About HolgerYeshe

Finding the way to our inner home

I have been practising meditation for more than 25 years, spent 15 years as a Buddhist monk in the tradition of Mingyur Rinpoche, speak Tibetan, lived in Asia for many years, translated for teachers and completed intensive retreats.

Holger Yeshe laughing in front of green palm leaves
  • 25+ years of meditation
  • 15 years as a monk
  • Tibetan translating for my teachers
  • 3 coaching languages

My path

From crisis to clarity

How it all began – and why today I accompany other people on their path.

Holger Yeshe in monastic robes at night

  1. 1977

    Childhood in Nuremberg

    Born in Nuremberg in 1977, for a long time I thought I had had a relatively happy childhood. But as it turned out in recent years, many of the challenges I faced in life can be traced back to what shaped me in my early years.

    Questions about meaning arose unconsciously very early on, and I was always drawn in different directions.

  2. Youth

    Searching

    My own path began in a difficult time in my youth – with the wish to resolve my dissatisfaction. I was disoriented and depressed and looked for relief in all kinds of things, but my state only seemed to get worse.

    I had existential questions about my own life, but also about the state of the world.

  3. Berlin

    The carousel of thoughts

    I did my civilian service in Berlin, where I sought distraction at parties and in alcohol. But that did nothing to change how I felt.

    I still remember the urgent need to stop the carousel of thoughts that kept spinning faster and faster – I was afraid of losing my mind. For the first time, the idea of meditation came up as a possible way out.

  4. Thailand

    First encounter with meditation

    That brought me to Thailand, where I came into contact with meditation for the first time. I spent a month in a monastery, and something changed fundamentally: life felt alive, joyful and free.

    I like to describe it like this: before, everything was grey, and suddenly everything regained its colour. I felt joy again.

    But this experience lasted only a few months. As I no longer meditated regularly, old habits returned. I realised: it is not about a beautiful experience, but about staying with the inner work, steadily.

    “Before, everything was grey – and suddenly everything regained its colour.”

  5. Wandering years

    Meditation as the common thread

    Over the past 25 years, meditation has become the common thread of my life. For several years I lived in meditation centres in various countries, encountered different traditions – and meditation and inner work became more and more part of my life.

  6. India & Nepal

    Fifteen years of study and ordination

    Then I ended up in India and Nepal, where I met my main teachers. For fifteen years I spent most of my time there, devoting myself intensively to the study of Buddhism, meditation and the Tibetan language. During this time I was ordained as a Buddhist monk.

  7. 2016

    Return to Europe

    In 2016 my teacher Mingyur Rinpoche suggested that I return to Europe to teach.

  8. Today

    Teaching, translating, accompanying

    Since then I have been leading meditation seminars and retreats and translating from Tibetan for another of my teachers, Khenpo Kunga. I accompany people from all walks of life around the world in their practice and in finding better ways of dealing with challenging life situations.

    When I expressed the wish to work with people of every background, Mingyur Rinpoche advised me to offer coaching.

Teachers and companions

Supported by authentic teachers

What shaped me most deeply was the good fortune of meeting authentic teachers and mentors. Their clarity and human warmth showed me how valuable real orientation is.

Holger Yeshe with Mingyur Rinpoche on a stage
With my teacher Mingyur Rinpoche
Holger Yeshe with Khenpo Kunga at an event
With Khenpo Kunga, for whom I translate from Tibetan

My vision

Together towards our true home

Every problem other people experience, I have experienced myself in one form or another – and still do.

Whether depression, anxiety, disorientation, questions of meaning, doubt, grief, heartbreak, the effects of childhood trauma or all kinds of conflict – the list could go on. The question is how we meet these problems.

That doesn’t mean I no longer fail or struggle – I often do. But I see a tendency that inspires me to accompany other people who are also on the path – and to find our way home together.

That is why I would like to support you in navigating the challenges you face and in living a more fulfilled, happier and more authentic life – and in discovering a contentment within yourself that is not shaken by ever-changing circumstances and the ups and downs of life.

It is an honour and a joy for me to work with people. I have no recipe and no fixed templates. I bring my personal experience of inner work, my experience as a meditator and meditation teacher – and above all the openness to meet you just as you are. Without judgement.

Holger Yeshe laughing in front of snowy mountains

Ready for a new perspective?

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Voices

What others say about our work together

  • You offer an invitation and a space to meet yourself.

    Dear Holger, thank you very much! I would like to try to express how you have helped the students and us.

    You offer an invitation and a space to meet yourself. To connect with yourself, to feel and explore your inner self, to get to know yourself and to know what nourishes you – to know, accept and care for yourself.

    This connection with yourself happens through breathing, sensing and becoming aware. It helps to understand that one is a fluctuating process, and you offer support in feeling and coping with these fluctuations.

    You help us see the beauty of life. In ourselves, in others, in space and in spaces. One becomes aware that when breathing in, one takes in the beauty of others, and when breathing out, one shares one’s inner self.

    Professor and students Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

  • A true spiritual friend and guide in my life.

    Holger Yeshe has been a true spiritual friend and guide in my life. I consult him regularly on questions of life, love and the Buddhadharma. His wisdom and encouragement are always relatable, gentle and deeply rooted in traditional Buddhist teachings and training.

    Whether it is a concern about emotional difficulties or a question about the Dharma, Holger Yeshe is an invaluable friend at my side on the path to realising my innate nature and beauty!

    Joseph Artist, USA