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On June 18, 2023 the Netherlands Institute of Core Energetics celebrated the transition of leadership. Anna Timmermans, the founder and director for 18 years, stepped out of individual leadership and we stepped into a collective one. For over a year there has been a process of creating a circle that is from now on holding… Read more: Transition of leadership

April 14 – 17 our current students come together in EIGENTIJDSERF in Westelbeers for their training module. During these module some of the activities are open for guests or former students. You are invited! In the mornings we offer the body work classes. On Saturday during lunch there is the live show Honouring Eva auction!… Read more: Community activities during the training module

We invite all community members to join us in Westelbeers on Sunday June 18th (8 pm) for a ritual of transition. 18 years after Anna founded the Netherlands Institute of Core Energetics, there will be a transition from individual to collective leadership. It’s the moment to celebrate Anna and everything that she has manifested throughout… Read more: Save the date | June 18 | Ritual of Transition

In response to questions on the work of Core Energetics in relation to diversity, I send you this message from the IACE Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Committee, addressed to the directors of Core Energetics institutes. Anna Timmermans, director of NICE

On October 8, during our training module, we had a beautiful Memorial Service for Cees van Loon. Cees, who was the husband and life companion of Anna Timmermans and the managing director of NICE, passed away on August 22. On Saturday August 27 we had a consoling, peacefull and warm farewell gathering in Cordium. A… Read more: Recording Memorial Service Cees van Loon

Yesterday, August 22, Cees van Loon passed away. He was involved with NICE as teacher and managing director. He was also the husband and life companion of Anna Timmermans. In April he informed our community that he had untreatable tumors in his intestines and liver. In this message he wrote: ”My intention is to walk the… Read more: Cees van Loon passed away

On 15th June the Honouring Eva Foundation has proudly launched a unique book on Eva Pierrakos. Riet Mellink and Corinne van den Bergh-Raat created an extensive, chronological biography of Eva, including excerpts of her book ‘The Path to the Real Self’  and parts from the remembrance book that was published after her passing in 1979. Apart from… Read more: Eva Pierrakos book

In the graduation weekend last week, two presentations took place on Sunday. Sophie de Lacaze has written a valuable Postgraduate paper on Authentic Leadership and placed it mainly in the context of working as a body-oriented therapist. Evelien Bus gave an impressive presentation about Vanishing Twin syndrome. She had the courage to be vulnerable by… Read more: Postgraduate papers

Finally! After three years we had a real (that means in-person) graduation ceremony with a room full of fellow students, family, partners, friends. Again a group of talented students is delivered. These graduates are ready to bring what they have learned into therapy practice. From left to right: Jennifer Kumar (Germany), Sandra Meijer (The Netherlands),… Read more: Congratulations!

In 1991, in the first edition of Energy & Consciousness, John Pierrakos wrote: ”I want from the bottom of my heart to welcome the publication of Energy and Consciousness: The International Journal of Core Energetics. It is my hope that the articles in this journal will help to disseminate understanding of the basic concepts of… Read more: Energy & Consciousness Journals available online

This website is new! We didn’t change much about the content and the look and feel. But under-the-hood things are much better now, so we are sure the website will be stable and fast for the coming years. Let us know how you like it! And please let us know if you cannot find what… Read more: New website

During the June module we celebrate the graduation of the students of the Professional Training. You are invited for the ceremony, party and community activities! And we have a Masterclass for Dutch speaking body oriented therapists. Read about it in our mailing and register!

During the period of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, when it was not possible to have in-person training modules, the groups met regularly on zoom. And Anna Timmermans gave three online lectures: ”Negative Intention, the Jewel of Core Energetics”, “The meaning of Core communities” and ”World in Transition, Core in Transition”. Click on the… Read more: Lectures by Anna Timmermans 2020/2021

Anna Timmermans, director and founder of NICE, wrote a book with Core Energetics exercises and techniques she developed during her career; the result of 30 years work and creativity where she was always looking for ways to help people open up and experience the live energy in themselves. A valuable book for students and therapists!… Read more: Beyond Defense – Core Energetic Techniques

In March 2017 the Core Science Foundation was born. Aim is to stimulate science in Core Energetics and vice versa, to develop our theoretical frame, to support our practice, to imbed our work in science and society. Visit the website coresciencefoundation.com. The foundation wants to create a strong relationship between Core Energetics en Science. This will create… Read more: Core Science Foundation