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\n\t\t\tNicoleta Pfeffer-Barbela, MSc
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\n\t\t\tNicoleta Pfeffer-Barbela is the founder of citySTILLE \u2013 Mindfulness Center Vienna, a concept and space dedicated to cultivating well-being within the city landscape. Her work brings together contemplative practice, applied mindfulness, and an understanding of the demands shaping modern urban and professional life.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBefore founding citySTILLE in 2015, she built extensive experience in development projects with a focus on microfinance and social banking. Over time, her professional path evolved toward the field of human-centered transformation, where presence, regulation, and meaningful inner alignment became central to her work.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tSince then, she has guided individuals, departments of international organisations, and leadership-focused settings across Austria and Romania. Her approach integrates mindfulness, neuroscience-informed perspectives, and lived practical experience into a refined framework for sustainable performance, conscious leadership, and restorative stillness in complex environments.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>

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\n\tcitySTILLE vision moves into STILLNESS & THE SPACE
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\n\t\t\tSTILLNESS & THE SPACE\n\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tA more human way of living and leading in complexity
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\n\t\t\tThe citySTILLE concept was created from a clear vision: that even in the midst of the city, business, and overload, people can reconnect with a deeper sense of presence and regain access to an inner stillness that remains available wherever they are.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tThis work encourages a more human, grounded, and consciously regulated way of living and leading in complex environments \u2014 not by withdrawing from intensity, but by cultivating the capacity to remain present, clear, and inwardly steady within it.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>

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Presence<\/div>\n
Returning to direct awareness in the middle of speed and complexity.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Regulation<\/div>\n
Supporting the nervous system through stillness, breath, and conscious attention.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Connection<\/div>\n
Creating more authentic connection with self, others, and shared space.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Clarity<\/div>\n
Making space for focus, inner steadiness, and wiser action.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\tA concept recognized beyond the studio space
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\n\t\t\tThe relevance of stillness in urban environments has gained increasing recognition over the years. citySTILLE and its forward-thinking concept were featured in 2016 in the exhibition Die Zukunft der Stadt<\/em> at the Technical Museum Vienna and continue to resonate in contemporary dialogue.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tThe article Auf der Suche nach der Stille<\/em> in Die Presse<\/em> reflects this shift \u2014 where stillness is no longer a luxury, but a necessary resource for clarity and regulation in modern life.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\u201cIn the midst of a fast-paced life within the city landscape, nothing is more important or nurturing than sitting still and being consciously aware of that deep, healing stillness within. In this stillness we reconnect \u2014 with ourselves, with each other, and with the whole.\u201d\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\u2014 Nicoleta Pfeffer-Barbela\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>

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