ABOUT ME

I'm Zerina Karup, a bodyworker, somatic coach, and Kundalini Yoga teacher rooted in a deep commitment to truth, clarity, and embodied transformation.

My work is an invitation to come home: to the body, to inner alignment, to a life lived from essence rather than survival. I bring together years of experience in Myofascial Meridian Bodywork, somatic therapy, and nervous system regulation, with a grounded spiritual practice cultivated through Kundalini and Yin Yoga. My approach is practical, intuitive, trauma-informed, and deeply respectful of each person’s journey.

At the heart of my work is the mantra Sa Ta Na Ma. Sa means birth, Ta is life, Na represents death, and Ma is transformation or rebirth. These syllables reflect a truth I’ve come to live by: nothing is fixed, and every cycle, no matter how painful, carries the seed of something new. In my own life, I’ve had to let go of identities, relationships, and paths that once defined me, to make space for deeper alignment, for real vitality, and for wholeness that isn't dependent on external validation.

I began my professional path in international development and humanitarian aid, working hard to make change in the world while feeling increasingly disconnected from myself. Through deep personal healing - including plant medicine work, years of spiritual and somatic training, and the lived experience of moving through burnout -I came to understand that real service starts from within.

I now work with people who are ready to reconnect to their bodies, soften protective layers, and meet life from a more anchored, authentic place. Many of my clients are navigating postpartum, grief, chronic stress, or life transitions, and find grounding and clarity through our work together.

My offerings are not quick fixes. They are invitations into deeper listening and long-term restoration of energy, clarity, and rhythm.

I currently practice out of my own studio in Maria Vinagre, Portugal, where I offer hands-on bodywork, somatic coaching, and intimate group classes. I also work online with clients around the world through Focalizing-based somatic coaching.

If you’re in a moment of change or sense that one is needed, you’re in the right place. Let’s work with the cycle, not against it.