Vera F. Birkenbihl
German facilitator, writer
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Key Takeaways
- Vera Felicitas Birkenbihl (26 April 1946 - 3 December 2011) was a German facilitator, non-fiction writer, and esoteric.
- Trying to escape conflicts at home she quit school, but later studied psychology and journalism.
- In 1970 she began giving lectures and seminars in the USA.
- She lived in her home town Odelzhausen in her parents' home.
- According to herself, Birkenbihl had Asperger syndrome.
Vera Felicitas Birkenbihl (26 April 1946 - 3 December 2011) was a German facilitator, non-fiction writer, and esoteric.
Life
Vera F. Birkenbihl was the daughter of personal trainer and management consultant Michael Birkenbihl. Trying to escape conflicts at home she quit school, but later studied psychology and journalism.
Birkenbihl started developing learning techniques in 1969. In 1970 she began giving lectures and seminars in the USA. After her return to Germany in 1972, she worked as a freelance educator and author. She lived in her home town Odelzhausen in her parents' home. Near the end of her life she lived in Osterholz-Scharmbeck. According to herself, Birkenbihl had Asperger syndrome.
In early 2011, Birkenbihl was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and underwent surgery. At the age of 65, she died of pulmonary embolism. She was buried in the cemetery of the neighbouring municipality of Hambergen.
Work
In the mid-1980s, Vera F. Birkenbihl obtained some fame with a self-developed method of language learning, the "Birkenbihl method".
In seminars and publications she addressed the topics of brain-friendly learning and teaching, analytical and creative thinking, personality development, numerology, pragmatic esotericism, brain-specific sex differences and future-proof concepts. For esoterical topics, she referred to Thorwald Dethlefsen.
Birkenbihl founded a publishing company and 1973 the Institut für gehirngerechtes Arbeiten ('Institute for Brain-Friendly Work'). In 1999, she participated as an expert in the series Alpha – Sichtweisen für das dritte Jahrtausend ('Alpha – Viewpoints for the Third Millennium') on the German TV channel BR-alpha and in 2004, her TV show Kopfspiele ('Mind Games') aired with 22 episodes.
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