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Hi I am Pi

I am a yoga teacher trained in the Sivananda tradition, guiding people on their path toward inner peace, physical well-being, and spiritual growth.

My training and experience are rooted in two intensive years spent in an ashram, where I deeply immersed myself in the classical Sivananda yoga practice.

Alongside yoga, I am also a certified Teacher of Traditional Yoga Massage, trained at the Himalayan Zen School. In my work, I combine mindful touch with energetic depth to support holistic healing processes.

Currently, I am training as a Breathwork Facilitator with the Holotropic Association Europe, expanding my practice to include consciousness-enhancing breathwork.

Awareness of body, mind, and soul is the essence that flows through all my work.

TRUTH - No Lies, No Masks

A few words about my experience so you understand who I am

I grew up in a relatively conservative family and attended technically and economically oriented schools. Science was my truth; God, to me, could not exist. Even in school, I felt different — I didn’t fit the role my family and society expected of me.

At a young age, I began using alcohol to suppress who I truly was. Cannabis followed and stayed with me for years. After dropping out of school, I joined the military and served four years, including deployment in Lebanon.

 

When I returned, two beliefs had hardened inside me: I must always function, and I have no feelings. Substance use became daily routine — I wanted to feel something. Drugs were my solution. I created a persona: confident, always right, purely rational. There was no empathy, neither for others nor for myself.

LSD initiated change. For several weeks, I experimented with small doses. During that time, I was forced to face myself honestly. For the first time, I truly reflected. I was shocked by who I had become. That was the beginning of my spiritual journey. Deep down, I knew this was not my true self. I wanted truth. I wanted understanding.

My life began to shift. I started tattooing and playing online poker, which allowed me to travel. Eventually, I was invited to an ayahuasca ritual in Brazil. The experience shook my views on science, God, life, and the universe. Yet I still saw it as just another trip. The shaman told me I had received a glimpse — but to embody that awareness, I would need discipline and sobriety.

I ignored the advice. My ego had to burn before I was ready to continue the path. I planned to move to Brazil, marry, and start over. I sold everything and left with just a backpack. Then everything collapsed. The woman I loved left me. I lost much of my money gambling. Cocaine and empty relationships filled the void. I hit rock bottom.

From that depth, I made a decision: I would go to an ashram. I would get sober and try again. I planned to stay two weeks. I stayed one and a half years, followed by months in other monasteries.

Today, I can say I am more conscious than ever — yet still at the beginning of my journey. I have returned to Innsbruck to share my experiences, my energy, and my love.

Here I am. Here and now.

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