by Antje Vorndran Today I want to tell you a personal story about “Inside Out”, the movies and the Gefühlsmonsters. The long-awaited second part of the Disney/Pixar animated film “Inside Out” recently hit the cinemas. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, these films show in a child-friendly way how feelings guide and direct […]
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I am listening to you – a short talk about emotions
One of our projects this year to alleviate some of the psychological problems that the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the climate crisis have caused in people was the free seminar “I’m listening to you”. Over 200 people participated, and after an hour of trying the methode with other participants, we always had a […]
Africa is my treasure trove
Have you ever wondered where the colorful and expressive Gefühlsmonster picture from Africa on our home page comes from? For many years, the Gefühlsmonsters have maintained an active cooperation with the project “Akiiki” of the Belgian Marijke D’Herde in Uganda. Since then, packages with Gefühlsmonster materials start their long journey to Africa at regular intervals. […]
“In Rwanda, who yawns will be asked if they are hungry.”
To kick off our Summer Academy, the first Expert Talk took place on July 15, 2022 – Antje Vorndran spoke with Alina Juch about how she used the Gefühlsmonsters during her travels in East Africa and what she experienced. From a different way of dealing with emotions, to very different meanings for individual cards, to […]
Feelings – why listening helps
Would it help you to be asked how you are doing from time to time? It’s not for nothing that we usually answer the question “how are you?” with something like “quite well,” “okay,” or something similar. Although, if we would think a little longer, we should rather say “I am often quite desperate”, “I […]