Behind every healthy mind is a great team.
Team
Our experts are not just trainers for your body, but mentors for your soul.
At Slows, we believe that the quality of our instructors is essential for your journey toward greater mental health and well-being. Our team consists of experienced professionals who are not only experts in their respective fields but also share a deep passion for promoting mental fitness. They are here to inspire you, support you, and provide you with the tools you need to unleash your full potential. Get to know our instructors—the people who make your experience at Slows unique.
Our slows team
As a psychologist, it is my passion to help people achieve a more content and relaxed life. I firmly believe that through proper management of stress and emotions, we can maintain composure even in hectic and fast-paced environments.
Catharina Hanko
Lina Escherhaus
Franziska Bittner
Certified Mindfulness Trainer
Workshop Facilitator
mindfulness coach
For nearly 10 years, I have worked in the agency industry as a spatial designer and creative consultant, and I have sadly witnessed many people around me suffer from burnout. As a protective measure, I began to immerse myself in mindfulness and meditation, pursuing further training. As a systemic coach (certified by DCV) with a focus on mindfulness, my goal is to provide as many people as possible with the tools to enhance their stress resilience and effectively face daily challenges.
Lina Escherhaus
Catharina Hanko
Psychologist
Franziska Bittner
Certified Mindfulness Trainer
Workshop Facilitator
Today's world is fast-paced and complex. Constant changes challenge our mental health. To cope with this, it's important to realign our inner compass and mindset. Mindfulness, self-reflection, and body awareness help build inner strength and manage stress more effectively. I support people in finding their own path and share my experiences from my ongoing journey of learning.
Franziska Bittner
Catharina Hanko
Psychologist
Lina Escherhaus
mindfulness coach
"Yoga is more than just a practice on the mat" – for me, it is a lifestyle that accompanies me 24 hours a day. I am a Hatha, Vinyasa, and Rocket Yoga instructor, specializing in the elements that I incorporate into my classes. Through meditation, pranayama, and asanas, we can bring the five elements within us back into balance. Let me introduce you to the world of yoga and the elements – I look forward to it.
Olga Miliavska
Nina Skarabela
alternative practitioner for psychotherapy
Nik Marten
Personal Trainer
As a personal trainer, I combine targeted strength training with running workouts to develop physically strong and enduring runners. From marathons around the world, I have learned that true strength lies not only in the body but also in the mind.
With the Mental Run Club at Slows, I continue to pursue this approach. For me, the next evolution of running means being strong and resilient both physically and mentally. My goal is to motivate runners—whether beginners or experienced athletes—to overcome their limits and unleash their full potential.
Nik Marten
Nina Skarabela
alternative practitioner for psychotherapy
Olga Miliavska
yoga teacher
Personal Trainer
Nina Skarabela is 45 years old and a true Munich girl who has been living in Berlin for several years now. She is married and the mother of a 17-year-old daughter and a 19-year-old stepson. For 17 years, she has worked as a licensed psychotherapist, offering couples, family, and individual coaching. In addition to her work as a therapist, she is also a part-time psychology student and regularly conducts workshops on mental health topics.
Nina Skarabela
Nik Marten
Personal Trainer
Olga Miliavska
yoga teacher
Personal Trainer
As a holistic nutrition consultant, I believe that food has healing powers! The foundation for a healthy mindset is a healthy body—it is our temple and our most valuable asset. Because we sometimes forget this in today's loud and fast-paced world, I aim to inspire others to eat more consciously and mindfully and to understand which foods and eating habits nourish the body.
Elina Dietrich
Patricia Oleksiak
Founder of slows
Business Health Coach
Johanna Melchiorre
Certified holistic life coach
mindfulness instructor
Mental health is vital because it shapes how we experience and respond to life’s challenges, influencing our capacity for balance, resilience, and growth. You can train your mind to navigate adversity with equanimity, kindness, and break free from ingrained patterns that hold you back.
Find authentic presence and sustainable inner-peace.
Johanna Melchiorre
Patricia Oleksiak
Founder of slows
Business Health Coach
Elina Dietrich
Holistic Nutrition Consultant
Hi, I'm Patricia – founder of Slows!
I am actually an industrial engineer and former social media consultant who took my work a bit too seriously and neglected other areas of my life. Mental health is important to me because people are important to me! We only have this one health, and we can proactively do something about it.
Patricia Oleksiak
Elina Dietrich
Holistic Nutrition Consultant
Johanna Melchiorre
Certified holistic life coach
mindfulness instructor
Become a part of our team
Jobs
Currently, we have no open positions. However, if you are a trainer, feel free to reach out proactively via email at info@slows.de – we’ll see what opportunities are available!