Where Art Meets Meditation
in our online & offline workshops.
For individuals, couples & groups.
#growtogether
For individuals, couples & groups.
#growtogether
All our workshops are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis. That means there is no expectation for you to contribute a specific amount. We ask that you give an amount to Deep Breath that feels sustainable and within whole-hearted willingness for you.
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Workshops
Brush out & Wind down – relaxing with art & meditation
Together with other participants and joined by our Art Therapist and Meditation Teacher, you'll learn how to wind down after a hectic day, how to better reduce your stress and build resilience to it.
You'll learn relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and other ways to ground yourself and calm down a racing mind. You'll also identify individual triggers of stress for you and ways to deal with them in a calm and harmonious fashion
Workshop hosts: Maxi, Art Therapist; Ben, Meditation Teacher
You'll learn relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and other ways to ground yourself and calm down a racing mind. You'll also identify individual triggers of stress for you and ways to deal with them in a calm and harmonious fashion
- Learn techniques to decompress after a hectic day
- Learn techniques to manage stress skillfully at work and at home
- Begin building resilience to stress
Upcoming workshops
- Monthly on the fourth Thursday from 18:30-20:00 CEST
Workshop hosts: Maxi, Art Therapist; Ben, Meditation Teacher
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Art meets Music
Together with other participants and joined by our Art Therapist you'll experience a session of art meeting music.
Workshop host: Maxi, Art Therapist
- Bring your favorite tune & colors and relax with them
- Get in touch with your feelings
- Express your emotions through art
What to expect in your session
- Get to know Deep Breath, your host, and other participants
- Relax, arrive, and become more mindful with a brief meditation
- Understand art therapy
- Pick your colors & tune, get creative and with the guidance of our art therapist, paint away!
How to prepare for your session
- Find a room free of distractions where no one will disturb you, mute your phone, and ensure you’re undisturbed for the time of the workshop.
- Empty your table in a way that leaves you feel comfortable and you're also not distracted by the things which are left on the table.
- Place some pencils, felt pens, paper, watercolors, a cup of water for the brushes, some tissue to dry/clean the brushes in front of you. If you prefer to use a specific material, feel free to bring that along.
- Place your laptop a way so you can be seen via its camera, and you can see the screen. While you're working your camera can be focused on your work.
- Bring your favorite tune along to which you'd like to draw
Upcoming workshops
- Please register your interest and we'll be in touch with you!
Workshop host: Maxi, Art Therapist
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Unsure what step to take?
Guided Meditation -
Learn how to meditate & become more joyful
Together with other participants and joined by our meditation teacher, you'll learn how to meditate in these guided meditation sessions.
No prior experience needed, but only a willingness to be present.
Workshop host: Ben, Meditation Teacher
No prior experience needed, but only a willingness to be present.
- Learn how to meditate
- Foster calm and energy through meditation
- Explore your mind & world
Upcoming workshops
- Every first and third Sunday from 18:30-19:15 CEST
- Every second and fourth Tuesday from 18:30-19:15 CEST
Workshop host: Ben, Meditation Teacher
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Open Art Studio -
Learn more about yourself using methods of art therapy
Together with other participants and joined by our Art Therapist you'll learn how to trust yourself more.
No artistic talent needed, only curiosity!
Workshop host: Maxi, Art Therapist
No artistic talent needed, only curiosity!
- Learn how to trust your own creativity
- Rebuild your inner resources
- Explore ways to relax through art
How to prepare for your sessions
- Find a room free of distractions where no one will disturb you, mute your phone, and ensure you’re undisturbed for the time of the workshop.
- Empty your table in a way that leaves you feel comfortable and you're also not distracted by the things which are left on the table.
- Place some pencils, felt pens, paper, watercolors, a cup of water for the brushes, some tissue to dry/clean the brushes in front of you. If you prefer to use a specific material, feel free to bring that along.
- Place your laptop a way so you can be seen via its camera, and you can see the screen. While you're working your camera can be focused on your work.
Upcoming workshops
- Sunday, 31 July, 16:30-18:00 CEST
Workshop host: Maxi, Art Therapist
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Internal Family Systems - IFS
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an integrative approach to individual psychotherapy developed in the 1980s. In it, the mind is seen as made up of different parts that often pursue conflicting agendas. IFS brings these parts and their agendas into harmony.
You'll also meet & befriend other humans and exchange stories.
Workshop host: Sam (external IFS expert), Ben, meditation teacher
You'll also meet & befriend other humans and exchange stories.
- Learn how to apply IFS to yourself and others
- Get to know your needs better and bring them into a harmonious relationship
- Feel more at ease
How to prepare for the sessions
- Find a room free of distractions where no one will disturb you, mute your phone, and ensure you’re undisturbed for the time of the workshop.
Upcoming workshops
- TBD
Workshop host: Sam (external IFS expert), Ben, meditation teacher
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Meet our hosts
Our hosts
Maxi Schoelzel
Founder & Art Therapist
Hi, my name is Maxi!
When I was a teenager, I often wanted to simply draw or paint by myself. When I grew up, I started more and more appreciating the honest exchange with other people about life, love, all and nothing. So I became an art therapist, an occupation that allowed me to combine art with honest, true-hearted reflection.
When I became a mother, I went through a process of questioning my identity, my self-worth, the way our society works, as well as the so called work-life-balance. Ultimately, I was wondering how all of this can be combined with being human and a human life.
My vision for Deep Breath is to create something honest and true-hearted with that allows me to make a living for me and my family. It's also my place to be and explore myself, to meet people I would have never met in my life, and to inspire and be inspired by every person I meet, my colleagues, friends, and my brother.
When I was a teenager, I often wanted to simply draw or paint by myself. When I grew up, I started more and more appreciating the honest exchange with other people about life, love, all and nothing. So I became an art therapist, an occupation that allowed me to combine art with honest, true-hearted reflection.
When I became a mother, I went through a process of questioning my identity, my self-worth, the way our society works, as well as the so called work-life-balance. Ultimately, I was wondering how all of this can be combined with being human and a human life.
My vision for Deep Breath is to create something honest and true-hearted with that allows me to make a living for me and my family. It's also my place to be and explore myself, to meet people I would have never met in my life, and to inspire and be inspired by every person I meet, my colleagues, friends, and my brother.
Ben Schoelzel
Founder & Meditation Teacher
Hi, I'm Ben!
For a very long time I lived my life by logic and reasoning. I did the things I thought I should be doing to "be happy". The thing was - it didn't make me happy. It was actually in stark contrast to my student days, where I mostly didn't do the things I thought I should be doing, but instead went with the flow and my heart.
That insight made me wonder: what is this thing we call "mind"? Why does my mind have the ability to make me suffer? How do we combine analytical, logical thinking with our sensate experience, gut feeling and all the things we cannot see yet but that already have an effect on us? What's the relationship between my understanding of the world, myself and my actions in the world?
One of the ways for me to engage with these questions is to meditate. Meditation for me is a way to increase the range of experiences in which we are free & happy and a system to break free of all systems. It's also a powerful tool to map out our mind and thus our experience of the world.
My vision for Deep Breath is to create a safe space for vulnerability, deep connection, friendship, and freedom - a place to expand, build, and share my own personal growth journey. It's also doing something with people I care about - my sister and friends, enjoy working with, and can grow as a human being.
For a very long time I lived my life by logic and reasoning. I did the things I thought I should be doing to "be happy". The thing was - it didn't make me happy. It was actually in stark contrast to my student days, where I mostly didn't do the things I thought I should be doing, but instead went with the flow and my heart.
That insight made me wonder: what is this thing we call "mind"? Why does my mind have the ability to make me suffer? How do we combine analytical, logical thinking with our sensate experience, gut feeling and all the things we cannot see yet but that already have an effect on us? What's the relationship between my understanding of the world, myself and my actions in the world?
One of the ways for me to engage with these questions is to meditate. Meditation for me is a way to increase the range of experiences in which we are free & happy and a system to break free of all systems. It's also a powerful tool to map out our mind and thus our experience of the world.
My vision for Deep Breath is to create a safe space for vulnerability, deep connection, friendship, and freedom - a place to expand, build, and share my own personal growth journey. It's also doing something with people I care about - my sister and friends, enjoy working with, and can grow as a human being.
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What brought you here?
I want to improve my self-worth or feel insecure
Having low self-worth sucks. It's also one of the key factors both in anxiety and depression as well as lower overall life satisfaction.
Wanting to improve your self-worth is thus a great step towards being happier and more joyful - congrats on taking this first step.
Deep Breath was built around boosting self-worth. Journeying with means you will join a community of like-minded and like-hearted people. You will also be able to join our workshops, where you'll learn both theory and practice to increase your self-worth in a space where you can safely express yourself and be vulnerable.
Wanting to improve your self-worth is thus a great step towards being happier and more joyful - congrats on taking this first step.
Deep Breath was built around boosting self-worth. Journeying with means you will join a community of like-minded and like-hearted people. You will also be able to join our workshops, where you'll learn both theory and practice to increase your self-worth in a space where you can safely express yourself and be vulnerable.
I'm looking for relaxation and new ways to engage with the world
Welcome to our virtual place in the virtual woods! Great to have you! Relaxation and stillness are hard to come by in modern days. Often it's not only the outside world that's hectic, but also our inner one. Stillness, relaxation and new ways to relate to the world can all be fostered from within. Join us to hear what worked for us and share with us what worked for you!
I feel stressed out and struggle winding down
Sorry to hear that, friend. It's hectic times we live in and it can be overwhelming juggling all of one's commitments. Besides reducing what's happening in one's life or "doing things faster", another big lever to reduce stress is to relate to our experience of it differently. It can also help to learn how to practice to relax and to wind down.
I feel out of touch with myself
Oh, that's an ugly one - sorry to hear you're feeling out of touch with yourself. It's a shitty place to be in, as connecting often happens via connecting - not having that ability can feel alienating. We've been there and know a thing or two about how to reconnect with yourself, others, and the world.
Sending you hugs!
Sending you hugs!
Sometimes being surrounded by likeminded people...
...and with professional guidance is what we need
Small groups
Join groups of 4 to 10 people to start feeling better & to make new friends.
Pay-what-you-can
All our workshops are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis. We ask that you give an amount to Deep Breath that feels sustainable and within whole-hearted willingness for you.
People usually pay between EUR 25-50 (USD 30-60) per workshop session.
People usually pay between EUR 25-50 (USD 30-60) per workshop session.
Safe space
What happens in the workshops, stays in the sessions. We all agree on confidentiality in the beginning so you can open up. Want to leave your video off? Works! Too shy to talk? We respect that!
Structured program
All our workshops are designed based on didactic and therapeutic principles. This way you'll learn about your chosen topic, both in theory and practice.
What does joining Deep Breath look like?
What does joining Deep Breath look like?
Have a 15-30 minute call with us
Get to know us better and explain to us what you struggle with the most in an optional 15-30 minute call.
Join a workshop around your topic
Together with others and guided by a professional, you'll learn about your topic, reflect by yourself, engage with another participant in a breakout room or with the entire group, or be guided through one of our exercises or activities.
No worries - everything is guided and if anything is unclear, you can always ask!
No worries - everything is guided and if anything is unclear, you can always ask!
#growtogether in our community
In between workshop sessions, you can grow in our Facebook Groups Community, exchange with other likeminded people, and be in touch with the team.
How do I benefit?
Find a community
Meet other people who struggle the way you do - because being alone sucks.
Feel better
Start feeling better about yourself and find ways to get out of the pit.
Accept yourself
Our sessions go beyond you just feeling better: we'll also help you to accept yourself.
Meet our team
Our team
Endi Guza
Research Lead & Psychologist
Endi is an organizational psychologist whose journey is driven by kindness. Deep Breath is her way to share her own journey of letting go of control with others.
Sara Brandt
Psychologist & Breathwork Expert
Sara is a psychologist and breathwork expert whose journey is focused on compassion. Deep Breath is her way to spread breathwork and compassion.
Parul Malhotra
Therapist
Parul is a practicing therapist who combines Eastern insights with Western psychology. Deep Breath is her way to walk her way.
Thais Bogarín
Content Writer
Thais is a content writer who believes that there's other ways than we currently have. Deep Breath is her way to explore these.
Community
Individual sessions
Unsure?
Wanting to support us?
Wanting to join our community?
Join our Facebook Groups Community to get in touch with the team and current and former participants.
You'll also get to learn about self-worth, art therapy, the theory and practice behind it.
You'll also get to learn about self-worth, art therapy, the theory and practice behind it.
Looking for individual help?
Reach out to us to discuss the possibility of individual sessions. We have therapists, psychologists, meditators and art therapists to help you.
Feeling lost and unsure what to do?
Schedule a call with us to figure out the next steps.
Set up a monthly payment to Deep Breath to support our cause.
If you feel like what we're doing is worthy of support, it'd be wonderful if you supported us with a fixed monthly payment. Any sum helps and makes our lives easier, as it makes planning easier for us.
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Never ask that question ‘how’, for then there is always somebody giving you a rope. [We’re] not helping you in any way, but together we are walking along the same road, perhaps not at the same speed. Set your own speed and we will walk together.
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