My Why
MEET TAYA
Based on Ibiza, Taya Stapelfeldt is a somatic leadership coach, mentor, and embodiment trainer for women entrepreneurs and coaches who want it all: a soul partner, motherhood, and a purpose-driven, flourishing business.
Over the years, Taya has left an indelible mark on the lives of countless impactful individuals – among them numerous conscious entrepreneurs, celebrity coaches, speakers, as well as renowned artists, guiding them to embody their Higher Selves and navigate the complexities of life with resilience and purpose. Known to her clients as ‘the woman with the key’ – who has the ‘direct connection to truth,’ the essence of magic can be felt when working with Taya because there is an element of the unexplainable about her results. At the same time, she is a somatic strategist with a laser focus on tangible outcomes for her clients in real life.
Her unique approach to somatic mastery combines many years of spiritual practice with leadership coaching, mind-set, movement, breath- and energy work that enables clients to transform at every level. In her 1:1 exclusive mentorship she trains conscious business leaders and professional coaches in unique somatic skills for sustainable impact. The tools she offers are remarkably precise; in three to six months, she takes her clients full circle by working on every aspect of who they are, creating lasting change and a new direction for decades to come. She is widely known from GOSS magazine, the New female Leader podcast, Live Wide Awake podcast, Green is the New Black, Meditation Moments App, BBC Radio and White Ibiza, amongst others.
WHAT SETS TAYA APART:
14 years of experience in somatic coaching, self-leadership, and embodiment work.
Studied human consciousness, cultural and gender studies, sociology, reality construction, and perception for over 25 years.
Supported thousands of impactful professionals and spiritual seekers.
Top Somatic Mentor for leaders, coaches, and change makers.
Deep awakening through loss and burnout.
Constantly expanding knowledge.
Ibiza-based somatic expert known for real-life results.
Psychic and intuitive.
Multidimensional and strategic.
Let me tell you my story….
It is a little scary to share this challenging part of my past with you. Even though, now each time I am at my favourite beach, 15 minutes away from our house, feeling my feet on the warm rocks and gazing over the seemingly endless ocean, my heart seems to explode with love and gratitude – The sun touching my skin, feeling so open, excited and grounded. I have arrived: In myself and on my dream island Ibiza, together with my soul partner Till and our beloved son. Living my true calling, teaching impactful people from all over the world.
But… it has not always been like this. Truth is, there was a moment in my life when I hit rock bottom: I collapsed, my nervous system broke down, I was down on the floor – I could not leave my apartment.At that moment I was working at a dream job as a photo journalist – feeling stuck. Do you know how that feels? After a long period of ignoring every signal my body was giving me, I hit a wall. In that moment, in my apartment, I thought I had a heart attack. I thought I would die. Total clarity. So there I was on the floor, praying for the pain to stop. I was lost, feeling lonely and completely disconnected. It felt like I was falling and falling into a dark pit and couldn’t stop. Until suddenly there was silence. Resistance dissolved. I felt my muscles softening. I knew I would never go back to the way I was living my life. It was like time stood still. The world stopped moving. I woke up to a moment of total clarity.
Willpower had gotten me far, as I’m sure it has for you too. On the outside it seemed, I always got what I wanted. I was that successful glowing girl to many, depressed and hiding my struggles secretly when alone. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about because you’ve been there…or are there now.
The power of somatic coachingAnd everything did change, in my very first somatic coaching session! Even though I had done all the therapy, traditional coaching, energy, medicine and spiritual work before, that session was my shift on all levels. I felt my diaphragm relax and expand and something opened again all the way to my core, my feet. I became grounded, and my life force energy could flow again – my thoughts, perception, and horizon expanded… I could feel the universe creating through me. I could feel oneness. Clarity.
The rest is history. I learned to transform any stuck feelings or new emotions. Actions felt meaningful again, as I could feel and identify my true desires. My instincts and intuition were connected to myself again, whereas ever since I was 4 years old, I had been feeling everyone else more than myself. Do you know this feeling? You feel everyone’s needs and feelings – everyone’s but your own. You have clear visions for them, but your own path is filled with self-doubt and worry.
That was fifteen years ago. Since then, I have devoted myself to master and develop this work further. I have created my own approach to somatic self-leadership following my gift and my deeper calling. Working together with my husband, a Higher Self leadership expert with twenty-five years of experience, has resulted in transforming powerful leaders, helping them connect deeply to their bodies and feel the goosebumps that comes with creating impact from the depth of their true core.
Reconnecting to your life force
You know, I was there, where you are now. There were dark moments when I doubted that I would ever meet my life partner, that I would ever be a mom or be able to make a living with my true gift ,- let alone create the extraordinary life I live today. Waking up to who I am in every cell of my body, meant reconnecting to my life force. And to my innate core desires. To a higher level of consciousness and spiritual connection. When I could feel that deep hunger in my pelvis and belly again, I found the fuel to grow into my true soul-aligned self. That same fuel will help you magnetize your soul partner or turn your relationship around. That same fuel will help you find your true inner gift and align it with the powerful impact that you already have. That same fuel will help you create the family you long for and bring you home to your inner roots.
Today we live in a new era of transformation
Embodying your true self no longer needs to take fifteen years. My tools for you today are precise and bring you full circle. In my programs, we collapse time through devotion and commitment while working on every aspect of ourselves. In just fourteen weeks, you can shift your life from its very core. I have truly learned to become the woman I was born to be, and I can help you do the same.
Helping you embody your true power
Today I am blessed to fully own my approach to create lasting change in people. I work with impactful women from all over the world to help them embody their true power. I have found ways to save them time and tools that help shift more smoothly and directly – using the past as fuel – healing wounds on the way forward, directing them to become the sensual, powerful women they have always longed to be, visions and roots aligned. I guide them to wake up to their core, feel alive again, full of enthusiasm for life, and able to see the world and all its possibilities again – something many haven’t experienced since early childhood.
And I know you are ready too…
to wake up to that loving gaze in your partner’s eyes and that tingling sensation in your belly. To go on vacation knowing you have an exciting mission or passionate business to get home to. To laugh, be fully present with your children, and feel your feminine fire. To feel free! – in every cell of your body. And you know you were meant for something more, but you just don’t know how to reach it.
And here is how. It takes just one decision to shift your life. Everything changes when you take action. Here is the no brainer, no excuses-way for you to get started. Book a 20 minute call with me now.
MY CALLING
Our deepest motivation comes from our deepest pain. Losing my parents many years ago to disease, co-dependency and depression broke my heart. I know today that they could have been saved if they had been aware of their innate power to heal themselves. This experience drives my desire to support people to grow, heal and create miracles they never thought they were capable of.
“Reconnect to love, recover our natural instincts and open up to extraordinary possibilities.”
MY PURPOSE
My purpose is to enable people to fully embody themselves and feel more human. To remember who we are, and to feel truly connected with each other and with the world around us.
I believe all pain and destruction stems from disconnection to our hearts and bodies. When we are in high somatic states, separation fades and we feel oneness. We feel the suffering of all humanity and the planet – as well as our power to create change. We reconnect to love, recover our natural instincts and open up to extraordinary possibilities.
MY MISSION
My mission is to teach you – using the most relevant tools for your unique self-empowerment – that there is a Diamond place inside of you. From this place, you can shine all your colors and transform your life from the inside out. Embody your essence every day, every moment, breath by breath. Grow beyond your individual fulfillment and give to the world – making it a better place according to your own calling, values and beliefs.
“My mission is to teach you – using the most relevant tools for your unique self-empowerment – that there is a Diamond place inside of you.”
MY PATH
I have had my share of pain, loss, grief and heartbreak. I have been through times of co-dependency, anxiety, depression and burnout. Along the way, I have had to let go of a few small addictions, and some not so minor ones.
And quite frankly, challenges never stop. Life simply keeps happening.
However, there was a point when everything changed for me. It was the moment when I learned from amazing teachers about the choices I have. The choice between collapsing with pain, or learning how to grow beyond it into a more evolved, authentic self.
The choice between closing my heart or discovering how to empower myself from within. The choice between freezing with fear or transforming it into energy to move forward.
The moment I realized that this power is in me.
I learned that the energy for breakthrough is inside my own body. And I found the right somatic tools to create my own life everyday and to teach others.
MY STORY
From early age I have always felt the desire for more personal freedom and greater wholeness.
I was able to sense and see things that most people can't, which made me feel disconnected and confused. This led me on a journey of discovery, seeking to understand myself and the world around me. I posed a lot of philosophical questions, studied cultural theory and graduated with a master’s degree in American Studies, Sociology and Ethnology. Developing a passion for photography and visual media, I worked as a freelance photo editor for magazines such as Geo Saison. I travelled all over the world, exploring various cultures with my camera. Trying to find a way to make people see what I saw.
But one day, I realized I really wanted to touch people – in a way that allows them to understand who they really are – directly and without a camera.
My life took a turn. I woke up. I realized my ability to see in the way I do is a gift. And I began to search more deeply, acquiring different methods of bodywork and meditation. At exactly the right moment, I discovered a profound somatic coaching method and I knew I wanted to learn this transformative technique. For me, this work is the art of touching people's lives at every level – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual – to create real and lasting change. I have evolved and over the years my work developed naturally into my unique approach.
“In my presence people tap into their desire to be free to express who they really are.”
MY ESSENCE
When my Lama I followed at the time gave me my Buddhist name many years ago, I saw myself fully. It translates as “Radiant Liberator” and it describes what I have done naturally all my life. In my presence people tap into their desire to be free to express who they really are. Spreading this energy makes me shine bright. It is the pure essence of who I am.