Berger Annette (Bern)

BE AWARE AND ACT

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• Shiatsu is an energetic bodywork. Along the meridian system, the energy flow or life force is stimulated with hand and thumb techniques, leading to more vitality and a natural balance between activity and relaxation. Self-awareness improves, resulting in a clearer perception of needs, strengths and one's own limitations. Mindfulness leads to more self-responsibility and competence in dialogue with oneself and one's fellow world.

• Coaching defines itself as solution-oriented accompaniment on a holistically comprehensive background. The central themes of life are mirrored in larger contexts of meaning. New accesses to new resources are recognized and integrated. From this grows the power for transformation and a self-responsible, realistic life design. Not fear, but confidence, liveliness and creativity now form the basis for action in simple everyday life. Short guided meditations and visualizations complement the dialogical level and promote access to one's own center.

• Meditation means for me to be present in the middle of life, active and at the same time inwardly connected to a deep inner stillness that lies beyond thoughts, emotions or an indefinable inner tension. To withdraw from everyday life for quiet moments is helpful to encounter this stillness. I consider the path to be individual. Meditative sitting or a certain breathing technique are help for some, obstacles for others. Through personalized meditations I support the client to find deeper into the core of his being, into the actual security.

• Death and grief counseling:** Life and death belong together for me. Those who allow themselves to be touched by life go through smaller and larger dying processes from time to time. For me, coming into being and passing away are natural movements of life that can challenge us deeply. Everyone dies his/her own death. In the last phase of life there are no limits to individual needs. Attentiveness and a fine perception are required on the part of the relatives. They often feel overwhelmed and insecure. Here I offer support by encouraging people to allow feelings of powerlessness or grief, to find their own language and to give expression to the seemingly inexpressible. With great respect for the uniqueness of the human being, I accompany dying people and their relatives.

• Annette Berger

Independent practice since 1992 in the fields of Shiatsu, body psychotherapy, coaching Death and mourning support Adult educator HF Naturopath NVS

**Further education and training Body-based trauma resolution, Johannes B. Schmidt Quantum Shiatsu, Pauline Sasaki † Advanced Energy Work, Cliff Andrews Spiritual Psychotherapy, Peter Goldman Sensitivity Training, Renée Bonanomi

Professional Background Since 2002 independent teaching in the field of energy work and consciousness development (SGS + EMR recognized) 1992-2001 Teaching at the European Shiatsu Institute Switzerland, group classes and supervision 1988-1992 Training at the European Shiatsu Institute Switzerland Many years of further education in the field of body psychotherapy, meditation, yoga Nursing specialist, several years of work in the crisis intervention ward of the Social Psychiatric University Clinic in Bern, including leading small groups in the area of bodywork