Gabriele Freyhoff

For 28 years I am working as special education teacher, supervisor and Biodanza-instructor in schools, training, therapy and consulting.

My wide-ranging field of activity ranges from teaching to individual training, project development and the advice of local authorities in the international context.

Since 2002, I am leading the School of Biodanza in Cologne and offer education, training, courses, workshops of Biodanza in both coaching and supervision.

I will gladly advise you personally about my different services (Contact)

My Vision

More than 20 years ago, looking after myself, my happiness, new friends and for a change in my life I got to know Biodanza in Brazil, where I lived for twelve years. This living "science" of life fascinated me from the first moment and confronted me with my then very stressful lifestyle: lots of work, smoking, coffee ...

Then I met Rolando Toro, the founder of Biodanza. An important meeting! Rolando - in his simple way - made a presentation on Biodanza. He spoke of love as the basis of life, from the instinctive forces in every human being and of actual encounters between people, reflecting their own identity and strength.

His optimistic view of life attracted me. Deep in my heart I felt a response: That's how I feel too! That was the beginning of a "love" that continues to this day. Biodanza became my life companion. Within a short time, I decided to do the training and learned a new life-enthusiastic attitude in theory and practice.

Biodanza is poetry of life, the dance, our movements, to foster the process of life. Every day we dance our lives, even if we are not aware of it.

Biodanza has changed me. I feel much more intense today. I am less shy, can express my feelings better and like me. In Biodanza I felt how nice everyone is, how unique his expression and his movements. I have looked into the eyes of many people and had many very touching encounters.

I felt intensely how unifying and strengthening the human community is. In many hugs I have experienced the healing power of loving encounters, security and acceptance. I felt the integrating effect of trance.

Whether as a Biodanza teacher or participant, Biodanza connects me with life.

This quality I would like to make known to a large number of people as possible, even more than in past years: by the training of more Biodanza teachers, through work in establishments (hospitals, banks, government agencies and companies of all types) and in particular the work with children and the training of teachers, because they are the ones that shape the world of tomorrow and create a world in which life will be the top priority.

My Life

27.07.1955	born in Hagen
1975-1982	Studies in Special Education at the University of Cologne, Germany
1984-1985	Advanced training in early stimulation of handicapped and retarded babies
1985-1994	Consulting and Training in Projects of International Cooperation in Brazil (Prevention of disability, gender mainstreaming, familiy health)
1990-1994	Facilitator training to a Biodanza-Facilitator at the schof of Biodanza of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
1993-1996	Advanced training in Biodanza with clay and Biodanza and massage
1996-1997	Qualification as didacta (docent) in Biodanza with o criator Prof. Rolando Toro, Rio de Janeiro/Milano
1997-2000	Advanced training in Biodanza: Identity and the four elements, Minotaur-Project (working with fears) and Biodanza with children
1983-1996	Ocupation as a special teacher in schools, early stimulation and comunity projects with women, adolescents, persons with disabilities, street children and malnourished children in Brazil and Germany
1994-1997	Evaluation, Consulting and Monitoring projects and ONGs in São Paulo and the northeast of Brazil
1990-1997	Biodanza with street children, women in shanty towns, adults and seniors in Fortaleza and Brasília (Brazil)
1992-2008	Participation in Congresses in Brazil, Argentina, Austria, Italy and Switzerland, presentation of practical experiences in Biodanza-work
1997-2001	Ocupation as a special teacher and facilitator of Biodanza in the North of Germany (Tönning, St. Peter-Ording, Hamburg, Kiel, Reinbek) and Rhenania (Cologne, Bonn, Aachen, Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach) pedagogic work with adolescents regular Biodanza groups with adults Biodanza-group with children with mental disability/ advanced trainings for teachers Biodanza-Workshops
1999-2006	Representative of Germany in the administrative council of the european association for Biodanza-Facilitators
1999-2001	Advanced training in supervision/coaching in Fritz-Perls-Institut, Hückeswagen
2000-2008	Lectureship in the University of Cologne, in the department 'education for persons with mental disabilitiy' with Biodanza
since 2001	Self-emplyed activity as a Supervisor with professionals in pedagogic-therapeutic areas
since 2002	Criation and direction of the facilitator training in Biodanza in Cologne -School of Biodanza "Rolando Toro" Cologne-
2005	Marriage with Geert Freyhoff
2008	Adoption of Marta (6) and Wenderson (9) from Fortaleza/Brasil

My Artwork

Since my youth I have a lot projects in art and realized much criative works.

I painted and made photographies.

During my experiences with Biodanza I felt still more encourraged in criativity. My body expression, my dance turned clearer and independent. I began to write poetry (what I thought that I nevver would be able to do).

Specially I loved to work with clay, to criate sculptures. It often was a process like birth.

This page shows some of my works in theese different areas.

Sculptures

It has been my experience of Biodanza that inspired me to express my emotions in clay. I received a lot of technical an artistic stimulations by my Biodanza teacher and artist Dorli Signor, and as a result I realized specially in the years 1993 - 2003 many sculptures in clay. I staged exhibitions in Fortaleza, Hamburg, Bonn and Cologne in these years. On this page there will be presented a small selection of sculptures in clay.

Skulpturen

Poetry

Begegnung

Sich begegnen,
sich sehen
von innen,
spüren den anderen
als Spiegel seiner selbst,
berührt sein und
zaghaft den Faden spinnen
zwischen den Herzen
von Dir und mir.

Gabriele Freyhoff

Wege

Ich möchte nicht den Weg der Traurigkeit gehen,
schwer beladen durchs Leben schlurfen
nur die Steine zählen,
die Angst im Nacken
der Körper zusammengekrochen, die Arme eingezogen
wie in einem Schneckengehäuse.
Ich möchte den Weg der Freude gehen,
durchs Leben hüpfen
Dummheiten machen dürfen,
wie ein Kind die süßen Bonbons zählen
und mit Genuss verzehren.
die Liebe zum Leben im Herzen,
die Arme ausgebreitet
und offen für die Dinge, die auf mich noch warten.

Gabriele Freyhoff

Intuition

Sie ist gespürte Wahrheit
auf dem Grunde der Seele
gesehen mit den Augen des Herzens
diffus und halb versteckt,
so wie hinter einem Tüllvorhang.

Sie ist unkonkrete Sicherheit
von etwas, was mit Worten unbeschreibbar ist.

Sie wird zur Gefühls-Handlung
halb-bewusst, aber
mit unfehlbarer Zielsicherheit
die aus dem tausendjährigen Wissen
der Eingeweide des Seins entspringt.

Gabriele Freyhoff

Der Samen

Jede Person ist wie ein Samen
Er verbirgt in seiner Schale
Eine geheime Kraft die
jeden Moment
neue Ranken und Blumen sprießen läßt,
Fähigkeiten, die sich vervielfachen
In der Bezauberung der Begegnung
Mit dem anderen.

Gabriele Freyhoff

Supervision and Energy Medicine

Parallel to my training in Biodanza I formed in Supervision and Coaching at Fritz-Perls-Institute in Hueckeswagen with Hilarion Petzold and colleagues.

If you have questions in your professional performance or
if you like to have a consulting in your team, for example to study some special cases or to resolve the distribution of rolls,
if you like to have a personal mentoring in situations of crisis (mobbing, burnout, etc.) or
if you are searching new professional aims

I am offering - independently of Biodanza - consulting, supervision and coaching adequate to your special request.

The concept of Integrative Supervision is resource-oriented and integrates different approaches (Gestalt, systemic supervision, psychodrama) as well as a variety of medias and interactive possibilities. Further information you can be found on my web page: www.synergie-web.de

Actually I am realizing a professional training on Energy Medicine with the psychologist and anthropologist Dr. Alberto Villoldo in Germany and the USA according to the tradition of Shamanism of the Andes.

I invite you to experience a trial session with me. More Details you can find on my web page in German www.weg-des-feuers.de