Born in 1989 in Berlin, Germany, Britta Letz is the younger sibling of an older sister named Anja. Together, they whimsically make up the word 'Brittanja.' Britta is a daughter, cat mom, and an aunt to three young people. After living in Berlin for 33 years, she made a life-changing move to the West Coast of Scotland with her partner. This transition allowed her to embrace her true nature as a 'village person'.

She began learning the art of touch in 2020 at the Shiatsu School Kreuzberg and later at the European Institute of Shiatsu in Berlin. Since 2023 she has studied with the Glasgow School of Shiatsu for her final year. In August 2025 she received her Diploma in Shiatsu Therapy.

From her own experience of chronic illness she sees wellness and relaxation not as a band-aid ‘to keep going’ in a situation that makes us sick. In her view, and those of the tradition she follows, medicine is there to make us more capable, to find a pace that is in line with our bodies and environment. She believes that sometimes we need to be held and cared for by another person to remember what rest actually feels like.

Britta is convinced that touch, given with full attention and respect, is a form of medicine that strengthens our social bonds. Such communal rest helps to restore our capacity to show up for ourselves and others.