Kati Gabor is a Parenting Coach and Waldorf consultant with a Masters of Education focused on Waldorf education. She has over 20 years experience mentoring and teaching individuals and groups of children of all ages, their parents and teachers. She has facilitated multiple workshops and retreats for groups of adults with various professional backgrounds. As a New Adult Educator and My Child My Self facilitator she is developing Creative Inner Development Processes to incorporate movement and gesture work of the Chekhov drama exercises with various embodiment practices into Destiny Learning. Her research area covers working through artistic processes with different levels of human encounter as seeds of healthy initiatives and conscious communities of the emerging future.
Kati’s life story has provided ample opportunity to contemplate the workings of Karma and her own destiny, which has committed her to the path of self development. With her roots in a small Central European country, Hungary, she grew her wings in Canada. She loves spending time connecting with nature and spending time in the company of animals and children. She is grateful for the love of her parents, her sons, her grandparents and great grandparents, and for her ancestors who came before. Kati travels between her home country of Hungary and her home in Canada.
- Certified New Adult Educator with Arlene Thorn of New Adult Learning, Canada
- Certified Life Coach with Nancy Levin ( Hay House author) at Levin Life Coach Academy
- Drama as a Path of Inner Development certificate in Chekhov work with Laurie Portocarrero at the Threefold Educational Center, Chestnut Ridge, NY, USA
- Puppetry Training certificate with Suzanne Down of Juniper Tree School of Puppetry, Keene, NH, USA
- Certified High School teacher, Master of Education. University of Szeged, Hungary
- Certified Waldorf teacher, ELTE University Budapest, Hungary
- Certification in Simplicity Parenting, Soul of Discipline and Being at your Best for Care Professionals by Kim John Payne
- Family Constellation training (ongoing) with Marina Toledo at Hellinger Institute and with Judy Wilkins-Smith
- Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist
- Various trauma integration courses with Dr. Gabor Mate (Compassionate Inquiry) and Richard Schwartz (Internal Family Systems); Thomas Hubl (Trauma Healing)
- U-lab 1x Certification and 2x with Presencing Institute, Social Presencing Theatre Basics Certificate
Learning from and applying the practices of outstanding researchers, teachers, mentors and healers Kati continues to receive inspiration from the work of Rudolf Steiner, Coenraad van Houten and Shirley Routledge (Destiny Learning), Dawn Langman (heartfirestudio.com) Dr. Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing), Margaret Paul (Inner Bonding), Richard C. Schwartz (Internal Family Systems), Otto Scharmer (Theory U), Arawana Hayashi (Social Presencing Theatre) and others.
Kati’s past offerings:
In Hungary with photos: Connections Course 1-3 2023/24 Nemesvamos, Hungary.
Polaris School and Center Ottawa, Ontario February and March 2025
Current and upcoming offerings:
- MCMS Module 1 (7 weeks) for parents and teachers, starting October 13th 2025 at Feherlofia Waldorf School in Nemesvamos, Hungary
- Human Encounters as the Foundation of Community Building – organizational development series, starting October 1st, 2025 at Feherlofia Waldorf School in Nemesvamos, Hungary
- Human Encounters as the Foundation of Community Building – organizational development series, starting October 1st, 2025 at Feherlofia Waldorf School in Nemesvamos, Hungary
- MCMS Module 4 (7 weeks) for parents and teachers, Aranyalma Waldorf School, Tamasi Hungary
- Winter workshop for parents and educators in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in February and March 2024 at Polaris School and Center and online courses offered in English. To find out more visit: katigabor.com
Testimonials:
I’ve known Kati for over ten years and she is simply magical. Her pure heart and profound truths have elevated my understanding of myself as a mother, which has in turn, made me into a much calmer, more loving parent. She is a gift to all those who have the pleasure to learn from her. T.N. Waterloo, ON.
Working with Kati has been an incredible journey. She is a gentle, wise and loving teacher and mentor. She creates a safe space out of authenticity that inspires true soul searching and profound inner growth. Anyone that has the chance to work with Kati has truly encountered a blessing on their path. Berit, London, ON