Daily Empathy
Nourishing your empathetic awareness
My deepest wish is to bring full potential to life. I believe that each one of us is here for a particular reason and that we all have a unique purpose.
My passion is to inspire individuals, families and groups to harness what they are capable of. Empathetic awareness is the key. Only when we explore and work with our thoughts and feelings mindfully, can we become closer to our true selves. From here, we can also perceive others more consciously.
As a social entrepreneur, I have focused my work on fostering the precious potential of children from the very beginning. I founded Beginning Well, an organization that supports compassionate care of children in their formative development years up to age three.
I co-founded and managed the Emmi-Pikler-House, a temporary home for neglected babies and toddlers, in Berlin.
My book, Beginning Well - Empathy From The Very Beginning, was published in autumn 2018.
I studied pedagogy, psychology, and art therapy and have worked in human resources for profit and non-profit organizations, in cities across Europe. I now work internationally with individuals and groups on self-awareness and unfolding unique potential.
I live with my family in San Francisco; love salsa dancing around the globe and sunrise runs wherever I am.
What empathy is to me and why it is important
Empathy to me is a daily practice. An art of being with each other. It is the creation of new possibilities and unfolding our potential together.
It means diving into the thoughts, emotions, needs and body reactions of ourselves and others. It means being fully present and aware while perceiving without expectations or prejudice.
In my experience, only if we gain a deeper understanding of our own mindsets, emotions, needs, habits and reactions, we become self-determined and guide ourselves to make decisions that foster our own well-being.
When we experience empathy, we feel deeply connected and appreciated for who we truly are.
Nourishing your empathetic awareness
We often act mechanically before we explore our feelings and needs. Taking a moment to intentionally focus on our inner perception is often missing in our everyday lives.
My work focuses on creating opportunities for you to mindfully explore your interior landscape: your own mindset, personal feelings, needs, habits, intentions and visions.
Through spontaneous and creative actions, such as exploratory painting, free body movements, dance, and sensory practice, you allow your body and your heart to speak. Reflecting on these actions brings the unconscious into the conscious. Your true self, which is not accessible through the mind, can come into being.