Tanja Golsner
2478 Moutere Highway,Lower Moutere
Summary
Experienced bodyworker and passionate herbalist with years in natural health and wellness, delivering client-focused consultations and personalized care plans. Strengths in communication and adapting approaches to meet client needs. Committed to evidence-informed practice, lifelong learning, and sustainable herbal medicine.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Self-employed Herbalist
06.2025 - Current
Operating our Airbnb
05.2019 - Current
Self-employed Massage Therapist
04.2012 - Current
Sales Consultant
Health 2000
Motueka
03.2023 - 08.2024
Established candle making business
12.2017 - 01.2022
Teaching German to private student
10.2018 - 04.2019
Massage Therapist
Massage4Health
Motueka
10.2011 - 03.2012
Maternity Leave
09.2010 - 09.2011
Self-employed Massage Therapist
03.2010 - 08.2010
Massage Therapist
Kimi Ora Health Spa
02.2006 - 02.2009
Maternity Leave
10.2004 - 01.2006
Travel
06.2004 - 09.2004
- Fiji and Europe
Massage Therapist
Kimi Ora KurSpa
04.2004 - 05.2004
Internship as Massage Therapist
, New Zealand
11.2003 - 04.2004
- Kimi Ora KurSpa
Travel
, New Zealand
09.2000 - 08.2001
Waitress
Musical Theatre Neuschwanstein
, Germany
06.2000 - 08.2000
- Musical Theatre
Education
Vitalist Herbal Practioner
School of Evolutionary Herbalism
Oregon, US06-2025
Diploma - Massage Therapy and Medical Hydro-Balneotherapy
Sebastian Kneipp School
Bad Woerishofen Germany09-2003
Management assistant in wholesale & foreign trade
Konrad Kleiner
Mindelheim, Germany05-2000
Skills
- Client consultation and relationship building
- Small business operations
- Consultative communication
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Clinical herbalism and herbal medicine preparation
- Holistic health and integrative health
- Ethnobotanical research
- Herbal first aid
- Permaculture practices and organic gardening techniques
- Reiki mastery and energy healing
- Bodywork techniques
- Nutritional counseling
- Reiki mastery
- Integrative health
- Holistic assessment
- Energy healing
- Bodywork techniques
- Herbal medicine
- Nutritional counseling
Hobbies
Gardening, Qi Gong, Yoga, Photography
Volunteer Work
- Motueka Steiner Schol, MRSST Trustee, 2020-2023
- Motueka Steiner School Parentgroup Parent, 2014-02, 2020-02
- Motueka Steiner School Parentgroup Coordinator, 2011-02, 2014-02
Professional Development
- "Biodynamic Farming Workshop" April 2021 with Peter and Gill Bacchus
- "Vision, Mission & Value Workshop" August 2020 with Herbert Wolpert
- "Reiki of Usui System" I.Degree in July 2005, II. Degree in October 2005, III. degree/master in June 2007, Markt Wald, Germany
- "La Stone Therapy" Original Body, February 2005, Bad Woerishofen, Germany
- "The soft Spinal Therapy of Dorn" July 2003, Oeberguenzburg, Germany
Timeline
Self-employed Herbalist
06.2025 - Current
Sales Consultant
Health 2000
03.2023 - 08.2024
Operating our Airbnb
05.2019 - Current
Teaching German to private student
10.2018 - 04.2019
Established candle making business
12.2017 - 01.2022
Self-employed Massage Therapist
04.2012 - Current
Massage Therapist
Massage4Health
10.2011 - 03.2012
Maternity Leave
09.2010 - 09.2011
Self-employed Massage Therapist
03.2010 - 08.2010
Massage Therapist
Kimi Ora Health Spa
02.2006 - 02.2009
Maternity Leave
10.2004 - 01.2006
Travel
06.2004 - 09.2004
Massage Therapist
Kimi Ora KurSpa
04.2004 - 05.2004
Internship as Massage Therapist
11.2003 - 04.2004
Travel
09.2000 - 08.2001
Waitress
Musical Theatre Neuschwanstein
06.2000 - 08.2000
Vitalist Herbal Practioner
School of Evolutionary Herbalism
Diploma - Massage Therapy and Medical Hydro-Balneotherapy
Sebastian Kneipp School
Management assistant in wholesale & foreign trade
Konrad Kleiner