Gabriele Van Zon, Ph.D
Through her expertise on Pyramid Feng Shui, Dr. Gabriele Van Zon provides her clients and the media with cutting edge information about the experience of place and its influence on human affairs.
With a Ph.D. in Literature – including a concentration in Aesthetics – from the City University of New York (CUNY), Dr. Van Zon is sensitive to the philosophy that connects human beings to nature, the expression of beauty, the laws of perception, and the highlights of living experiences.
With the breadth and depth of Ms. Van Zon’s language skills – in English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Mandarin – she began her academic career in writing and teaching. Two areas of particular interest to Van Zon is Feng Shui, the ancient art of Chinese placement and Chinese art forms, including Mandarin, Chinese brush & ink painting, Chinese calligraphy, Tai Chi and Qi Gong. Van Zon has devoted the equivalent of nineteen years to her Chinese art form studies.
In 2000 Van Zon became a certified feng shui practitioner from the contemporary western school of feng shui, Pyramid Feng Shui, developed by Nancilee Wydra, through the Feng Shui Institute of America. In 2002, Dr. Van Zon founded Feng Shui Universal, a pyramid feng shui business that is based in Florida but spans the nation with mobile consultations and teaching. Dr. Van Zon travels to numerous assignments nationwide, while serving her regular clientele in Florida, California, Nevada and Wisconsin.
Van Zon’s publications include “Word and Picture–Aesthetics in the Verbal and Visual Arts” (Peter Lange, publisher), books in English and German about Alfred Kubin and Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando, newspaper articles, and for ten years she has published a Feng Shui newsletter and written articles pertaining to Feng Shui in publications such as Kirkwood Times, FSII Newsletter and Ponte Vedra Chamber Chat.
Van Zon has also carried her message about Feng Shui through numerous seminars, lectures, talk shows and teleseminars, to such organizations as:
Department of Business and Professional Regulation Division of Real Estate - Van Zon is a licensed instructor and provider of course curriculum to teach and grant continuing education credit with a basic course entitled “Feng Shui for Realtors,” as well as future advanced courses currently being designed.
Northeast Florida Association of Realtors – Van Zon teaches a 3 hour seminar to assist and improve realtors client relations and sales
National Kitchen and Bath Association – feng shui presentations
Jacksonville Women’s Center – basic feng shui seminars
Jacksonville University – semester courses in the art of feng shui
Feng Shui Forum of Jacksonville – Van Zon is the founder and facilitator
Tao Institute in Ponte Vedra Beach – workshops for basic feng shui and feng shui in the garden
Cypress Village, an NBA community for mature living – presentations at community events
Bella Vita, a community for mature living – consultation and presentation
WJCT TV Jacksonville – talk show
AT&T Broadband Channel 29 – Pathways with Mariellen Kristol, talk show
A believer in life-long learning, Gabriele is currently pursuing Master Certification in Feng Shui. This certificate will enhance the quality and increase the level of the visual and verbal arts presentations that Van Zon delivers worldwide.
In addition to her academic accomplishment, her in-depth expertise in Pyramid School of Feng Shui, Van Zon is trained as a model, an oral proficiency tester, and a licensed pilot. Flying remains a hobby, along with tennis, skiing, biking, swimming and other sports. She is a gourmet cook who enjoys traveling and art.
Dr. Van Zon volunteers and is a member of the docent corps at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville, where she conducts tours and art projects for all ages from pre-K to adult.
Memberships:
Feng Shui Institute of America (FSIA) – partner
Alumni Association CUNY Graduate Center, NY
PhI Omega Epsilon Honor Society
Who’s Who among Students in American Universities – 1983
Appalachian Trail Conference
Metropolitan Museum, NY
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
Professional Women’s Council