About me
Bijan Ghaffari-Tabrizi
I am fascinated by the complexity of the human psyche. How can we live happy lives and develop healthy relationships with ourselves and others? I am continually amazed by how much there is to discover on the path of self-exploration. It is important to me to remain open to a wide range of human concerns, and I am grateful for the trust placed in me in therapeutic work.
I was born and raised in Hamburg, but I have also been shaped by Persian-Iranian culture alongside the German one. I value the diversity of different cultures as well as the uniqueness of each individual.
Along my life path, I have repeatedly engaged with alternative approaches to ecological sustainability and commons-oriented economic models. I have been part of various community projects and environmental movements, and at university I conducted research on the psychological effects of experiences in nature.
You stand alone
by the gotten-old gate
to an unlikely heaven.
Turning neither around
nor inwards,
nor standing still.
The path of uncertainty
does not care about happy endings;
it is walked with a fresh breeze,
with an adaptive heart.
Training
- Master of Arts in Movement Science (University of Hamburg)
- Heilpraktiker for Psychotherapy
- Gestalt Counseling (in training: Gestalt Therapy) (IGF Hamburg)
- Vision Quest Guide "School of Lost Borders" (Sylvia Koch-Weser)
- 8 Shields Jon Young (Wildnisschule Seenland)
- Non--violent Communication (Akademie für friedvolle Kommunikation)
- Work That Reconnects (Holon-Institut)
- Grief Counselor (Hamburger Gesundheitshilfe)
Memberships & Partnerships
Vita
- Project management Bildungs- und Kulturort Phönixberg e.G.
- Translation of: Bill Plotkin's book: The Journey of Soul Initiation (Arun Verlag)
- Heilwald Forschungsprojekt (Uni Hamburg, Bäderverband MV)
- Vorstandsvorsitz (Institut für Naturorientierung und Lebensstil e.V.)
- Research Associate, Department of Sports Medicine (University of Hamburg)
- Scientific Reviewer for the Osteopathy School Germany (OSD)
Publications
- Liedtke, G., & Ghaffari, B. (2019). Friluftsliv som anledning til endring av motivasjonale verdier. In Norsk Friluftsliv (Ed.), Forskning i Friluft. Oslo.
- Liedtke, G., & Ghaffari, B. (2018). Changing motivational values in the light of friluftsliv experiences. In J. Baláš, L. Kalkusová, & A. J. Martin (Eds.), Book of Abstracts from 9 th International Mountain and Outdoor Sports Conference (p. 21). Prague: Outdoor Sports Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University.
- Ghaffari, B. (2018). Seminarkonzept: „Nachhaltigkeit natürlich erleben“ (Universität Hamburg). In: Leal, W. F. (Hrsg.): Nachhaltigkeit in der Lehre: Eine Herausforderung für die Hochschulen. Springer: Berlin.
- Ghaffari, B., Liedtke, G. & Braumann, K.-M. (2018). Friluftsliv: Reduktion des chronischen Stresslevels durch Bewegung in der freien Natur. DOSB Kongress. 24.-26.05.18
- Ghaffari, B. (2017). ‚Friluftsliv‘ (=Freiluftleben) – eine Chance zur Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung? Symposium „Nachhaltigkeit in der Lehre: eine Herausforderung für Hochschulen“. 21.06.17. HAW Hamburg.
- Liedtke G. & Ghaffari, B. (2017). Learning how to cultivate sustainability motivation: the renaturalization of human values. Hamburg Sustainable Development Summit. 26.-29.09.17. Hamburg.
- Ghaffari, B. (2017). Naturess – Nachhaltigkeit ‚natürlich‘ erleben in der Natur. Initiative Psychologie im Umweltschutz Kongress. 07.-10.12.17. Melle.
- Liedtke, G. & Ghaffari, B. (2017). Erleben was wirklich wichtig ist – Veränderung motivationaler Werte durch erlebnispädagogische Angebote? „Im Erlebnis forschen – Durch Erlebnis forschen!“ – Wissenschaftliche Tagung Erlebnispädagogik. 14.-15.09.17. Augsburg.
- Liedtke, G. & Ghaffari, B. (2017). Forward to the roots – Re-Naturierung des Menschen als Zukunftsaufgabe der Erlebnispädagogik? „Im Erlebnis forschen – Durch Erlebnis forschen!“ – Wissenschaftliche Tagung Erlebnispädagogik. 14.-15.09.17. Augsburg.
- Liedtke, G., Ghaffari, B., Zindel, L., Barz, C., Bienia, M., Malcolm, P., & Schröder, J. (2014). Naturess: a research project for lifestyle change and stress reduction. In 7th International Mountain and Outdoor Sports Conference. 20.-23.11.14. Prag.