Dr. Reiner Kraft spent over 20 years in the international technology and research sector , including in Silicon Valley, at companies such as IBM Research, Yahoo, and Zalando , and as a professor at a university in Santa Cruz, California. His daily life was characterized by high responsibility, complex systems, and constant performance pressure.

From 2012/2013 onwards, the downside became apparent: chronic stress, high blood pressure, weight gain, and significantly reduced resilience. Not a classic burnout – but close enough to warrant questioning his direction. Medically, he primarily received symptomatic treatment , which offered little help and created new problems.

The turning point was a simple but momentous realization:

I was able to build highly complex software systems – but I didn't understand my own body as a system.

This insight marked the beginning of a profound journey. In the early years, the focus was consistently on the mind : mindfulness, mind management, and awareness as the foundation of any sustainable change. From this, the model of vitality factors later emerged, in which the mind forms the supporting baseline – even before nutrition, sleep, breathing, and cellular processes.

In parallel, Reiner continued his tech career, including stints in Berlin , where he held CTO roles and helped build startups. But his personal approach worked – measurably, reproducibly, and consistently. His own application led to working with executives and decision-makers , initially in the field of mindful leadership, and later increasingly at the biological and epigenetic levels .

Today, Reiner connects these two worlds:

Systems thinking from technology with applied epigenetics, functional medicine and longevity science . Not as a lifestyle idea, but as a controllable, data-driven approach that helps people stay healthy, productive and resilient in the long term.