Dorothea Berndt-Söffker

born in Auetal-Schaumburg

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Studies and teaching in Hanover:

Acting, University of Music and Theater Pedagogical University, fine arts

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headed school. free time and taught image. Art, German and handicrafts at the IGS comprehensive school, also theater and play pedagogue. Participation in the free school experiment

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Married in Berlin, practice for physiotherapy, Bad Rothenfelde worked as a podiatrist

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Birth daughter Xenia

83 - 89 Studies class. ind. Dance,

Collage of fine art, Madras, India

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work studycreative dance (M.Chiel), Kriya Yoga (Babaji), Zen meditation, overtone and tambura music, calligraphy (Zen-MM Vetter)

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holistic yoga and meditation- spiritual wanderings - Germany, Sri Lanka and India,

Andaman Islands, Puri, Calcutta, Darjeeling to the Himalayas Badrinath, Valley of Flower, Nepal etc.

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Pushka, Ragnapur, JainBuddh.

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Sri Lanka

spirit and natural healing,Drum, Kolam (Alt-Master Sir Ariapala and Son) Ambalangoda

buddh. Meditation Theravada Trad., Rockhill, (Bhante Ananda Orlanda) and Kanduboda-Delgoda

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India

Seminars, Vipassana meditation (Goenka, Igatpuri)

Synthesis of Yoga, Karma and Kriya Yoga, (Maharishi Swami Dev Murti, Delhi)

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Madras, while daughter was studying, work studies in South India:  tamil culture, theosophy,

Auroville stays and pilgrimages, Palani, Chidambaram and others

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Kulturwerkstatt Baubo, a center for East-West peace work, Hanover, together with 3 artists

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Artistic work:

collages

Watercolor and ink painting, zen calligraphy

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Events:

Exhibitions, performances classical dance (Xenia),     _cc781905-148d_bb3b-31Seminars:

Anapanasati, breath meditation, natural healing, overtone music and deep relaxation

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Book Releases:

89 philosophy of the street

07 the golden meadows

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Retreats at Buddha House and Forest Monastery "Metta Vihara" (Ayya Khema) Meditation Kanduboda, Sri Lanka

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culture and meditationin Little Raden

Life-art, living in harmony with nature, healing mind and body, study and practice of Dhamma, Ayurveda, working meditation in house and garden with renovation works

Cooperation with Karin Lenner

Seminars for Meditation, Vipassana, (Bhante Panyasara)

Visit Sayadaw Ottammathara, TNC Burma with nuns and Italian groups

Visits from Vinita, budd. Nun in the Anenja Vihara

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