Il Tulipano

ELIZABETH KOOLE

Elizabeth Koole was born in Holland and has been living in Italy for the last 35 years. She is a specialist in psychomotor activity and a Physical Education teacher since 1978. She is also an expert in breathing techniques, body awareness and meditation techniques such as the Tibetan "Kum Nye" and the Vipassana, as well as Bioenergetics and Reichian therapy after extensive studies in India, Italy and the United States. She studied body psychotherapy and "Creative Movement" at the Institute of Bio-energetics and Gestalt Therapy in Turin. Subsequently she has carried out in depth research on movement in the field of expression and creativity, creating and performing exhibitions of movement based theatre. She has been teaching soft gymnastics to senior citizens for over 20 years and running refresher courses in various physical education institutions on a national and international level. Since 1998 she has been teaching training courses in "Education in Self Awareness and Creativity through Movement" for teachers which are recognized by the Italian Ministry of Public Education. In 2006 Elizabeth founded the "Tulipano" Sports and Culture Association to promote her working method. She wrote, in collaboration with the research group "Teachers in Movement" the book "Education in Self-Awareness and Creativity through Movement" and with the same group produces movement based theatre projects.