Welcome
Here, now, I am
How wonderful that you are here! Both here on earth, and on this website. Apparently you are curious and want to grow. Any kind of growth starts with awareness. Only when we become aware of something is our free will addressed, then we get CHOICE and can make strides.
In her practice Center for Being – a matter of body wisdom José-Marie Veenhof has been facilitating personal growth through the wisdom of the physical body for 20 years. Although we are so much more than just our physical bodies, everything we experience as human beings, we experience through this beautiful channel of flesh and blood. Connecting to our body wisdom allows us to listen to all the sources of information in our body, regardless of whether our first reflex is instinctual (from the gut), or coming through feelings (from the heart), or through our thinking (from the head). All the wisdom of our body is valuable.
Congratulations
To you!
You are the only one who gets to live your experiences. Your experience is your experience. Are you aware of how UNIQUE that makes you?
Despite coming from the same parents, children differ in their bones and therefore in their body shapes and movements. Even identical twins differ in their subconscious drives they use to survive. Also, we may experience the same trauma, but each body has a different biological and psychological response.
By connecting to our bodies, we gain information and get in touch with our uniqueness, our BEING. We discover our authentic self and also its separation from it through trauma. And we discover so much more… The more we realize our uniqueness, the greater our self-love. The more self-love, the deeper the connection with others and the greater our sense of oneness.
Becoming aware of all the sensations in our body takes us from unconscious to conscious, from sadness to joy, from dark to light, from fear to love, from stress to relaxation, from fighting to moving forward with confidence. It also allows for integration of trauma, for healing and growth and therfore for much more joy in life!
Offering
What resonates motivates!
Whatever path you choose in life, any path is a spiritual path as long as you have the discipline to keep observing yourself, staying aware of your thoughts, your actions, and your free will. That we change is inevitable. Growth, however, is change through INTENTION.
Do you simply want more contact with your body or do you want to discover what your subconscious is telling you? Do you feel you are holding yourself back somewhere and are you beginning to recognize recurring limiting patterns? Is this the time to integrate a trauma or are you simply curious? Any intention is welcome. Any intention is the basis for growth.
In what ways can you receive the wisdom of your body? In many! From the knowing that every person, every human body is different, different options are suitable for different people and for varying stages of life. Amazingly, you are already not the same person anymore you were when you opened this website. We grow and develop every minute. In six months your needs may be completely different. What resonates with you right now? What resonates motivates. It makes you HAPPY! And if you can’t choose, we will explore this in your first appointment. Feel welcome!
For your information: you can find the rates underneath the buttons of the offerings. For other offerings, like rituals and ceremonies for instance, different rates apply due to possible location and travel expenses.
Calendar
Upcoming events
Individual sessions
Contents: You can choose from Connected Breathing, Enneagram coaching, Reconnective Healing®, various forms of Body work, among which Massage Therapy and Iliopsoas-release. Or you book a more general session, Coaching into Being, and together we will determine during our first meeting what it is you need and what fits you best. In case you don’t know your preference yet, we can talk about it before or during our first encounter.
By appointment: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday (weekends by exception)
Times: 10 am – 7 pm
Location: Practice Center for Being, Kadoelenweg 217B, Amsterdam-Noord
To make an appointment: See Contact
Sunday April 7, 2024 – Workshop Jumping into Spring (full)
Contents: This workshop offers you 2 full breath sessions, meditation/energy exercises and movement, plus many insights and a vega-lunch
Timings: 10.30 am – about 5.00 pm
Rates incl. tax: € 230 / € 280, incl. vega-lunch, tea and snacks
Location: Practice Center for Being, Kadoelenweg 217B, Amsterdam-Noord
More information (in Dutch): Flyer Jumping into Spring 2024
Registration necessary: See Contact
Wednesday May 1, 2024 – Groupssession Connected Breath (full)
Contents: This session is for experienced breathers
Timings: 10.30 am – about 1.00 pm
Rates incl. tax: € 75 / € 90
Location: Practice Center for Being, Kadoelenweg 217B, Amsterdam-Noord
Friday June 7, 2024 – Breath circle Basecamp (full)
Contents: This session is for a closed group of experienced breathers
Timings: 10.30 am – about 1.00 pm
Rates incl. tax: € 75 / € 90
Location: Practice Center for Being, Kadoelenweg 217B, Amsterdam-Noord
Thursday July 4 – Saturday July 6, 2024 – Retreat Nature woman
All information is available in Dutch, see Retreats. Or you can download the flyer here: Flyer Natuurvrouw 2024. In case of questions or difficulty with the language, please contact Josie via Contact
Archive
Past events
To give you an idea of what’s on offer, below are some of the many activities that have taken place over the years.
2023
Closing the year with fun outdoor Christmas party
2023
Workshopday: breathing, meditation, energy work
2023
Fundraiser for victims of Lahaina fire
2023
Workshop day at Zandvoort beach
2022 and further
Monthly breath sessions
2021
Fall retreat weekend Texel, NL
2021
Hapai Keiki, conscious pregnancy and labor
2021 and further
Pampering days with yoga, breath, dance and more
2021 and further
Monthly breath session committed group
2020
Transformation weekend Texel, NL
2019 and further
Monthly meditations
2019
Detox retreat Portugal
2018
Contemplation weekend Terschelling, NL
2018
Awareness training Spain
2018
Hot cabin workout plus breath session
2018
Contemplation weekend NL
2018 and further
Breathwork on the beach NL
2017
Transformation weekend NL
2017
Awareness training Spain
2015
Transformation weekend NL
2014
Breath workshops Istanbul, Turkey
2013 and further
Aura-Soma and breath work
2012 and further
Goddess Cleanse, breathe, meditation, sauna
2011
Meditation course
2010
Transformation weekend NL
2010
Breath weekend NL
2010
Breath weekend NL
2010
Transformation weekend NL
2010
Breathing with kids with Down-syndrome
2009
TBF-week Cesme, Turkey
2007
Transformation weekend NL
2007
Transformation retreat Lamu, Kenya
2005
Nagara-tour: Puma and Carpe Diem, Scheveningen, NL
2005
Nagara-tour: Puma en Carpe Diem, Rotterdam, NL
Experiences
Testimonials from clients
“José, thank you for your structure and flow: clear, relaxed, enormously experienced. Count me in for future workshops.” – November 2023
“Wow, extraordinary… I flew…. Great experience! Thanks! Sitting outside, still shaky, weird but beautiful feeling of sensation, especially around my heart.” – March 2021
“Guess what… I haven’t had heart palpitations since yesterday!!! I had them just about every hour, so the difference is very noticeable. Extraordinary though, experiencing so literally first hand how self-healing can be.” – January 2019
“The weekend felt like a warm bath full of trust. It shook loose all sorts of things in me, which are now quietly landing again. I needed 2 days of rest and I think all kinds of things are still going on. I feel more stable, more in touch with myself and more loving. I can see things more from a distance without losing myself in them. Received all kinds of insights that I could not have predicted beforehand. It was put together so well, every exercise helped me a step further.” – February 2017
Contact
Lovely to meet you!
José-Marie, usually called Joos or Josie, is a sparkling woman with a great love for people. As a facilitator of consciousness and transformation, she has had a practice in the Netherlands for 20 years and offers inter/national workshops and transformation retreats.
After studying Commercial Economics and Economic Psychology, José-Marie Veenhof worked for over 10 years in the advertising industry for respected international companies and brands. During that time, her true passion became clear: supporting people in their personal growth. Her background in business, combined with her knowledge, skills, and experience in the healing arts, make her a solid facilitator of consciousness. She can challenge you directly with your pain, and her cheerful aura and earthy humor make you feel at ease immediately.
José-Marie is trained in Transformational Breath®, Enneagram coaching, The Reconnection®, Massage Therapy and Yin Yoga. Combined with Meditation, Soul Flow Dance and various other forms of Yoga, her workshops and retreats offer a complete package for growth, understanding, awareness, transformation and fun!
She finds inspiration in the sun, in sleep, in her own physical body, Hawaiian Shamanism, German New Medicine and 5 Rhythms, and with Peter Levine, Alberto Villoldo, and Gabor Maté, among others. Elements of these, such as rituals, ancestor healing and systemic constellations, can be found in her sessions and retreats. Her greatest talent, however, is to be with who and what is. She facilitates you at the pace that suits you and guides you to a level of consciousness where you become aware of your essence and self-healing power. For more background information, you can check her Curriculum Vitae.
José-Marie: “One morning I woke up with: This life is just a refresher course. A refresher course to get one step further each time in the experience of who you really are: love and light. Let me know if I can facilitate you in this process. You can easily reach me via whatsapp and email (see bottom of page for details) or through the contact form. I look forward to meet you. Aloha!”