Silke Mansholt was born in Leer, Germany, and has lived and worked in Brighton, England, since 1998. She has studied graphic design, fine art, performance and dance, as well as trained in expressive dance, shamanic trance practices, reiki, reflexology and movement therapy. Further to this she initiated a meditation and healing practice in 1993 which offers healing workshops and one-to-one healing sessions using the energy from sound waves in order to accomplish personal and collective development and transformation.