Modern Mystic Annemiek van Helsdingen

I'm Annemiek, and I am the Founder of the Academy for Soul-based Coaching. We teach coaches worldwide how to help their clients tap into their deepest knowing, and midwife the changes that unfold from there. It's powerful and magical work, based on Holding Space and our client's own metaphors.

We've been working online for 4 years now, and I love how it's given us depth of connection and freedom to be where you want to be. I love our home in the Netherlands, where I live with my husband, daughter and our dog. The forest is a 10 min bike ride away, and our little sailing boat is waiting patiently. 

Living with auto-immune issues means that I have learned to listen to my body & soul. I have crafted a lifestyle that works for me. It includes a strict diet, conscious travel only, lots of forest time, and paying attention to my morning routines and ritual (my best time of day!). Connection time with my family is key. And so are my friends.

Dedicating my days to the Goddess.
Prayer.
Celebration of life.
Invoking magic to support my path in the world.
Honoring and tapping into Source as I do my work.
Deep deep gratitude.

I was a deeply sensitive young mystic, who didn't understand much about why people did what they did, while they were clearly wanting something different. It set me on a quest to understand more (and feel safer as a result). But I chose the road of fitting in, meeting expectations and climbing the corporate ladder. I was successful as a consultant and coach, but burn-out after burn down made it clear that this path was not sustainable to me. My auto-immune condition actually helped me take the steps that I didn't have the courage for. Because when I was unable to walk the stairs, let alone think coherent thoughts, the only way forward was to stay really close to my soul knowing. Following that was the thread that helped me develop Soul-based Coaching out of the incredibly effective tools I had gathered in my life, both 'mainstream' and mystic.

Now, I teach coaches in over 20 countries, I get to coach my clients to incredible results, and I pinch myself.

Making a living and sustaining our family by doing my Soul's work is an incredibly powerful and nourishing experience.

Without my health challenges, I wouldn't have even started. I trained as an energy healer, did full moon rituals and other magick for a long time, without telling people about it. It was 'just for me', to help me be grounded in this world. I joked I was a corporate priestess - but would never say that to clients.
But I am so grateful for the 'help' I got to integrate these pieces of me into how I lived each day and each moment. It felt like coming out, it was deeply scary - but everyone who knew me well was not the least surprised.

Human beings are spiritual beings. SO MANY people are starting to recognize and explore their spiritual nature.
This is who we are. Don't be scared of that.

It will lead you outside of the 'normal' paths - but these paths are dusty stale-baked remains of the patriarchy. They are not life generating or life honoring. They need updating with wisdom from the soul. Your unique wisdom and medicine. Thank you for being part of this healing movement.

Living in alignment with your heart and soul. Is this really what I want right now? Is this how I serve?
Asking ourselves that in the big and the small things is all we need to do.

Wisdom my daughter taught me: A good hug needs your cheek. - try it, it makes all the difference.

We met in B-school and her energy was such a guiding light through the darkness and not knowing of my journey. Forever grateful Lindsay ❤️

 Annemiek van Helsdingen is the Founder and CEO of the Academy for Soul-based Coaching. The Academy offers coach training that is 100% aligned with the Sacred Feminine ~ deeply powerful and magical. Annemiek brings together 20+ years of corporate change facilitation and executive coaching, 15 yrs of teaching coaches and her priestess background. So this magic is deeply rooted in rigorous methodologies and brings about powerful real-life results. Soul-based Coach training happens live online, as she teaching coaches to create sacred space for powerful transformation for any client, from anywhere in the world that has a decent internet connection. She is also happily married, mom of an amazing 9-yr old and lover or strawberries.

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