life coaching
Find enrichment, inspiration, and insights as you dance with life’s big questions. Questions that invite you to connect with your inner world.
inner management
The individual coaching sessions, courses and retreats at ESSENCE >> coaching are intended to bring you home to your essential inner qualities, and allow you to live and act from this place. In addition, they focus on making unconscious processes visible so they can be seen as teachers rather than shadows that drive your behavior in unguarded moments. To give you a better overview, your current situation will be reflected back to you and placed within a larger context in a way that is playful, practical, and safe. Because by watching your life from the wings, you can learn to play the leading role with greater awareness.
a changing world
The times we live in require more of our inner development. In a changing world full of distractions, increasingly greater demands are being placed on our capabilities at a personal level. Self-knowledge is essential, because you can only take well-founded decisions if you have an intimate sense of who you are. The difficulty is that you usually only understand a very small part of yourself. Although you think you know who you are, this knowledge is largely based on the logic of cause and effect. On lessons and experiences in the outside world. But what would reveal itself if you had the courage to look at things from a different perspective, from a place of not knowing? The coaching method that Felice Derkinderen has developed supports you in bringing to light matters that till now have remained in the shadows so that you can feel and integrate them.
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from ambiguity to clarity
Often, we are unaware that our reality is also shaped by our own thoughts, and that these thoughts are based on hidden assumptions. The laws of quantum mechanics have shown that both our inner and outer realities are determined not objectively, but subjectively by the one experiencing the reality. But how do you become aware of this inner "filter" that colors your experiences? Fortunately, there are tools you can use to explore your inner world and to bring what you find into focus.
Archetypal images support contemplation, and can be used to explore those areas that lie beneath the surface and to identify inner patterns. This allows a more complete picture to develop, and provides you with a powerful instrument for self-development because of the clarity it brings. Although this clarity is sometimes challenging, it is ultimately liberating. Because true change happens from the inside out. Would you like to experience it yourself?
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when people draw from the root
of their deeper self, they become
authentic and able to act with true
originality, for the deep self is secretly
connected to the origins of life
Michael Meade
self-development
Self-development is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, whether you’re completely stuck, or feel you’ve got more inside than you’re bringing forth. Are you looking for one or more of the following in your work or private life?
> Getting more out of your life
> Remaining flexible in turbulent times
> Understanding why you keep coming up against the same things
> Finding renewed vitality and inspiration
> Learning how to make important choices
> Finding the kind of depth you’re seeking in your relationship(s)
> Presenting yourself more clearly and collaborating better with others
> Learning to communicate clearly
> Discovering your talents and learning to enjoy using them
> Finding more fulfillment in the work that you do
> Ensuring that your leadership reflects your deepest values
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references
Through her intelligence and integrity, Felice is able to make complex problems transparent. read more A coaching session with her gains an added dimension because of the insight it provides into unconscious motives and desires. Particularly those interested in personal development have come to the right place, because she shows the way to the path that at that moment in time is the right one.
Marian Mudder, actress and writer
Felice is one of my "special forces" when it comes to coaching me as a husband, father and business executive. Alert as a warrior in enemy territory, clear as a glass of water, she guides people on a wonderful and impactful journey inwards. read more In every session I feel I am looking in the clearest possible mirror. It's like taking a personal elevator twenty stories down, to that special place where the really important things in your life are blossoming. In her guidance she has shown me great compassion and the highest degree of wisdom. I initially feared the Tarot cards method might be irrational, yet it is practical and offers meaningful guidance. I recommend Felice as a coach without any reservations.
Xavier van Leeuwe, CEO and business transformer
A coaching session with Felice is like a crystal-clear bath. read more Whether the things in question are pleasurable or troubling, she provides clarity by shining her clear light of insight on whatever is happening in your life. With the help of the Tarot, she can offer not only empathy but also insight into and an overview of the situation I find myself in. This gives me tools, and a context within which I can recognize and understand myself. At a deeper 'soul level', a visit to Felice is like a homecoming. Even if the advice is to do nothing at all for the time being. Whether my questions are about work, my love life, or my family relationships, as far as I’m concerned, Felice’s crystal-clear bath is always welcome!
Christine, journalist
I continue to be amazed at the warmth and wisdom with which Felice offers me tools that help me in my life. Always clear and to the point, but without judgment, she arrives at the essence of what is at play deep inside. read more She is able to put into words those things I'm not yet able to articulate, and regards the situation from a fresh and also loving perspective.
Rozemund, university lecturer
For the past five years I have used the coaching services of Felice as a way to build insight into dynamics that play out in my work and private life. read more They provide me with invaluable insights and support through moments of great challenge and moments of great opportunity. It is as if I have access to a deeper layer of understanding by looking at the year through the Tarot and I know I have made better decisions and had a clearer picture about choices I make by having the session. Felice is a wonderful guide and consultant. Her knowledge of the cards and their underlying meaning is evident, she is highly empathic and the way that she guides the sessions is gentle and powerful. I leave with clarity, good advice and inspiration as the session resonates within me. Throughout the year, I find that phrases or instructions that have been given will come to me at unexpected moments offering great guidance. I can highly recommend working with Felice and working with the Tarot in the way that she does. The extra dimension it has added to my life and work have been deeply valuable.
Doris Gottlieb, organizational consultant
more references
I’ve been visiting Felice on a regular basis for nearly a year now, and am increasingly amazed at how clear she is. Without exception and with great integrity, she brings me to a place that is rich and deep and full of insights. Although these insights can come with piercing clarity, they are always softened by Felice’s deep compassion for everything that comes along with being human. I can't think of a better witness to and facilitator for my personal growth processes.
Lien De Coster, writer and wilderness solo guide
As I was biking home I thought, she mentiones what I leave unmentioned. Later on I thought, she sees what I leave unmentioned, which means I don't have to explain much and arrive at insights more quickly. A beautiful quality.
Alexandra Smith, storytelling and motivational coach
With an inspiring level of knowledge of the Tarot and other philosophies, life wisdom, and empathetic ability, Felice is able to quickly arrive at the heart of the matter at hand. Seemingly effortlessly, she makes connections and introduces themes that turn out to be very relevant to both the question and the questioner. With great calm and insight, Felice articulately creates a sense of perspective for those who consult her.
Astrid Boogaart, trainer and coach
in the media
A healthy relationship with your body
For the Body Guide from Holistik, Felice Derkinderen wrote an article about how to better inhabit your body (in Dutch).
The Mirror of Lilith
At the invitation of Noor Bongers, Felice Derkinderen wrote a contribution for research platform 'Lilith Awakens' about the courage to look at all parts of yourself (in Dutch).
Mystical knowledge that shines light on your deeper life path
Online platform Holistik asked Felice Derkinderen how you can use archetypes for personal development (in Dutch).
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The Lady and the Lion
Writer Lien De Coster interviewed Felice Derkinderen on getting in touch with your deepest strength (in English).
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