Personal information

Born in Augsburg in 1954

I grew up in a large family of eight spanning four generations. I treasured this experience so much that I lived with my wife, Monika, and our five children in a large family until they became independent.

Abitur in Augsburg at Holbein Gymnasium
Civil service, caring for dying elderly in a nursing home
Had a double major at LMU, Munich: history, politics, theater studies and pedagogy

In December 1977 led my first weekend seminar for creative self-awareness
Began a job as seminar facilitator and seminar trainer for self-expression training at a regional health park and a community college Theater projects with avant-garde groups such as Living Theater and Grotowskis Theater Laboratory
Guest student under George Tabori 1979/80 at a film production and at the Münchner Kammerspielen (chamber drama)
Director of my own theater group at the Münchner OFF-Theater scene

March 1981 pedagogy for primary and secondary school

1982 married to Monika, sharing a life with our five children

1983 purchased and rebuilt a farm house in Walkertshofen for staging theatrical performances and conducting seminars
January 1984 founded a theater and started a seminar program
Training as breathing therapist 1982-1986 under Elke Prägert
Form 1984 until 1999 practiced Aikido martial arts
Work as director, author and actor

Organized world-wide tours to Japan, India, Bali, and Turkey
Organized 10 Theater festivals with up to 300 performing artist and 5,000 spectators
A dozen self-composed and written theater plays such as “Hitler im Kopf“as well as 80,000 spectators at the Spielwerktheaters per year

From 1987 have worked as Coach
1995 founding of von Eckl & Partner, Personal-und Unternehmensentwicklung (see www.eckl-partner.de)
Change management, organizational development, business coaching und training (40,000 participants since 1977)
Since 2005 focal point on the coaching of managerial staff, which make a difference.

Since 1987 have accomplished 1,500 successful coachings in business, industry, local communities, and politics since 1987.