Program: January 2025

During our theme workshop we discuss our monthly theme and you become aware of what you can do yourself to improve your health and vitality. We pay specific attention to our kidneys and bladder, or rather the energy channels of these organs, also called meridians. These are our rivers of energy, which run through our body and influence all cells and organs. The good flow of energy in our meridians is important for our health. If there is too much stress, an imbalance can occur, which can result in physical and/or psychological complaints. You will also learn some practical exercises for at home.

This joint and guided meditation helps you to relax your body and mind. You become aware of your breathing and make contact with your body. You feel the nourishing energy of the earth and the golden light of the sun flowing through your body. In this way you work on improving your health & vitality and afterwards you are wonderfully relaxed. By meditating together, we can experience a sense of connection with each other.

This Yoga session is based on calm and soft movements in the postures. Calm movements create little resistance and ensure that you can release tension. There is a lot of attention for our breathing. The relaxation and movement during the exercises improve the flexibility of your body. Through yoga, the energy in your meridians and body flows better. This yoga session is easy for everyone to follow and you can do it at home in your own environment. Enjoy it and improve your vitality.

This joint and guided meditation helps you to calm your body and mind and improve your energy. Our chakras are the energy centers of our body. We connect with the nourishing energy of the earth and the golden light of the sun and let it flow through our chakras and our body. Enjoy this nourishing meditation. By meditating together, we can experience a sense of connection with each other.

Jos Derksen, breathwork specialist, teaches you breathing exercises in this workshop that help you to bypass your thoughts and get closer to your emotions. Good breathing is important for your physical and mental health. With proper breathing, your brain and muscles get enough oxygen. This ensures, for example, that you can move or concentrate on a certain task. You can also reduce your stress symptoms with good breathing. 

Sophie Luderer has a lot of knowledge about nutrition and lets you experience that healthy and tasty food go very well together. She explains how healthy food looks like, how much protein is good for example (it fits nicely with kidneys, how much water to drink and how to measure that and how often to eat per day. And then the emphasis on how you can keep up those good intentions of drinking more water, snacking less, not being tempted by a quick ready-made snack.   

Herman van Wietmarschen, Gestalt-Art therapist, teaches you more about yourself in your work environment in this workshop by doing creative experiments from Gestalt-Art therapy. Gestalt-Art therapy is a holistic, experience-oriented psychotherapy aimed at developing awareness, better contact and more self-direction in the here and now. This workshop is an introduction to a number of working methods, such as guided visualization, systemic work and working with images. We will look at how you feel at work, where your strength lies, your dreams and your work 

Estelle Smits is director and teacher at the Institute Massage for Cancer. Touching with loving attention is central to Estelle. The power of a loving touch where everything is allowed to be there is for her the core for restoring trust in the body and the balance between body and mind.

This joint and guided meditation helps you to relax your body and mind. You become aware of your breathing and make contact with your body. You feel the nourishing energy of the earth and the golden light of the sun flowing through your body. In this way you work on improving your health & vitality and afterwards you are wonderfully relaxed. By meditating together, we can experience a sense of connection with each other.

This jointly and guided meditation together helps you to relax your body and mind. We also pay attention to how you can live with more compassion for yourself. You may be who you are. What are you struggling with, anger, frustration, pain, sadness. Feel appreciation for yourself as a unique and valuable person. We connect with the nourishing energy of the earth and the golden light of the sun and let it flow through our bodies. By meditating together, we can experience a sense of connection with each other.