On Saturday, September 5th, 2026, we are delighted to open our doors to you.
From 1:30 PM onwards, you are warmly welcome in a warm and supportive atmosphere. We have prepared an inspiring program that starts at 2:00 PM and continues until approximately 5:30 PM, including a short break and time afterwards to connect and meet each other.
To fully enjoy the complete program, we recommend arriving no later than 2:00 PM. We also kindly ask you to confirm your participation in advance, so everything can flow smoothly and with care.
Program
The program consists of a mix of talks and introductions by Dirk Oellibrandt, Katrien Laurens, Elke Wilssens, Davy Carlé, Mieke Van Zon, Gonnie Been and our guest speakers: Els Graindor and Hilde Swets, alternated with demonstrations of the practices and methods we offer within Life Projects.
Throughout the day, you will receive more information and experience demonstrations of what we offer within Life Projects, including 5 Elements Yoga, Chi Kung, Alchemy of Love and Bodywork.
What do these questions evoke in you?
- Do you know your true life potential? If not, do you feel the desire to discover it?
- Are you able to express and live this potential? If not, what is standing in the way?
- How do you wish to bring this potential into the world? What do you want to do with it?
Whether you want to explore these questions more deeply or are simply curious, you are very welcome. Whether you are a beginner or already have years of experience, we are confident there is something here for you. Discover the Life Projects method, known for being both practical and highly effective.
We kindly ask you to register in advance!
This year, we will also invite several guest speakers to share how the alchemy of Life Projects has influenced and enriched their lives through personal experience.
We’re delighted to introduce our guest speakers!
Meet Els Graindor
About Els and her journey with Life Projects
Already at a young age, I studied the original ancient wisdom traditions from East and West to find deep answers to how life is organized and how humans heal and grow. Years of intensive training with the best teachers – matched by an equal amount of time integrating that knowledge into my own body and life – taught me that real healing and transformation only happen when you reconnect on a deep level with life itself.
In my trainings, workshops, and individual consultations, I integrate evolutionary psychology, alchemy, bodywork, trauma work, craniosacral therapy, movement, meditation, and plant medicine. It has always been my strength to bring detailed, to-the-point insight into what’s really happening in people’s lives – beyond ‘the story’ and beyond what looks like ‘the problem’ – and to show them how life is leading them towards their life purpose.
Exactly 10 years ago, I followed my first training with Life Projects. I felt an immediate, deep connection with this alchemical work. The teachings showed me that insight and wisdom are useless when they’re not connected to the body, the earth, and the greater intelligence field of life. Alchemy not only reawakened my connection to the dark, sacred feminine, but also my ability to directly experience life and embody my insights and wisdom in the world. My consciousness became rooted, and I discovered that it’s precisely in that embodiment that real transformation shows itself.
Life Projects has thereby profoundly shaped not only my work, but also my personal life. I’d love to tell you all about it during the Open House Day.
– Els
Meet Hilde Swets
About Hilde and her journey with Life Projects
I am Hilde Swets. Together with my partner Marko, I live in the Betuwe, where we are currently renovating a small farmhouse and transforming a hectare of pasture into an ecological paradise. It reminds me of my childhood: roaming through the garden, playing in the water, making ‘potions’ from plants, and getting my hands in the soil.
Yet for a long time, I did not dare to live with that same sense of freedom. I often felt like the odd one out. My life was marked by fear, sadness, tension, and a search for who I truly am. ‘Working hard’ was my unconscious motto, ignoring the fact that my body had long since indicated its limits. These days, it bothers me less when I am not immediately understood when I bring in a different perspective. More ease and space have emerged within me, and I increasingly live from the wisdom I experience.
In my work, I am also fascinated by what truly makes us human. How can what is natural and unique in each person contribute to the whole? What does this ask of professionals in organizations: leaders, coaches, and teachers? These questions form the foundation of my work at Ruimtehouders. We train professionals to hold space for natural creation and transformation, so that in processes of change and transition, the underlying purpose once again becomes the essence of the work and people can live their individuality.
Although my studies in organizational psychology, systemic work, and Taoism laid a valuable foundation, I only truly found my ‘home’ when I came into contact with Life Projects four years ago. Alchemy reminds me of my origins in the darkness. Surrendering to that unknown, feminine, fertile unconscious reconnects me with a deep trust in life. The more open my inner space becomes, the more effortlessly I live from my core and the more I feel at one with a greater field of intelligence.
I see this reflected in my daily life and therefore also in my work, where embodiment, space, and the creative process continue to deepen. And it resonates with my family, friends, colleagues, and our clients alike. I’d love to tell you more about it during the talk!
-Hilde
We look forward to welcoming you.
See you at the Open House Day!
