Tom Tafel has taught at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), the University of Zurich, the University of Teacher Education, and other key institutions. For the past 20 years, he has worked as a music and theater teacher, class supervisor, substitute teacher, and student mentor at the Atelierschule Zürich. After completing his coaching training in 2021 at the Institute for Body-Centered Psychology, he further deepened his knowledge at the Institute for Integrative Systemic Work and Family Constellations. In June 2025, he completed the training in SOMATIC EXPERIENCING (SE) at the Center for Inner Ecology in Zurich. Concurrently, he completed the seminar on anthroposophical youth education at the Atelierschule Zurich. Tom is the father of a daughter and lives in Zurich.