About me

Short Biography

My name is Sebastian Jobke and I come from Woltersdorf near Berlin. I originally studied physics, but during my studies my life took an unexpected turn that led me deeply into questions of the body, emotions, trauma and healing.

Below are some of the paths and trainings that have shaped my work:

  • Since 2014, bodytherapy (Grinberg), initially for my own learning, through sessions and workshops.
  • End of 2016: beginning of the Pantarei training till March 2018
  • since then Pantarei advanced courses the topics:
    • Trauma in childhood
    • working with pregnant women
    • dealing with physical conditions
  • assisting in the Pantarei training
  • Since the end of 2018, I have been training in Organic Intelligence (a method for dealing with trauma).
  • Animano – Body-Mind Healer Training (Okt 2022 – Jun 2023) (Barbara Droubay)
  • Anukan – Massage Training (März 2023 – Dez 2023) – sensual massage
  • NARM Level 1 – NARM-informed Professional (Sept 2024 – Dez 2024) – Developmental- and Complex Trauma
  • Preparation for the Heilpraktiker for Psychotherapy exam (Apr 2025 bis Nov 2025) and successful completion of the exam
  • since December 2025 Heilpraktiker for Psychotherapy

other experiences:

  • since 2008 Ma Tsun Kuen Tai Ji Quan
  • 2013 8 week MBSR (Mindful based stress reduction) course
  • 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2026 Vipassana-Meditation Retreat (10 days)

The longer version…

My name is Sebastian Jobke, and I come from Woltersdorf, near Berlin. Besides the natural sciences, I’ve always been fascinated by stories. My story took a sudden turn during my physics studies. There were several reasons for this, but ultimately, it all came down to the need for a major change. As is often the case in life, when you don’t realize what’s happening and don’t know any other way forward, you’re forced to confront it. In my case, this happened due to a foot injury that confined me to my apartment for a little over a week. This led to a breakdown, causing me to suddenly feel things I had previously suppressed, and new questions arose. My perception changed overnight, and with it, my entire world. Of course, I had no idea what was happening to me. Panic attacks and anxiety dominated my life for the following years.

Tai Ji Quan and Meditation

Luckily, I had already learned the first tool that would accompany me for the next few years: Tai Chi Chuan. This Chinese martial art teaches you, no matter what comes your way—whether an attack or an inner state, feeling, or thought—not to resist it, but to relax and allow yourself to be moved. I quickly noticed that Tai Chi Chuan helped me; I felt even more intensely when I practiced, and then something inside me relaxed. So, for several years, I trained every day and participated in as many workshops as possible. The next thing that accompanied me was meditation. After a year of feeling fear, wanting to get up and run away, and yet remaining seated, something changed, and with it, my anxiety. Even if it would take a while for it to change completely.

What Bodywork Taught Me

The next big discovery was bodywork. Only through it did I understand what I was doing. That I was stuck in patterns, both in my thoughts and in my body. I learned that I create everything. This knowledge alone wouldn’t have helped me, or rather, I already knew it to some extent, but learning that mental and emotional patterns manifest as tension patterns in the body changed everything for me. Over time, I learned directly how to control and release these patterns. I learned that I could create feelings of loneliness and that I could then release them. I learned what happens in contact with others when, like me, you’ve learned to observe what’s happening in the room, what’s appropriate at that moment, what others want, and so on. It makes me unable to truly be present, and it unsettles others because I’m not easily grasped.

From then on, I was able to complete my studies, even though it had long been clear that working as a physicist wasn’t the right path for me. I began my Pantarei Approach training at the same time as I was working on my diploma thesis.

Since then, it has been important to me to support others and encourage them to follow their own path and what feels right. I’m glad I followed what felt right for so long.

The first books that accompanied me were Daoist classics, especially Zhuang Zi. Therefore, here is a story by Zhuang Zi (translated by Victor Mair) to conclude:

The Happiness of Fish

Master Chuang and Master Hui were strolling across the bridge over the Hao River.  “The minnows have come out and are swimming so leisurely,” said Master Chuang.  “This is the joy of fishes.”

“You’re not a fish,” said Master Hui.  “How do you know what the joy of fishes is?”

“You’re not me,” said Master Chuang, “so how do you know that I don’t know what the joy of fishes is?”

“I’m not you,” said Master Hui, “so I certainly do not know what you do.  But you’re certainly not a fish, so it is irrefutable that you do not know what the joy of fishes is.”

Let’s go back to where we started,” said Master Chuang.  “When you said, ‘How do you know what the joy of fishes is?’ you asked me because you already knew that I knew.  I know it by strolling over the Hao.”