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For over 30 years, Thorsten Havener has been sharing his knowledge as a leading expert in body language, character analysis, and human nature in keynotes and workshops, on TV and on stage. He combines the secrets of body language, behavioral psychology, illusion, and intuition into an entertaining mix of show and lecture. ThorstenтАЩs shows are interactive, funny, but also deeply inspiring, enigmatic, and mysterious. He plays with our thoughts, our emotions, and our behaviour. Experience the power of our thoughts. How to read them. How to control them тАУ Unbelievable. Entertaining. Captivating.
Thorsten Havener is the man who left Johannes B. Kerner stunned and Stefan Raab speechless. The M├╝nchner Merkur raves: тАЬA brilliant observer of people!тАЭ ZDF talk show host Markus Lanz recognised the Havener phenomenon perfectly: тАЬThe mind reader who is actually a very subtle, brilliant observer!тАЭ He has appeared on almost every German television show. His stage shows тАЬDer K├╢rpersprache-CodeтАЭ (The Body Language Code) and тАЬIch wei├Я, was Du denkstтАЭ (I Know What YouтАЩre Thinking) were broadcast live on RTL. RTL and SAT.1 even dedicated their own personality shows to him.
Since fall 2025, Thorsten has been touring Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with his latest stage show, тАЬAlles Kopfsache?тАЭ (Is it all in the mind?). Thorsten Havener is also internationally known as a bestselling author. His total circulation is over 1.3 million books sold. His debut alone, тАЬIch wei├Я, was Du denkstтАЭ (I Know What YouтАЩre Thinking), was translated into 16 languages, ranked second on the Spiegel Online bestseller list, and ninth on the Spiegel Online annual bestseller list.
His second book, тАЬDenken Sie nicht an einen blauen ElefantenтАЭ (DonтАЩt Think of a Blue Elephant), which he published with renowned physician and health expert Dr. Michael Spitzbart, seamlessly continued the success of his first book. It stormed the bestseller lists, ranking number one on both the Spiegel Online bestseller list and the Amazon sales charts.
His second book was published in seven countries. In Japan, his books also topped the bestseller list, even replacing Steve Jobs as number one. As part of his book launch on the Japanese market, Thorsten Havener also performed four shows in Japan. His third book, тАЬDenk doch, was Du willstтАЭ (Think What You Want), also ranked second on the Spiegel Online bestseller list and was published in countries such as China, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Italy, Czechia, and Slovakia.