About me

Astrid Schünemann

Breathing therapist,
meditation teacher, translator, editor
animal communicator

Already at an early age, I felt a yearning for stillness and sought it in nature. I began writing stories and poems and reading books about spirituality when I was still a child. Back in my school days, I learned yoga and relaxation exercises and gradually began to live a mindful and aware life. Communication in the broadest sense was always important to me. My encounter with the teachings of the Buddha in 1984 had a lasting impression on me and deeply enriched my life.

Meditation and breathwork are the methods that have accompanied me ever since and which I gladly share with others in seminars, lectures and books. It is a pleasure for me to pass on this great wealth of experience and knowledge. With animal communication, I can now also help animals to communicate.

Education

1987 - 1989 full-time training as a breath therapist at the Ilse Middendorf Institute

1989 diploma from the German breathwork association AFA (today BVA)

1998 - 2001 traditional buddhist three-year retreat at Kundrol Ling monastery in France

2010 - 2014 participation in annual Bodhi Path teacher training with H.E. Shamar Rinpoche

Continuous training in song, dance and other forms of bodywork

Studies of Buddhist philosophy with different teachers

2020-2021 One year professional training in animal communication of Penelope Smith with Christine Beckmann, direct disciple of Penelope Smith

2021 For the love of animals training, with Anna Breytenbach and Brad Laughlin

Training in Ayurveda, training in psychotherapy by the breath

Activities

Since 1989 working as a breath therapy teacher in different countries of Europe

Since 1989 author and self-publisher of books

Since 1990 interpreter for various Buddhist teachersAuthorized Dharma instructor for the Bodhi Path and Dhagpo Kagyu organization, seminars throughout Europe

Animal communicator certified by Christine Beckmann

Guest lecturer for breathing teachers (Wien) and yoga teachers in Austria (Innsbruck) and Italy (Meran)

Guest lecturer for the breathing teachers at the IFA (Berlin)

Member of the breathwork association BVA