About Frank

Before I embarked on my spiritual journey, I was just an ordinary guy working up to 60 hours a week. I owned a successful company and had an office job. On the surface, I considered myself quite happy, but beneath that lay a persistent sense of sadness and social anxiety. I pushed these feelings aside with a heavy workload and weekend adventures, never taking time for myself.

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In 2019, I decided to make a change. I took a three-month break and traveled to Koh Phangan to study yoga. Yoga has been a long-time refuge for me, helping to calm and relax me after difficult situations. This journey marked the beginning of a profound transformation in my life.

It was here that I first encountered the deeper philosophy of yoga and meditation, realizing it was much more than just physical postures. During one of my meditations, I experienced a profound sense of peace, becoming aware that many of my struggles were creations of my mind.

This newfound understanding ignited a desire within me to explore my inner self and discover my true essence, propelling my spiritual journey forward.

 

However, returning home to Germany after those three months, I struggled immensely. Urban life felt like a trap, and I was confronted daily with emotions that were usually buried beneath the surface, like sadness, anxiety and mistrust in myself and others. I made a radical choice to sell my company, quit my job, leave Germany, and explore myself and all those intense feelings in different communities around the world.  Looking back, I’m not entirely sure why I made such a drastic decision, but at that point, it was the only thing that felt right. 

To begin this new chapter, I chose the Earth Pulse community in Ecuador. I was excited, but once I arrived, the magnitude of my decision truly hit me. I was alone in a foreign country where no one spoke my language, and I had no friends. My fears initially intensified. However, the teachings from this collective showed me that I couldn’t hide from my feelings. Pushing them away only made them louder.

I committed myself to spending time with these emotions, learning to embrace my inner child who was yearning for attention, safety, and love. I discovered that with every triggered emotion, a belief system from my childhood emerged. For the first time, I saw what was alive within me and understood that these beliefs were merely past experiences, not my true self.

I also saw the gift in fear—the realization that the present moment is always safe, and that my projections were creating those intense feelings. My meditation practice helped me gain a deeper understanding and hold my emotions without getting caught up in their stories or judging them.

 

After spending a year in Ecuador, I felt the urge to move on. I decided to visit Gaia, a renowned Tantric teacher, and immerse myself in her community in Nicaragua. 

It was also there that I first encountered Family Constellations.

In my first two sessions, I gained profound insights into my deepest emotions. I discovered that my sadness was actually connected to my grandparents, who were never able to deal with their own grief, and I had been unconsciously carrying it for them. My social anxiety, the fear of being seen, was linked to two people from my family's past who had disappeared and were never seen again.

Through this process, I was able to loosen these energetic bonds to the past, reclaim my energy, and draw it back into the present. This allowed me to create something new for my future.

I was struck by the power of this approach to healing and integration. Thrilled to learn more, I spent more time with Gaia, assisted in her workshops, and completed her facilitator training.

 

Living four months in her community was a significant teaching experience to see my triggers towards others while remaining detached from the feelings, merely observing what was happening in my body. Instead of defending myself and creating more tension, I simply sat with my emotions. People would come to me after a few days, asking why I didn’t defend myself. They were deeply touched by my approach, and through releasing the tension of defending my story as the right one, we could easily find peace with the situation.

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This chapter was also crucial for me in learning my boundaries, how to express them, and letting go of my people-pleasing attitude. I realized that, in seeking others' approval, I was neglecting myself and losing sight of who I truly am. Learning to give myself validation and recognizing what I want in any situation significantly increased my self-worth and my love of myself. 

 

In 2022, after completing Gaia’s Facilitator training, I decided to move on and join a good friend in Peru who was on a similar journey. Together, we started a coaching business and opened a practice where new coaches could share their knowledge and practice with one another. 

 

However, I still wanted to learn more techniques, especially Family Constellation. So, I returned to Germany to expand my knowledge and skills in Family Constellation work with Svagito Liebermeister. This work has become a significant part of my practice, both in group settings and one-on-one sessions.