Prima Materia
Your body is a portal.
1:1 Alchemical Coaching for people ready to work with the body as a map, not a problem to fix. For those at a threshold, ready to stop managing and start transforming.
Using the ancient wisdom of the five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether
We unlock what has been buried, blocked, or waiting to unfold.
You're here because
You feel stuck, not because something is wrong with you, but because something in you is ready to break through.
You've tried therapy, mindfulness, yoga. They helped. But you know there's a layer they haven't touched yet.
You live in your head. Your body sends signals you've learned to override. You call it discipline, not disconnection.
You sense you're at a threshold, a turning point, and you want to cross it with intention, not just survive it.
You're drawn to ancient frameworks. You take your inner life seriously. You're ready to go deep.
If any of this landed, you're in the right place.
The Journey
The Five Elements.
Your Map.
The alchemy of the human being isn't metaphor, it's a precise system. Each of the five elements corresponds to a layer of your body, your psychology, and your life force. We work through them deliberately, in sequence, from the most foundational to the most expansive.
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Earth
We begin here, always. Before transformation comes ground. This layer addresses your foundational needs, your safety in the body, the roots from which everything else grows. We work with the bones, the legs, the structural self.
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Water
What can't be felt gets stored. Water moves what has been held, emotional blockages, old grief, the tight places in the fascia and belly. This is the layer of release, of restored flow, of meeting what has been waiting to be felt.
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Fire
Your life force expression lives here. When Fire is suppressed, you feel flat, uninspired, going through motions. We reignite the breath, free the chest, move what's stuck, reconnect you to what you actually want, not what you've settled for.
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Air
The mind is a portal, or a cage, depending on what runs it. This layer clears mental noise, rewires looping patterns, and restores the nervous system's capacity to be present and regulated. We move from overthinking into knowing.
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Ether
The fifth element is where you touch something larger than the personal story. Your creative intelligence, your intuition, your capacity for genuine vision, these live here. We don't work up to this layer. It opens when you are ready to receive.
The Process
What working together
looks like
We begin with a call
A free 30-minute discovery call. Not a sales call, a genuine conversation to find out where you are, what you're carrying, and whether this work is right for you.
We map your landscape
In our first session, we identify which elements are most calling for attention. This becomes the thread that guides the work and helps us create the journey.
We go in
Sessions combine somatic practice, energy work, and coaching. Between sessions, you receive integration practices specific to what we've opened.
We hold the container
Up to 6 sessions over 3 months. Each session runs 60–90 minutes. Remote or in-person in Berlin. Investment is discussed on the discovery call.
This is slow, deep work. It is not for everyone, and it is exactly right for some people. If you feel the pull, trust it.
Book Your Discovery CallAbout
I'm Imen.
I came to this work the way most practitioners do, through my own unraveling.
I have a Master's in Engineering, spent years in the corporate world, and built a consulting practice around digital precision. I am also, and have always been, someone who works with the unseen. Energy practices. Somatic work. The body as oracle.
Trained in Animano Somatic Bodywork · Dance · 5 years of practice
For a long time I held these two worlds apart. The precision and the mystery. The measurable and the felt.
This practice is what happens when I stopped separating them.
I work with the five elements because they are a complete map, ancient, rigorous, and unfailingly honest. I work somatically because the body doesn't lie. And I work with energy because there are layers of us that talk, therapy, and movement practices alone cannot reach.
I work with a small number of clients at a time. Each journey is designed for you specifically, not a curriculum, but a living, responsive process.
If something in you recognized itself reading this page, I'd love to talk.
5 years working with spiritual, somatic and energetic practices. 5 frameworks: Animano Somatic Bodywork, Tree of Life, Dance, Integral Theory, Sufism. Sacred sites visited and studied across 5 countries: Egypt, Turkey, Ibiza, Bali and Greece. Based between Berlin and the world.
The alchemy begins
with a conversation.
A 30-minute discovery call. No commitment. Just a real conversation to see if this work is for you.
Book a Discovery CallQuestions
Frequently Asked
How is this different from therapy?
Therapy works primarily through language and cognitive understanding. This work enters through the body first, sensation, breath, movement, energy. The two can be complementary; they are not the same thing.
Do I need to believe in this for it to work?
No. You need to be curious and willing. The body responds to the work regardless of belief systems. What matters is your genuine desire to change.
How many sessions does the journey take?
The 1:1 Alchemical Journey is a minimum 3-month container. The depth of this work needs time. We discuss the specifics on your discovery call.
Is this in person or online?
Both. Sessions are available in person or via video call. Some somatic practices are more effective in person; we adapt to what's possible for you.
I've never done somatic or energy work before, is that okay?
Yes. Many clients come without prior experience. What matters is willingness to be in your body. I'll guide everything.
Is this a substitute for therapy or medical care?
No. This work is a complementary practice, not a replacement for medical or psychological treatment. If you're navigating a health condition, please also work with a licensed professional. Full details are in our disclaimer below.
Disclaimer: Prima Materia Coaching offers complementary somatic, energy, and coaching practices — not medical, psychiatric, or psychological diagnosis, treatment, or therapy. This work does not replace professional healthcare. If you have a medical or mental health condition, please consult a licensed physician or therapist before beginning sessions, and continue any existing care alongside this work. If you are in crisis, please contact emergency services or a crisis helpline immediately. Participation is voluntary and at your own discretion; results vary by individual and no specific outcome is guaranteed. To the extent permitted by law, Prima Materia Coaching accepts no liability for damages arising from participation in sessions.
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