Biography

Gabriele Van Zon, PhD

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 five 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:

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 International (FSII) – board member

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