AgapeBelgium has a rich history in the body and experience oriented psychotherapeutical work 

Belgium

Alain Pringels is a clinical psychologist. In his practice as a psychotherapist he works from a psychoanalytic framework, with the support of creativity and art as forms of therapy. He draws on his many years of experience as a theater maker and artist. Sadness, anger, and fear can seriously unbalance you. Sadness, anger, and fear can seriously unbalance you. You feel like you can't stop worrying. Stress is on the rise. It seems like you can't take a deep breath anymore, like the story of your life is limping. You only feel pain. A life dominated by these feelings is not real life, it is survival. Being blocked in a processing process prevents you from being open to what lives in and around you. In Chinese, crisis has two meanings: danger and possibility. Anyone in a crisis, hindered by normal reactions to an often abnormal situation, remains blind to the possibilities that a crisis offers. Talking can slowly reveal those possibilities. In my practice I offer space and time to recourse, without any moral value judgment. Throughout that journey of words, we reflect on nodes that appear. We try to make visible which points in your history they highlight. In this way, the pain can give way to reconciliation and compassion. Where words fail during that journey, we look further through other ways of [removed]drawing, painting, poetry, voice and breathing techniques).

USA

Polyvagal Theory

Amber is een langdurige beoefenaar van lichaamsgerichte kunsten en wetenschappen (somatische psychologie, levensimpressies lichaamswerk, energiegeneeskunde, cranio-sacrale therapie, yoga en shiatsu), een erkende geestelijke gezondheidsprofessional en een pleitbezorger van mensenrechten. Ze is een bekroonde danstherapeut en een geautoriseerde Continuum Movement Teacher. Amber werkt al bijna 20 jaar samen met mensen die mensenrechtenschendingen, oorlog, natuurrampen en humanitaire responsteams hebben overleefd. Ze is momenteel directeur van Restorative Resources Training and Consulting, en haar non-profit tegenhanger, Trauma Resources International, en is klinisch adviseur bij The Center for Victims of Torture. Ze heeft een pioniersrol vervuld in het gebruik van somatische psychotherapieën, bewegingspsychotherapieën en creatieve psychotherapieën in interculturele contexten, zoals complexe humanitaire noodsituaties en natuurrampen.

Belgium

“Gefascineerd en gepassioneerd om de wijsheid van het lichaam aan te boren en met de adem te werken door middel van bewustzijn en bewuste beweging. Ik ben een Open Floor Embodied Movement-leraar, Therapy-in-Motion beoefenaar en Transformational Breath® Facilitator en Trainer. Co-creator van de "Wheel of life" academie, die trainingen aanbiedt in zelfontwikkeling en zelfleiderschap. Ik faciliteer workshops en individuele sessies, waarbij ik de kracht van bewust verbonden ademwerk en belichaamde beweging combineer. Gedurende 6 jaar maakte ik deel uit van het IBF Admin Team en een deel van het admin team van Atman, de Oostenrijkse ademwerkvereniging. Ik was jarenlang staflid van de Belgische Vereniging voor creatieve therapie.

USA

Traumaverwerking & Spiritualiteit

Gerald Dunson is een 61-jarige indiaan uit de Verenigde Staten van Amerika uit de Kiowa (zuidelijke vlaktes van Oklahoma) en van de Ponca-stam (noordelijke vlaktes, die werden verplaatst naar de zuidelijke vlakten). Hij is een spiritueel leider en een therapeut die heeft gewerkt in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg, psychiatrische ziekenhuizen, adolescente groepshuizen. Hij heeft ook gewerkt voor de federale reclassering die groepen met de gevangenen faciliteerde. Vandaag zet hij dit therapeutische werk voort in heel Europa. Hij is beïnvloed door zijn oom Bearheart, Medicine Man, evenals door de Cheyenne, Lakota, Blackfoot en Navajo tradities. Een paar Europese spirituele leraren waren zijn vrienden, zoals Arnaud Desjardins en Lee Lozowick. Gerald 's visie is dat op een dag de hele mensheid hun verschillen opzij zal zetten en zal leren zien wat ze met elkaar gemeen hebben om een betere wereld te creëren voor de komende generaties.

Belgium

Authentic Movement

Ingrid Baart houdt een master in danstherapie (Codarts, Rotterdam) en heeft intensieve studies gevolgd in Authentic Movement, Jungiaanse psychologie, dieptecounseling en trainingen in sensorimotor psychotherapy en trauma-sensitive yoga. Vanuit haar praktijk Lotz In Movement verzorgt ze als authentic movement practitioner individuele sessies, verdiepingsdagen en retraites en is medeorganisator van de International Peer Gathering of Authentic Movement Practitioners. Ze is sinds 2010 supervisor en scriptiebegeleidster voor studenten Agape en vanaf 2017 verbonden aan het Jungiaans Instituut, Nijmegen als docente lichaamsgerichte en symbolische psychotherapie. Zij beschouwt zichzelf als ‘body-soul worker’ een ambachtsvrouw en gids voor lichaam en ziel. Ze werkt daarnaast als visual artist. Met haar Indische roots ervaart zij oost en west in haar verenigd als yin en yang. Ze is getrouwd en moeder van 3 volwassen kinderen.

Belgium

Companies

Anja is a Dance and Movement Therapist who uses embodiment, meditation, nature connection and spirituality in her work. She has helped many individuals and organizations become authentic leaders in their profession and focuses on unlocking the unlimited potential of the people she trains and coaches.

USA

Concha Garcia Allen (USA) leads this workshop. Concha is a recognized "Somatic Experience Practitioner" and a recognized massage therapist. Concha is seen by her community as a medicine woman. She was trained by "Grandmother Guadalupe" and Maria Felix in the Huichol tradition, Mexico, in sacred rituals and ceremonies. She shows us how ceremony can be a valuable part of an awareness and growth process. In her workshops she not only offers a wealth of information, but takes us into experiences in which she uses traditional rituals, dance and expression, being together and creating together. Her approach brings joy and connectedness and teaches us about the power of small rituals, movement and acceptance for a therapeutic process.

USA

Polyvagal Theory

Christina Devereaux, Ph.D., LCAT, LMHC, BC-DMT, NCC is Associate Clinical Professor and Program Director of Dance / Movement Therapy and Counseling at Drexel University in the United States. She worked as a co-editor of the American Journal of Dance Therapy from 2011-2017 and is a two-time President's Award recipient of the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) for her outstanding contributions to the profession (2008 and 2017). In addition to writing many publications, she has a blog with Psychology Today "Meaning in Motion: Dancing with the Mind in Mind."

Belgium

Breath Therapy

Daniëlle De Wilde works as a breath worker, professional trainer-coach, MoonMother, Ceremonial Fire Walk leader, dance and movement therapist, director of the BAO Elan Vital Personal Development, Coaching and Mentoring institute in Brussels. She has been working for over 30 years in the social profit sector (hospital, NGO & schools) and with leaders in companies to create vital work environments and prevent burnout. As the National Representative of the IBF for Belgium for 20 years, she was Vice President Belgium of the International Coaching Federation and was part of the IBF Admin Team for 5 years, now supporting the current Executive Team with networking. She also facilitates Breathing & Healing Circles in Brussels / Bruges and leads group trips to reconnect with nature. She trains therapists in embodied coaching practices. shamanic breathwork and custom ritual work.

Belgium

Communication and ceremonial leadership

Dirk Ghekiere is founder and inspiration of the center "Agape" in Koolskamp (Belgium), of "La Geneytouse" in Toy-Viam (France) and co-founder of "The Spirit of Leadership" (S.o.L. Belgium). He is an authority in Ceremonial Leadership, Group Dynamics, Primal, Communication, Drama Therapy, Bodywork and Systemic Work.

USA

Drum

Spokesperson for the Mexican and Lakota indigenous spiritual way of life, customs, traditions and music. He offers workshops and classes in Europe, North and South America. He is a respected man by many elders around the world.

Belgium

Klinisch psycholoog en fysiotherapeut

Dr. Joeri Calsius has a basic education as a clinical psychologist (PhD.) And physiotherapist, he also studied philosophy of culture (MA.) And health sciences (MSc.). He specialized as an osteopath D.O and as a body-oriented, psychodynamic psychotherapist. He works as a clinical psychologist-psychotherapist and body therapist in his own group practice in Maasmechelen with a focus on an integrated approach to stress, psychosomatics and trauma. His handbook "Working with a body that makes you difficult. A different view of the psychosomatic body in therapy. "(Acco, 2017) is currently in a second edition.

Belgium

Bondingpsychotherapy

Lieve Thienpont, psychiatrist and client-oriented therapist, has worked for many years with psychodrama and bonding psychotherapist and trainer Ingemar Arn. In recent years, Lieve has led international bonding groups with Ramon Vega, Argentinian bonding psychotherapist, trainer and body-oriented therapist. Lieve has her own practice and is active in vzw Vonkel in Ghent www.vonkleenluisterendhuis.be where she guides people with end-of-life questions. Caroline Buys, almost certified Dance and Movement Therapist, trained at AgapeBelgium, and MIT bonding therapist, followed intensive training in bonding psychotherapy at Ramon Vega in Argentina. And has supervised a number of bonding weekends in Slovenia, under the supervision of bonding psychotherapist and trainer Bogdan Polajner.

Belgium

Emotional Psychotherapy

With basic training as a nurse and her experience as a mother of four adult children, she founded the Agape center in 1987 with her husband Dirk. She is trained as an Emotional Body Therapist. She guides women's training, bioenergetics, tantra, primal and meeting groups. She has been associated with this training from the start. Her love and respect for people and for nature bring her even more in touch with “all that is”. For her, working from this institution is a basis from which she guides people, individually and in groups.

USA

Ancient Wisdom

Marylin Black Elk is the daughter of the widely respected medicine man Wallace Black Elk, who is a descendant of the legendary Nicholas Black Elk (see also book "Black Elk Speaks"). She was born in South Dakota within the Lakota Nation. There she was taught from an early age the traditional wisdom of her people, in which the sacred ceremonies of the Lakotas played an important role. Wherever she goes, Marylin is respected and honored for her wisdom, her attunement with the people, and her concern for everyone who comes. Interwoven in her way of working, in her lectures and teachings, are the spiritual teachings of her elsewhere, her people and her connection to spirit.

The Netherlands

Bodyoriented Psychotherapy

Marjolijne van Buren-Molenaar has had a great love for exercise all her life. In 1987 she graduated as a physical education teacher. In the early 1990s she retrained and since 1998 she has a practice for body-oriented psychotherapy. She is married and the mother of three children. Marjolijne holds the European Certificate Psychotherapy (ECP).

Belgium

General manager & Dance Movement Therapist

As the son of Dirk Ghekiere, he walked by his father's side for many years. He received and is taught from him in hats of fires, setting up ceremonies and sweat lodges. He is an initiated firekeeper and ceremonial firewalk instructor. Ron Evans, Gilbert Toledo and Hector Gomez, among others, gave him more depth in ceremonial work and guiding sweat lodges. As a creative therapist, Niek Ghekiere is a recognized dance and movement therapist and holds a Master in Dance Movement Therapy (MaDMTh). The training he followed as a neo-Reichian therapist supports and sharpens him in guiding people and groups. He has a private practice, where he provides individual and group therapy and is director of the therapy and training center AgapeBelgium. He is the former chair of the dance and movement therapy department and conducts research into body-oriented therapies and the experience of spirituality.

UK

Attunement

Rachel Porter is een Engelse drama- en bewegingstherapeute (MA). Als therapeute verricht ze pionierswerk rond pre-linguïstische communicatie. Ze geeft les aan de masteropleiding voor “Sesame Drama and Movement therapy” aan de “Central School of Speech and Drama” (UK), waar ze “Movement with touch” doceert. Daarnaast is ze als therapeute verbonden aan de “Autistic Society and Early Years settings” in North London. Ze is geregistreerd therapeute, lid van de BADTHA .

Nepal

Ancient Healing

Rahul Bharti was born in Goa to a Portuguese-Indian family. His interest in helping fellow humans was aroused at a young age when he came into contact with "Ancient Massage". His gift was seen by his father and it made it possible for Rahul to continue his path in ancient healing under the wings of various spiritual teachers in Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. Intensive and in-depth training has made Rahul a very sensitive therapist. Besides master in Ancient massage and energy worker, Rahul is also a midwife. He shares with love all his knowledge about the Ayur Veda (the science of life), the Vedic cuisine, the effect of medicinal herbs and how to keep the body optimally healthy.

ARG

Bondingpsychotherapy

Is a Teaching Fellow in bonding psychotherapy. He is also a therapist in movement and emotion therapy and a Gestalt therapist. He is further trained in various body-oriented psychotherapies. He has a practice in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was trained in bonding psychotherapy by Martien Kooyman in Italy. He is president and founder of the Argentine Association for Bonding Psychotherapy. Together with Martien Kooyman, he has led bonding groups in Argentina, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Belgium

Storytelling, Ratels, vrouwenhutten

Sara Dykmans (1974) was trained as a Trance Dance facilitator in 2005 by Wilbert Alix at the Natale Institute International. In 2011 she completed the Integral therapy and shamanism course, Agape, Koolskamp. She followed training in systemic work at Atelier Levenskunst, Wilrijk and Umbra, Antwerp. At Daan Van Kampenhout she learned to work systemically with the medicine wheel for individual clients. After a thorough experience-oriented trajectory, she was initiated as a sweat lodge leader by Dirk Ghekiere in 2018. In 2019 she completed a sandplay therapy course, Educational Academy, Antwerp and was certified as a trainer in storytelling programs, AgapeBelgium. She works as a designer in theater, develops social-artistic projects and is the driving force behind Wilde vlechten vzw, an interweaving of art, ritual and participation.

Belgium

Storytelling

I am Sigrid, mother of Sibran and daughter of Wis and Soi. Granddaughter of Liza and Louis, Bertha and Henke. For me they are the channel that makes me who I am. From an early age I attended lectures and acted at the city academy. I was a teacher for almost 25 years and I was allowed to tell stories every day in which I hid learning material. The stories crept into my head and heart. They changed my course, they changed me, they enriched me. A harvest that I like to share! I tell stories from Germanic - Nordic and Celtic mythology, folk tales and stories that have bitten me.

Belgium

Creative Processes

I am Stephan Marchant, born in 1978 in Leuven and the driving force behind the VZW Move2Create. As a creative innovator I have a passion for people, movement and playfulness. I like to get people moving, literally and figuratively. On the one hand, this is reflected in my career in Human Resources, which I have mainly developed in areas such as organizational culture, learning & development and artistic interventions. On the other hand, I have been active for years as a creative process supervisor and dance & movement therapist within Move2Create where I use dance and movement for human growth and connection.

The Netherlands

General Manager & Laban Movement Bartenieff System

Stephanie de Bruijckere is an international trainer who specializes in dynamic relaxation methods, Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals. She is a recognized dance and movement therapist and certified movement analyst (CMA). She taught in the international training courses of the Laban Institute for Movement Studies in New York and participated in programs such as "embodied leadership", "dynamic relaxation" and more. She is connected as coordinator and trainer in the dance and movement therapy training at AgapeBelgium.

Belgium

Nieuw-Zeeland

Ancient Wisdom & Haka

Toroa was raised from birth by his beloved grandmother, Te Wharehau, and 6 elders of his tribe in the traditional ways of his people. Currently teaches include Haka, the traditional dance of the Maori. This haka was composed by Toroa himself, allowing him to give a gift to the people of this country to reconnect with their own ancient culture. Toroa is currently teaching Haka, the traditional Maori dance. This haka was composed by Toroa himself, allowing him to give a gift to the people of this country to reconnect with their own ancient culture. During this workshop you will have the unique opportunity to learn and perfect this original Haka / Battle Cry in its entirety. You will learn about the Maori philosophy behind the haka, its origin, its meaning. In today's broken world, Toroa's mission is to throw the spear ... Te Tao Aroha / The Spear of Love ... He never misses. His haka workshops are very energetic and full of Love.

Belgium

Defense training youth & firewalks

Ward Ghekiere became acquainted with firewalking at the age of 12. In 2000 Ward started the ortho training. He worked for 16 years with young people placed in a facility. However, the fascination with firewalking remained. In April 2016 he was certified by Agape Belgium. In addition, Ward also followed various training courses that could help his skills in guiding groups. Some examples of this are: social skills, contextual approach, life space crisis intervention, dealing with aggression, city of axes, installation techniques (installing rappel etc ..), bushcraft, active reviewing, Rock and Water ... Ward founded Liganta Forto, in which other skills such as bushcraft and experiential learning are also more evident in guiding teams and other groups. He fills his days with Resilience training - individual coaching of children and young people - reflections - educational study days - firewalk and camps.