You do not need to know what your new path looks like yet. Perhaps a decision is ahead, something no longer fits, or you want to understand yourself better. Here you can sort your questions, explore new perspectives and find your next steps.
Your questions. New perspectives. Your own decisions.
You do not have to fit a ready-made model. We start where you are.
You choose what to focus on. In conversation, you can put thoughts into words, recognise your needs more clearly and consider different possibilities. Questions and other perspectives help you develop your own point of view.
We also look at everyday life: which decision would you like to make? What do you want to try? What needs more time? Together, we explore steps that feel right for you.
My counselling is not a substitute for medical, psychiatric or psychotherapeutic treatment. For mental health conditions, I expressly recommend seeking professional help.
Another space for self-exploration
BDSM counselling. Your own approach.
What interests you about BDSM? Which wishes, roles and boundaries would you like to understand better? Personal orientation and self-exploration start with your own questions.
To help you decide whether working together feels right: Sandhan Westphal combines over 40 years of spiritual practice with experience in music and entrepreneurship. Our conversations focus on what these perspectives can contribute to your own questions.
More about the personal background
1977
Music. Expression. Curiosity.
Music studies at the University of Graz, followed by freelance music in Berlin. It began with a search for expression and a curiosity about life in all its facets.
1980
A journey inwards.
At 23 I travelled to India and became a student of Osho (Bhagwan). Meditation and stillness fundamentally shaped my understanding of awareness, and remain part of my life today.
2010
Responsibility in the world.
Following music distribution and IT work at Siemens, I founded a group of companies in photovoltaics and real estate. I experienced what it means to make decisions and take responsibility.
Today
Bringing experience together.
In 2025 I ended my business involvement. Today I dedicate myself to spiritual life counselling, accompanying people as they explore their own questions.
Approaches for your path
What fits you and your questions?
You do not need experience in meditation or coaching. We explore which kind of reflection fits your question. The following methods and training form the background to this approach; they are not medical or psychotherapeutic treatment.
Explore methods and background
Psychology
NLP Practitioner (Richard Bandler)
Hypnosis after Milton Erickson
Trauma-related training
Happiness Training
Meditation
Vipassana
ZaZen
Osho Meditations
Over 40 Years of Practice
Coaching
Personal Power (Tony Robbins)
Reiki Master
Questions of Meaning & Life Transitions
Career Upheavals
Bodywork
Rebalancing Deep Tissue Massage
Spinal Adjustment / Chiropractic
Root Massage
Dominant Massage
Explore my training & experience
1977Music Studies – University of Graz, Austria
1988Rebalancing Deep Tissue Massage – Poona, India
1989Spinal Adjustment / Chiropractic – Poona, India
1989Vipassana Meditation – Poona, India
1989ZaZen Meditation Retreat – Poona, India
1990NLP Practitioner – Richard Bandler, Switzerland
1990Hypnosis after Milton Erickson – Poona, India
1997Personal Power – Tony Robbins Course
2008Happiness Training – Ella Kensington, Munich
2009Reiki Master – Sybille Paskuda, Munich
2019–22Trauma Healing – Leipzig
2026Honest Sharing after Gopal
A first conversation
Ready to set change in motion?
Write me a few lines. In a free introductory conversation, we can see whether my approach fits what you are looking for.
20 minutes to get acquainted.
Free and without obligation. In person in Leipzig or online.
