Nicola Hanefeld
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Born 1958 in Ealing, London, UK.
1976-1979 Combined Honours degree, Botany/Zoology. University of Reading. Postgraduate Certificate in Education, London University.
1981 migration to Freiburg, Germany.
Since 1989 freelance teacher of the Alexander Technique. Qualified by Yehuda Kuperman, Basel, Switzerland.
2000 founding of my company, SPEEK, offering workshops and coachings incorporating the Alexander Technique.
2000 Training in person-centred counselling, Carl Rogers approach.
2017-2021 PhD, University of Hull, England. Thesis title: Exploring how women use the Alexander Technique: psycho-physical re-education in the postpartum.
2022: member on the Emotions Panel at the Berlin Congress with Penny Spawforth, Anthony Kingsley and Andreas Drischel (Congress director).
German nationality along with British nationality. Mother of three grown-up children. Grandmother!
My latest project: Writing The Mindful Postpartum Handbook