoga. Both in terms of an 8 limbs philosophical approach but also the Asana. I woke up at 4.30 EVERY morning to do kriyas, meditation, pranayama AND two hours asana everyday.

First time visiting Nusa Lembongan in Bali, which later became my home and still is one of my most favorit places in the whooooole world. (join my retreat to lembongan in 2025)

2018

Moved back to Denmark to finish my degree as a Physiotherapist. Was very depressed for missing Bali and Australia. Started travelling to the US because of a boy ugh. Went back and forth most of the year. BUT met beautiful US-Yoga teachers, took amazing courses and taught classes at a wonderful studio.

The boy ended up breaking my mind-body-spirit. For a while. Went to loooooads of therapy. Again mostly holistic-approach.
I found myself becoming very negative. Depressed. Headachy. Hated being in Denmark. So. I cut my hair and colored it PINK.

Best thing about 2018 was that I was, when in Denmark, teaching in YO Studios Aarhus. I was sometimes teaching 10-12-15-17 classes a week. It was too much but fuck I loved being there. My own practice Sadhana consisted of self-study in emotional intelligence, asana and fascias. So. Everything hihi

2019

Moved to Bali to teach. My former teacher, Gwen, from Nusa Lembongan and Yoga Bliss had hired me to come teach full time. I was gonna host retreats, teach drop in and also help teaching in the teacher trainings. Especially in the anatomy-portion, since I was now a certified Physiotherapist.

Despite of the literal dream-destination this year became of one the hardest in my life. My health crashed and I later discovered that this was one of my first REAL REAL burn outs from undiagnosed Autism and ADHD.
All I did whilst in Bali was teaching, working on retreats/trainings, practicing and writing. All hours of my day. Sounds good right? But I didn't do it from a soft place. I did it to survive. Literally.

One of the many beautiful things about this introverted year was that I wrote my first book. Writing is another love of mine and you can buy my Danish book on my webshop here.

2020-21

Wtf even happened these years??? I feel like they were stolen. From me but also from the world... It was so rough. Anyways I spent most of my time between Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark. Again. Due to a boy. I was self employed throughout COVID and had to make my way as a physio + teacher during the pandemic and more countries.

Whenever possible/allowed I would host events, workshops and retreats both in Denmark and Belgium. I did feel a lightness coming over me every time I was in Denmark though. I just couldn't respond yet.
Hosted a 200h TTC in Portugal with my lovely friends Faye and Isabella. We managed when there was a brief pause in lockdown craziness. It was so life giving.

Fighting hard for my life was the main topic these years. I did end up meeting some wonderful people, especially in Antwerp, who I consider friends for life. They met me at a special time and gave me a break from all the fuckedup-ness I was involved in. Thank you Cheyo, Veerle and my subscription based morning club-Yoga-people <3

2021-23

Another year, another move. Big things happened here. I moved deeply depressed back to Denmark end of 2021, started working in social-psychiatry spring 2022 and met my Simon in summer 2022 wowwww. I had a break from teaching public classes and only hosted events, courses and did readings with my book.

When I just moved back, I was in a deep deep crisis. I got diagnosed with my neurodivergencies and started the journey of understanding myself fully.
I needed a break from teaching Yoga and being selfemployed, so when I was ready I got as normal of a job I could see myself in. Working with humans suffering from difficult schizofrenia and addictions. I felt like I could finally use all of my skills in a job where I actually had colleagues, management etc

Meeting Simon changed my life. He's literally the yin to my yang and have grounded me more than I could ever imagine possible. For maybe the first time I truly felt loved for who I truly am.
I was still practicing heavily both meditation and Asana. Felt like I met my body for the first time once again.

2023-now

I went on sickleave in December 2023 due to being heavily involved in episodes with violence at my (now former) workplace in psychiatry. I did love the work that I did with the humans there and think of them everyday. It is not their fault that things didn't work out. Things went to shit because psychiatry is not really prioritised systemically. Capitalism. Ugh.

Another time in my life where I depended on writing, reading and movement to make it through. This time, it's lasted longer though. I've been diagnosed with PTSD and not sure if/when I'll return to working as I once did.
Simon and I went travelling for 6 weeks in beginning 2024 - lowkey to give me a chance of survival and also for the two of us to reconnect. When one person is as sick as I've been, it takes a huge toll on the union of the two.

In late 23 I had started teaching a little bit again, just to add some flavor into my soon-to-be very heavy life. I was so happy I did that and found a new studio in Aarhus for me to both be a teacher and a student.
Life will be beautiful again. Thanks for being here with me to make it such. I love us and believe in us. We're sent here a little ahead of time to make the changes that are inevitably to come.