In Japanese culture<\/em>, especially in chado<\/em> – the way of tea, I found my sense of aesthetics, precision and connection to nature<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Dagara culture, taught by my teacher Sobonfu Som\u00e9<\/a> from Burkina Faso, I found trust in a culture of togetherness<\/strong> and the power of grieving<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I thank the Lakota and other indigenous peoples from Turtle Island (North America) for the gratitude<\/strong> that has so often led me away from gloomy, dark inner spaces!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Numerous stays alone in nature have taught me how to deal with fear<\/strong> and made me feel free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I owe the greatest security<\/strong> in my life to my Butoh teacher Imre Thormann<\/a>, who taught me to stand on my feet and moving forward despite the uncertainty<\/strong> around me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Free dancing and ritual work always encouraged me to trust in the unknown<\/strong> and to innocently follow my impulses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In accompanying young girls* and adults at our rites of passage program WILDKATZEN<\/a>, I experienced how easily people fall into a warm togetherness, as soon as we gather around the fire. Here I could taste what it could feel like to live in community<\/strong> close to nature and the elements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u200bWhat I want to bring into the world is exactly this flavour of what it is like to live with all senses wide open, to face the unpredictability of life with creativity and diverse skills, to feel fully alive and as part of an ecosystem and a community. Together with my colleague Lien De Coster<\/a>, we offer grief rituals<\/a>, sitouts<\/a> and rites of passage for teenagers<\/a> and adults where those skills come together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So many valuable gifts and so many valuable life stories I have gathered. They have all interwoven into a path so different from what I had imagined in my wildest dreams. In 2021 I followed by heart and moved to Sweden. I feel free and connected, alive and grateful for all the surprises along the way and all the wonderful people who support me.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Zaia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n PhD (Dr. rer. nat) in Systemsbiology<\/strong> at Humboldt Universitet Berlin, Germany, August 2005 \u2013 July 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n Master of Bioinformatics (M.Sc.) <\/strong>at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany, October 2003 \u2013 June 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diplome in Biotechnology<\/strong> (German M.Sc.) at the Ecole Sup\u00e9rieur de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg (ESBS), France, October 2000 \u2013 September 2003<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vordiplom (Bachelor) in Biotechnology at the Technische Universitet Carolo-Wilhelmina, Braunschweig<\/strong>, Germany, October 1998 \u2013 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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