Christa Spannbauer

Christa Spannbauer (born June 2, 1963 in Lichtenfels , Upper Franconia ) is a German author , speaker and filmmaker .

Career

After ten years as a geriatric nurse , Spannbauer completed her secondary education and studied German and English literature at Trinitiy College in Dublin and at the University of Würzburg . She completed her studies in 1999 as a Magistra Artium (MA).

After graduating, she worked as a freelance communication trainer. From 2003 to 2009 she was the public relations officer of the Benediktushof seminar center in Holzkirchen and personal assistant to the Zen master and Benedictine Willigis Jäger. She organized congresses on philosophy, psychology and theology with scientists and wisdom teachers from all over the world. In 2009 she moved to Berlin , where she started her own business as an author and journalist .

Act

In her books and articles, Spannbauer gets to the bottom of the question of a successful life and explores how the wisdom paths from East and West can support people in it. Her Zen and mindfulness practice as well as her training as a lecturer for mindfulness-based compassion training support her in this. She gives readings, lectures and workshops.

In 2011, she shot the 30-minute contribution “How a nightmare becomes strength” for the 3sat broadcast Scobel together with Thomas Gonschior and Ulrich Bohnefeld . Holocaust survivors report ”.

In the film "Courage to Live - The Message of the Survivors of Auschwitz", she portrayed the Shoah survivors Jehuda Bacon , Esther Bejarano , Éva Fahidi and Greta Klingsberg together with Thomas Gonschior . The 45-minute television version was first broadcast on 3sat in 2013. A 60-minute documentary has been available on DVD since 2013. Since then, she has passed on the survivors' message in film talks and lectures.

Spannbauer works as a mentor at Gerald Hüther 's Academy for the Development of Potential in order to strengthen the moral courage of young people. She is a trained hospice worker .

Publications

As an author

Be good to yourself. The art of self-love. Herder, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-451-07200-0 .
with Katharina Ceming : Thinking makes you happy. How good life succeeds. Europe, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-95890-049-3 .
Trust the voice of the heart. Live fulfilled and mindful. Herder, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-451-31059-1 .
with Katharina Ceming: The spiritual emergency case. First aid for the soul. Trinity, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-95550-097-9 .
with Thomas Gonschior: Courage to live. The message of the survivors from Auschwitz. Europe, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-944305-57-8 .
40 days of mindfulness. Impulses for a slightly different fasting period. Herder, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-451-31574-9 .
with Gerald Hüther: Connectedness. Why we need a new worldview. Huber, Bern 2012, ISBN 978-3-456-85083-2 .
In the house of wisdom. Kösel, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-466-36819-8 .
Nebelkinder. War grandchildren step out of the trauma shadow of history. Edited by Joachim Süß and Michael Schneider. Europe, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-944305-91-2 .

As editor

Linda Lehrhaupt: Riding the waves of life. With mindfulness to inner balance. Kösel, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-466-30943-6 .
Willigis Jäger : About love. Kösel, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-466-36842-6 .
Konstantin Wecker , Bernard Glassman: The Revolutionary Power of Compassion. Goldmann, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-442-22034-2 .

Movie

Courage to Live - The Message from the Auschwitz Survivors. With Thomas Gonschior. Absolut media 2013

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personal data
SURNAME	Spannbauer, Christa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German author, speaker and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH	June 2, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lichtenfels , Upper Franconia