Hello, my name is Thomas Valencia Duran. I am an Ayurvedic-, and Hypnotherapist, as well as an author and artist.

I divide my time between Berlin (Schöneberg) and Cali, Colombia, where I spend 2 months in the winter. In my work, I blend Eastern and Western approaches—combining Ayurveda and Yoga with ear acupuncture, as well as medicinal plants and methods from South America.

In my youth, I was a high-level athlete and a member of the East German national swimming team. I later worked as a swimming coach in Austria (ASKÖ) and the USA (University of Texas/Austin, and YWCA East/Orange, NJ).

In the mid-90s, I moved from the West Coast of the USA to West-Berlin, which at the time was one of the most exciting cities in the world. While working as a sports model and dancer, I experienced a world of possibilities that had previously been unavailable to me in the clinical world of high-level sports. During this time, I also had the opportunity to transform my growing interest in alternative healing methods into a career, by a four-year in-depth education in Ayurveda and Hypnosis (Hypnovita Hamburg) completed alongside my professional career, including extensive continuing education on numerous weekends from 2006 to the present.“

The essence of my work is balance. True health lies in achieving balance. The West tries to turn a circle into a square, while the East aims to equate a circle with a square. But for me, the circle is a circle and the square is a square—and at the same time, the square can be a circle and the circle can be a square. There is no absolute right or wrong—only a multitude of possibilities that shift with every thought and action.

Hypnosis follows the same principle. While the West views it as a modern therapeutic tool and the East has long recognized it as an ancient meditative practice, in essence, it is both. Hypnosis works directly with the subconscious, just as Ayurveda works with the subtle body (prana, manas, buddhi). Both systems aim to unlock the deeper potential for health, harmony, and well-being.