about me


hei, i'm lea.

Actually that's all you need to know.

well.

There's a little more here to satisfy your curiosity.



"You're doing that, too?"

Yes, I admit it: I have many interests. I'm not a one-pony band. And somehow all these different interests come together at one existential point. But for the sake of clarity, I'll unravel the threads.



voice & rhethorics

Woman is pointing on anatomical drawing of the larynx. Voice and rhetoric coaching Lea Strehler

As a studied speech therapist, I love language. My eyes start to sparkle when it comes to sentence structure or choice of words. Very helpful when it comes to rhetoric. Language processing models and the development of communication help me in the background to analyze rhetorical difficulties and offer solutions.

When it comes to voice work, my inner anatomy junkie and my perceptual faible come together. Together they surf the spectrum between feeling and knowing. My approach to the voice is therefore not limited to "evidence-based", holistic concepts or traditional exercises. Why one when you can have all?

hard facts

  • 3,5 YEARS STUDY OF SPEECH THERAPY
  • 5 YEARS EMPLOYED IN A SPEECH THERAPY PRACTICE
  • 1 YEAR EMPLOYED IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY PRACTICE

over 1000 sessions (voice)

training

I won't stop learning that quickly. Take a look at my further further training list below for more information!

over 940 hours of further training



hard facts

  • 26 YEARS OF SINGING EXPERIENCE: CLASSICAL. MODERN. A CAPPELLA. POP. JAZZ. CHOIR. SOLO.
  • DANCE. VIOLIN. PIANO.

Musical blood flows through my veins. I have been singing for as long as I can remember.

In singing, I find connection with other people, great fun and sometimes a spiritual world-hugging feeling. Whether I'm breathing in with people on the upbeat or changing the color of the room singing alone, in these moments I remember what's really important: joy.

Right and wrong are then only criteria that vary depending on the genre and cultural area. Joy is universal.

music

Woman on stage singing. Voice and rhetoric coaching Lea Strehler


woman

Candle on carpet on the floor, women coaching, Lea Strehler

 

At the age of 19, I began the search for femininity in my life. Cycle irregularities, hormonal contraceptives and terrible menstrual pain - surely that couldn't be it? So I dived deeper and deeper and found both answers and new questions. How can I not limit my womanhood at every turn and at the same time exist in our everyday social life? Complete social isolation and a self-catering house in the woods were not an option in the long term. There has to be another way. Since then, I have been stubbornly optimistic about my feminine journey and am all too happy to share the pearls of knowledge I have found. Today, I simply create the companionship that I wished for so much when becoming a woman myself - for the young women who come along and all those who are already there. By the way: Heteronormativity is so 20th century. I am queer and so is my accompaniment, with tolerance in every direction.

hard facts

  • 12 YEARS OF SELF-REFLECTION
  • 3 YEARS OF DIVING DEEPER IN WOMEN'S CIRCLES
  • COUNTLESS BOOKS


when people start to shine...

 

 

i'm awe-struck every time again.

 



Woman leaning on a wood wall and smiling, Lea Strehler

and what about you?

  • WHO ARE YOU?
  • WHAT MAKES YOU SHINE?
  • AND WHERE DO YOU MISS IT?

I look forward to getting to know you.



"Inwardly still as the ocean floor. Galaxies burst with joie de vivre.

And everything inbetween."


list of further training

I believe that people learn differently - so further training is no guarantee of high-quality work.
At the same time, I would like to give recognition to the people who have shaped me in my work.
You might even find inspiration for your own path here.

When? How long? What?

Who?

2014/2015

20 ECTS = ca. 500 - 600 Stunden

Spezifische Methoden der Logopädie / Schwerpunkt Stimme

im Rahmen des Studiums Logopädie B. Sc.
Funktionales Stimmtraining (Erlanger Modell)

S. Degenkolb-Weyers,

I. Visser

2015 3,5 ECTS = ca. 90 Stunden

Stimmbildung / Sprecherziehung

u.a. Johanna Sander,

Eva-Maria Helbig

2016 16 UE

Authentic Voice & Slavic Songs

O. Kozlowska

2019 16 UE

Funktionelle und organische Stimmstörungen

M. Heptner

2020 160 UE

Ausbildung zum Ganzheitlichen Stimmcoach

M. Großer

2020 50 UE

Osteo 'o' Voice Modul 1.1 und 1.2

S.-C. Sutmar, S. Harre

2021

50 UE

Osteo 'o' Voice Modul 2.1 und 2.2

S.-C. Sutmar, S. Harre

2021

4 Wochenenden

Reise um den Mond

K. Standke, S. Groos

2022

5 Tage

Einführungskurs "Sacred Woman" Inspirationsweg

H.-M. Heimhard

2023

3 Wochenenden

Feet on the Earth - Jahreszyklus für Frauen

K. Standke

2023

3 Tage (18 FP)

Hamburger Stimmsymposium

Medical Voice Center

2023

 

Übersetzungsprojekt "La Carga Vocal" - Wissenschaftliches Fachbuch zum Vocal Load

C. Fuentes (Santiago de Chile)

(2024)

3 Wochenenden

Beloved - Jahreszyklus für Frauen (geplant)

K. Standke