The team of
BRAINFOODMOVES
Birgit Ofner
Founder of BRAINFOODMOVES
Birgit Ofner MSc, born February 20, 1969, in Trieben, Styria.
1989 HAK-Matura with subsequent studies of German philology and art history, discontinuation of the studies and direct entry into professional life.
Many years of experience in management, in management for the areas of marketing, sales and event management.
2009 – 2010 Studied nutritional sciences according to TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine).
2010 Founding of the TCM workshop, competence center and cooking school based on TCM.
2013 – 2020 Started a family and spent many years abroad in Hong Kong and Paris.
2020 return to Austria.
Training as a life and social counselor, various coaching training, training as a certified energetic and aromatherapist.
2020 - 2022 Master's degree in neuroscience, graduation in 2022, master's thesis on the topic: Eating disorder Bulimia Nervosa. Localization and delineated cause identification of the disorder Bulimia Nervosa as an interface to other eating disorders.
My personal story...
Where others vacation, I lived!
After 4 years in Hong Kong that broadened my horizons every day and three years in Paris, I returned to Vienna in 2020, fully loaded with a suitcase full of experiences, insights, son No. 2, ... also 10 years older and ... exactly , "in the best years".
Incidentally, I was only able to realize this realization much later, because first I went through the classic hell of changing phenomena, which for me was 48 years oldbecame apparent.
At that time I was in Hong Kong with my family and had a fibroid the size of an orange, was bleeding from one period to the next, so to speak non-stop, and was about to have a hormonal IUD inserted to stop the bleeding.
However, something stopped me... an inner voice...
1 month later my regular periods stopped!
My fibroid no longer received any treatment. Less bleeding on the one hand meant more dryness in the vagina, skin, eyes... on the other hand and on top of the physical sensations there was also the psychological stress. Somehow I felt like there was an “expiry date” from now on.
But life was kind to me and handed me exactly the right book at exactly the right time, which, how could it be otherwise, a l l e s should change … to be continued ...
Cornelia Frischauf
Yoga midwife and pelvic floor expert
Happy school days in Carinthia (St. Veit and Althofen).
Matura at the Auer-von-Wels-bach-Gym in Althofen; Carinthia.
Training as a therapeutic masseuse and spa master at the international school for social-medical professions Pleunigg in Graz; This was followed by sports massage training, manually assisted lymphatic drainage, aromatic therapy training and some workshops.
Employed at the Althofen spa in Carinthia and in the therapy center
St. Veit an der Glan.
Lecturer at the University Sports Institute of Klagenfurt, therapist for the Bechterew's disease self-help group in Carinthia.
Training at the midwifery academy to become a qualified midwife in Klagenfurt.
Freelance midwife in preparation and aftercare.
Basic training to become a certified yoga teacher, pre- and postnatal yoga training (Yogaakademie Austria).
200 hours of training in Switzerland with Katchie Ananda. Training to become an inside flow teacher in Bali (Young Ho Kim).
Children's yoga teacher training at Rainbow Kidsyoga.
Training to become a pelvic floor course leader and pelvic floor specialist for pregnancy and postnatal recovery. (BeBo®Austria).
Workshops on the topic of diastasis recti.
Many other training courses, such as baby swimming trainer, baby and child massage course instructor, K-Taping therapist, scar removal...
2022 Hypnosis training for midwives
Eva Neumayer
Qi Gong course leader and MBSR teacher
Mag. Eva Neumayer, childhood and youth in Semmering, Lower Austria.
Ongoing further training in Qi Gong with Master Zhong Xuechao, Dieter Mayer, Helmut Oberlack, Angela Cooper and others.
Ongoing participation in retreats, mindfulness meditations, courses with Hannes Huber, Christoph Köck, Andrea Sedminek, among others.
Currently training to become a certified user of positive psychology, Inntal Institute.
Certification as MBSR teacher, Arbor-Seminare-gGmbH.
MBSR advanced course (mindfulness-based stress reduction), Arbor-Seminare gGmbH
Training “Living Mindfulness – Teaching Mindfulness”, Arbor-Seminare gGmbH.
Training as a Qi Gong teacher according to the guidelines of the IQTÖ, with Angela Cooper, MBA.
Further training in creative children's Qi-Gong, with Angela Cooper, MBA, Qi Gong trainer, state-certified children's dance teacher,
Training as a Qi Gong course leader according to the guidelines of the IQTÖ, with Angela Cooper, body and health academy.
Training as a relaxation trainer, body & health academy.
Marketing management: several years of professional work in the cultural sector, advertising, food and beverage industry.
Semester abroad at Copenhagen Business School (DK).
Studied international business administration at the University of Vienna. Focus on organization & Planning, international management (marketing, corporate management)
Lucia Etlinger
Traveler, entrepreneur and lover of life
Mag. Lucia Etlinger, born January 5, 1977, in Steyr, Upper Austria.
1996 - 2000 Accountant.
2000 - 2006 studied commercial science (WU-Vienna).
2006 entry into professional life. Years of work in advertising and marketing for lifestyle and cosmetic brands - Brand Manager / Trade Marketing / Marketing Director.
2017 - 2018 world tour.
2019 Start as a brand ambassador for Young Living (international wellness company and world market leader for therapeutic grade essential oils) and various training courses for essential oils and natural products.
Since 2021, independent management consultant with a focus on marketing and finance.