About

Birgit Prochnow

ABOUT

I am a passionate bodyworker, yoga teacher, and yoga therapist, drawing from classical and contemporary traditions. My roots lie in Sivananda Yoga, complemented by a love for Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, and Yin Yoga, informed by modern movement physiology. I also work as a certified prevention instructor, online yoga teacher, breathwork and meditation guide, freelance painter, and art educator. Beyond my professional life, I am a mother, a life enthusiast, an old-building renovator, a Corfu lover, and the guardian of Fairground Corfu.

Creativity has always been at the heart of my life. I studied art history, art education, and Fine Art with a focus on painting at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, where I also discovered yoga. Initially a casual practice, yoga soon became a deep passion, inspiring me to explore its full breadth—from Hatha and Sivananda to Power Vinyasa, Anusara, Hot Yoga, Aerial Yoga, and even SUP Yoga on the water. Years of study and practice nurtured a richly branched approach to bodywork, breath, meditation, and yoga philosophy.

Sports have always been part of my life, mostly in team settings, but yoga allowed me to experience myself in a new way: deeply, attentively, fully. The physical practices naturally opened the door to breathwork, meditation, and self-inquiry, creating a holistic path for body, mind, and spirit.

These practices merged with my work as an art teacher for over 20 years, until I left the school system in pursuit of greater freedom. Today, alongside my base in northern Germany, I call my home—a place by the sea where guests can pause, rest, learn, and simply be.

I am grounded and hands-on: if there’s work to be done, I lay stones, plaster walls, paint, or dig in the soil. Life, my surroundings, and my practice are always evolving. My yoga practice mirrors this—dynamic and challenging at times, calmer and more mindful at others, always honoring my body and its needs. No Chaturangas when moving roof tiles or pushing wheelbarrows!

I teach an approach that integrates movement, breath, mindfulness, and creativity into everyday living, cultivating awareness, strength, and presence.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Yoga & Yoga Therapy
  • Ashtanga Yoga, AYI® Method, 120h, AYI®
    Ashtanga Yoga, AYI® Method Inspired, Advanced i.A., Dr. Ronald Steiner
  • Yinspiration Yin Yoga & MyoYin, JoPhee, 50h
  • Power Vinyasa, Karo Wagner, Vinyasa Power Yoga Academy, 50h
  • Sivananda Yoga, BYV, 630h / 2 years
  • Yoga for Children, Hindu Academy, 40h
  • Aroma Yoga, Yoga Feelgood, 20h
  • Surya Namaskar Instructor (Yoga for Fitness), BYV, 108h
  • Yoga Therapy AYI® Inspired, Advanced i.A., Dr. Ronald Steiner, 540h
  • Yoga Therapy & Ayurveda, Abhijna Yoga School / InnerHeartHolisticInstitute, Varkala, India, 200h
  • Yoga Therapy & Adjustments, Mark Stephens, 50h
Breath & Meditation
  • Breathwork Instructor, BYV, 80h
  • Meditation Instructor, BYV, 150h
  • Yoga Nidra, Bihar School of Yoga, 80h
  • Ayurvedic Fundamentals, Shreenivas Ayurvedic Centre, Varanasi, India
Bodywork & Massage
  • Thai Yoga Massage, Tobias Frank, 35h
  • Dynamic Thai, Almut Kramer & Bojan Babic, 35h
  • Thai & Craniosacral Work, Almut Kramer, 35h
  • Peter Hess® Sound Massage Practitioner, 208h
  • AyurYoga Massage, Anne Wuchold, 80h
  • Lomi Lomi, Dan Joy / Slow&Aware
  • Doterra Aroma Touch Technique
Art & Teaching
  • B.A. Fine Art, National College of Art and Design Dublin (1st class honours)
  • Art Teacher / Senior Teacher at Gymnasium (on leave)
    2nd State Exam (with distinction)
  • 1st State Exam, Teaching Certificate in Art & English, University of Bremen
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Contact

Bodywork & Art
Birgit Prochnow
Germany
  • Alt Erfrade 19
    D- 24619 Tarbek

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Greece
  • Fairground Corfu
    Garnades
    GR- 49081 Avliotes / Korfu

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