Heinrich Jacoby-Elsa Gindler Foundation

The Heinrich Jacoby-Elsa Gindler Foundation (German: Heinrich-Jacoby / Elsa-Gindler-Stiftung) is a non-profit foundation based in Berlin, Germany. It is named after Heinrich Jacoby and Elsa Gindler, two figures whose work centred on conscious self-experience, sensory awareness, and the development of genuine independence in learning and living. The foundation carries their pedagogical and body-awareness legacy forward through courses, publications, and educational activities. The foundation is located at Teplitzer Straße 9 in the Berlin district of 14193, and it maintains a public contact telephone line and email address. Its official website presents quotations from both Jacoby and Gindler that articulate the foundation's guiding philosophy: Gindler's emphasis on being fully present in the moment, and Jacoby's insistence that true independence comes not from asking externally what is right or wrong, but from drawing answers out of conscious self-experience. As a gemeinnützige Stiftung (charitable foundation), the organisation operates on a non-profit basis. Its work is rooted in the tradition of experiential learning and somatic education associated with its namesakes, and it serves as a point of contact for people interested in this approach in Germany and beyond.

The Heinrich Jacoby-Elsa Gindler Foundation is a German charitable foundation based in Berlin. It is named in honour of Heinrich Jacoby and Elsa Gindler, whose pedagogical and body-awareness work it exists to preserve and promote. Elsa Gindler (1885–1961) was a pioneering figure in somatic education and sensory awareness, while Heinrich Jacoby (1889–1964) was a music educator and pedagogue who developed an approach to learning based on conscious self-experience. Their ideas influenced generations of educators, therapists, and movement practitioners. The foundation operates from Teplitzer Straße 9 in Berlin and functions as a gemeinnützige Stiftung (non-profit foundation). Its activities centre on making the Jacoby-Gindler approach accessible through courses, seminars, and publications. The official website features guiding quotations from both namesakes, reflecting the foundation's commitment to experiential learning and the cultivation of inner independence. As a small, specialised foundation, it serves a community of people interested in somatic education, sensory awareness, and the pedagogical legacy of its two namesakes. It maintains a public contact point with regular telephone hours and an email address for enquiries.

A charitable foundation preserving and teaching the experiential learning and sensory awareness methods of Heinrich Jacoby and Elsa Gindler.

• Courses and workshops on the Jacoby-Gindler approach

  Educational offerings based on sensory awareness and experiential learning.

• Publications

  Materials documenting and explaining the work of Heinrich Jacoby and Elsa Gindler.

1. 1Gemeinnützige Stiftung | Berlin | Heinrich-Jacoby / Elsa-Gindlerjgstiftung.de
2. 2Heinrich Jacoby-Elsa Gindler Foundation - Wikidatawikidata.org