The Body Knows.

Reconnect with the wisdom already within you.

For those drawn to live, move, and work from the wisdom of the body.

Available in English and German

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How would you like to connect?

My work unfolds across three pathways — each an invitation to deepen your connection with yourself, others, and the living intelligence of the body.

  • 1:1 Sessions

    Feel more at home in your body—in one thoughtful session at a time.

    1:1 Sessions

  • Esalen Massage Intro Workshops

    A weekend to slow down, learn mindful touch, and reconnect with presence.

    Intros

  • 100hr Esalen Massage Training

    Refine your touch. Deepen your presence. Practice professionally in the Esalen® tradition.

    Training

Into the New Year with Clarity

A two-day breathwork journey to arrive, release, and reconnect · 3–4 January 2026 · Hamburg

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Embodied Sessions in Hamburg & Online

Change unfolds through presence and awareness. Sessions help you reconnect with your body’s inherent wisdom, where transformation begins by becoming who you already are.

  • Embodied coaching in English, Hamburg and online

    Embodied Coaching – 120€/60 min

    Clarity through presence.

    A space to slow down, listen within, and discover the wisdom already inside you. For moments when you need guidance, reflection, or new perspective.

  • Integrative bodywork in Hamburg — Esalen Massage & somatic modalities

    Integrative Bodywork – 110€/75 min

    Touch that restores.

    Esalen® Massage and other somatic bodywork practices offer deep relaxation, integration, and renewal. Each session is unique and tailored to your body’s needs.

  • Integrative Somatic Practice® in Hamburg — Coaching & somatic modalities

    Integrative Somatic Practice® – 150€/90 min

    Trauma-sensitive support.

    A gentle yet powerful process combining embodied coaching and guided breathwork on the table. Designed to release holding patterns and reconnect you with your body’s natural wisdom.

  • Guided Breathwork Journey - in Hamburg-Ottensen

    Guided Breathwork Journey – 240€/2,5 hr

    Transform through breath.

    A 2.5-hour journey of breath, music, and presence. For deep release, expanded awareness, and a renewed sense of freedom.

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Esalen® Massage Trainings in Europe

As an Esalen® Massage Certification Teacher, I guide students into cultivating presence, touch, and awareness. All trainings are taught in English, bringing together international participants for a deep immersion into embodied practice.

  • 100hr Esalen® Massage Professional Training in Portugal

    100hr Esalen® Massage Professional Training

    October 17–31, 2026 | Quinta Marugo, Alentejo, Portugal

    Immerse yourself in two transformative weeks of hands-on learning, self-discovery and body–presence.

  • Nina Ottenheym teaching Esalen® Massage

    Introduction Courses to Esalen® Massage

    Hamburg & London

    These weekend workshops offer an experiential introduction to the art and philosophy of Esalen Massage through guided demonstrations, hands-on exchange, and awareness-based movement.

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Official Esalen® Massage Teacher • EMBA member •Trainings are recognized by the Esalen® Institute / EMBA.

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Nina Ottenheym offering embodied coaching and integrative bodywork in Hamburg

Meet Nina

I’m an Esalen® Massage Certification Teacher, Embodied Coach, and somatic facilitator with 14+ years in bodywork, awareness practices, and transformational process work. My approach is presence-based, Gestalt-oriented, and body-centered. I support clients and students to reconnect with the wisdom already within.

Certified Esalen® Massage Teacher • EMBA member • International, English-speaking practice

Read My Story

  • Anj, Intro Course Participant

    I recently had the great pleasure of attending an Introduction to Esalen Massage Weekend Workshop in London run by Nina Ottenheym. Nina has a wonderful energy and is a great teacher; her enthusiasm for Esalen massage and for teaching really came through and she really embodies in her person the flow like quality of Esalen! The workshop itself was a regulating and safe space that really allowed the group to learn and explore together and even as someone with no previous experience in any kind of massage, I felt supported throughout the weekend by Nina and her assistants. The weekend also included some other practices which all weaved wonderfully and sometimes surprisingly around the massage elements. Would certainly recommend this workshop for not only anyone looking at any kind of introductory bodywork course but also anyone looking for a regulating mind-body focused weekend !

  • Christian, Training Participant

    Nina provides a very good structure. She embodies leadership qualities to a high degree. I feel absolutely safe in the space she holds.

  • Isabel, Intro Course Participant

    I took so so much for myself from this time being together and will definitely integrate Esalen in my further practice.

  • Tanja, Einführungskurs Teilnehmerin

    Ich habe dieses Wochenende mitgemacht und ich bin beseelt und ich kann jedem nur empfehlen das auszuprobieren.

  • Joana, Participante de la Formación

    Nina es una persona muy acogedora y que transmite mucho amor. Es una profesora muy empática y cercana. Me he sentido muy acogida por ella.