4 hours seminar on 24 April 2026, 10:30am (sharp!) to 2:30pm (for registered BMS students only!)
room EB 323 @TU Berlin
Trainer: Dr Krisztina Berger

Doctoral research in mathematics is characterized by prolonged phases of uncertainty, abstract problem-solving, and extended periods without visible progress. These conditions can place significant cognitive and emotional demands on doctoral researchers and challenge sustained motivation and performance.

This workshop explores how inner stability, mental clarity, and physical relaxation can be maintained in demanding research situations. Particular attention is given to mental resilience, the management of perfectionism, and strategies for dealing with cognitive impasses, ruminative thinking, and internal pressure.

Drawing on current approaches to stress and emotion regulation, participants develop individually tailored, practice-oriented strategies for managing short- and long-term stressors in the doctoral process. The workshop aims to support focused, sustainable research work, to strengthen long-term motivation, and to facilitate conditions conducive to deep concentration and experiences of flow.

Instructor: Dr. Krisztina Berger
Dr. Krisztina Berger holds doctoral degrees in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.) and Education (PhD). She is a certified dance movement therapist, trainer, and teaching therapist (BTD), a licensed practitioner for psychotherapy (HP Psychotherapy), and a lecturer at, among others, Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin) and TU Berlin.
Since 2008, she has been running her own practice with a focus on emotional transformation, affective disorders, emotional intelligence in leadership, stress reduction, and crisis intervention. She is the developer and trainer of the method Embodied Mind Coaching®, an approach integrating cognitive, emotional, and embodied self-regulation.