Welcome, my name is Ashana, I'm 43 years old. Amsterdam is my home. I come from Dutch and Indonesian roots. East and West both live inside me. Western and eastern bodywork are also both alive inside me and still growing. I had many challenges growing up. I lived in fear and pain for many years. In 2011 I started living in an Osho commune and I became a committed meditator, that's the point where my healing journey started. I started facilitating meditations, became involved in therapeutic group work and started training as a therapist. The main objective has always been meditation, returning to the body and working with people. I came to a point, where I finally felt free to be myself and to choose my life according to myself. That's when I started with my journey in bodywork education. I began with the western massage approach, and this has led me now to eastern bodywork.

I also give professional care. I have worked for elderly people with a form of dementia. Guiding them at home, so they could still live a fulfilled life according to their wishes. I am also experienced in nursing people with high spinal cord injuries.

And for as long as I can remember I have been a creative person. Creating art has been an ongoing process in my life and is inextricably related to my sense of purpose and happiness.