About the Author
Karin Sziva
Karin Sziva is a writer of thresholds, a woman of wild silence and luminous language. Her work moves between poetry and presence, body and thought, the sacred and the absurd. She writes not from theory or tradition, but from lived experience—the kind that splits you open and invites you to remain soft.
Karin’s life has never followed a predictable arc. A trained yoga and mindfulness practitioner, she has taught, traveled, fought (she once worked in martial arts and polo), and ultimately come to rest in the quiet valleys of Styria, Austria.
Here, she lives and writes—sometimes in a fiery flow, sometimes in months of stillness. She doesn’t force words. They arrive when they will, and if they don’t, she listens.
Her memoir Rebelleheart is a deeply personal constellation of letters, meditations, and moments—an invitation to feel. To walk outside of convention. To explore the raw edges of love, grief, and self-reclamation. Her voice is sensual, critical, tender, and real.
In 2022, Karin said goodbye to Lenny, her beloved dog of 17 years, in 2024 her white Soulhorse Joséla changed form too.
Today, she walks the forest trails with Ben—a little caramel-colored companion with a wide-open heart. Together, they remind her daily that life is best lived unguarded and fully alive.
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Inspirations & Education
"Every moment is the teacher" is a saying from Buddhist Yoko Beck Karin totally agrees with and living by that day by day.
In the last years she realised that especially animals are not just companions, but rather mirrors as well as masters. In being with them, observing them, interacting with them Karin realized even deeper what absolute presence and love truly mean.
But of course there are concrete Educations and Inspirations she strongly practice and uses sometimes in mentoring and training to empower others to find trust in their own deep wisdom.
Certified Yoga Teacher 200RYT with US teacher Tara Judelle
www.tarajudelle.com
Mindfulness & Relaxation Trainer, GESU Institute
www.gesu.at
5 Modules of 7 Shiatsu Practitioner at ESI Austria Institute
www.esi-austria.at
Continuous practice of Kashmirian Yoga as taught by Daniel Odier
https://danielodier.com/en/Home-page
Being fascinated and inspired by all the marvelous insideout connections of being (human) , being interested and trying out various approaches.
- 14 years Martial Arts Experience (Kickboxing, Muay Thai, basics of Shaolin KungFu & Qi Gong)
- Neuroscience and Quantumphysic meet Meditation: Dr. Joe Dispenza
- Mindfulness and Open Awareness, Buddhismn: Thich Nhat Than, Pema Chodrön
- Nervous System: Peter Levine
- Relationship Science: The Gottman Institute
- Nature and Animals
- ...and much more, staying curious and ever learning...