I am Katharina Braun. Katharina means the genuine and as such is my ambition to better this world.

Born in Gießen, I grew up in southern Germany and am rooted deeply in the Oberrheinebene. My family traces from Switzerland and France, to middle Germany. Growing up inbetween the family origins, I never felt whole - as if a part of me was lingering somewhere else. Meanwhile, I loved travelling and learning about other cultures.

So, I sought the "filling" from the outside. More sport, adventure, more this, more that. It didn't work. Nothing worked, until I started to embark on the journey of a life time: my ancestral pilgrimage. An journey that developped in my Master Indigenous Science and Peace Studies as I had no clue where to start my cultural recovery without an active kin system of healthy elders and cultural practitioners. I wanted to find them, and their stories - but to do so, I had to start from scratch, from the place my ancestors came from: the land. So I choose to return home to the lands of my ancestors. A journey to honor and reclaim my creative force of life and to heal my feminine line (on both sides not only matrilineal). And it worked!

As I walked the land along my ancestral river lines from Switzerland to Germany. Aare - Rhein - Kinzig - Mosella. I could physically feel my body being activated by experiences and the land itself. A new layer of myself unlocked itself by applying the tools and knowledge gathered in my study. And knowldege became wisdom. Unrest became embodied peace. It became a path of remembrance and reconciliation, bridging the dreaming and waking mind.

I always wondered about our inherent human nature and the possibility to connect on a deep level to all that is life. After this walk, I no longer search. I know that I am. Together with all my ancestors, my biosphere and the stories woven in the fabric of my body and mind. I don't have to chase the "Ahh" moments in life. I know how to follow the cues of joy and deep relation. I bring my ancestors with me when I enter a room. I know I don't walk alone. I am held and guided by the stories I learned to carry and retell. I remember where I came from and know where I am going.

And first, I am going to support you to walk your own path. For all your relations. ꩜

I am going to support you to walk your own path. To recognize your patterns, reconcile with generational and personal trauma and activate your own rhythm and well of life. Reclaiming your potential and remembering your power in good relation. Birthing a healthy culture for collective change: a world of choice, liberation and peace.

I accompany everyone of my clients with my hearts well of gently collected information and nourishment to remember and reconnect you to your lineage, roots, land and culture. It can be a sweet, yet challenging medicine, that is designed to guide you back home to your visionary sovereignty and your fully embodied sense of self.

For all your relations. ꩜

An ancestral pilgrimage is a deeply personal journey back to your roots, often driven by the pain of cultural loss, family separation, or a feeling of disconnection. Unlike typical pilgrimages focused on spiritual sites, a ancestral pilgrimage is about reconnecting with and remembering your heritage and cultural sites. It is a powerful way to heal transgenerational pains. It offers you a chance to understand where you come from and integrate that into who you are now, so that you can take full responsibility for your life now and the future you are dreaming awake.

Visiting your ancestral homelands is an incredible opportunity to embody the land and truly feel connected. Our mentoring process will support you every step of the way, from research and connecting the dots important for your journey focus, to tailoring your journey, giving you the courage to go and embrace your ancestry.