Meet The Practitioners
Here you can find people who are certified to give Touch & Awareness sessions and have minimum done the 9 months Foundation Training
Themer Abourayan
Bodyworker
Saskia Steysiger
Bodyworker
Advanced graduate | Berkel en Rodenrijs / Rotterdam | contact
"I am "holding space" for you and I will support you in the proces of embracing your inner truth.
Deeper breath can come in, more relaxation and aliveness can be felt and the circulation in the body can improve when you let go of old holding patterns in your body.
I love offering these sessions and bring you more in your body & less in your head."
Anita Mulderij
Bodyworker
Annoesjka Ismail
Bodyworker
Intermediate graduate | Pelvic Release practitioner | Haarlem
"I have Learned in T&A to reconnect with the deep wisdom of my own body, I have learned to trust and listen to what wants to manifest after being touched. In my sessions I am holding a safe space to give my clients the opportunity to really feel and connect with what wants to reveal through touch."
Cindy Welters
Bodyworker
Intermediate graduate |
Rotterdam | contact
"As a practitioner of T&A bodywork I guide you to a place of relaxation and awareness, where physical and emotional tension can release. Keywords clients have given me are 'Nourishing, Safe, Feminine, Easy to surrender to, Loving and committed presence’."
Chris Clarke
Bodyworker
Intermediate graduate |
Overveen | contact
"Chris offers a calm groundedness from his own sincere self
exploration. He is experienced, patient and attentive. He has
respect and empathy for all emotional expression."
A session with Chris will be conducted in English.
Anne Marthe Pekelharing
Bodyworker
Foundation graduate module | advanced module
Naarden | contact
"I learned how to fully be there for others, using presence, touch and words. Also I learned how to connect more deeply with both my own body and with others. My passion is to create safe space to slow down, to soften and to connect more deeply with yourself!"
Niek Wagemans
Bodyworker
Advanced graduate |
Hilversum | contact
"As an artist, an architect, and a bodyworker, the silver lining in all
my work is a love for regeneration. Whether it’s an abandoned building, salvaged material, or a body longing for deep restoration. To aid in the transformation of that which has been rejected or neglected. I give, hold, and create space in which I welcome you to come home to yourself and experience life through all your senses."
Intermediate graduate | Body
Confidence Coach
Abcoude / Amsterdam | contact
"I keep being amazed by how much the body can tell about who you truly are, by just being present with it in a gentle, loving way. I support people in creating a positive body image and loving their body just as it is. With T&A I invite my clients to come from the mind into their body. To become more aware of what the body is telling so they can release tension and explore their protective meganisms. This work supports them to embody more of their true essence."
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Schirin Zorriassateiny
Founder
Rosen Method Therapist | Dancer | Trauma practitioner | Yoga teacher | Tantric teacher | contact
Through her broad background with body awareness, she has created Touch & Awareness Bodywork in Amsterdam.
She teaches others to become bodyworkers, so this work can benefit more people.
“My passion is to create a space and atmosphere where people can feel accepted and safe enough to then be curious and honest with themselves.”
Anna Aknaeva
Assistant Foundation Training
Advanced graduate | Bodywork
Zaandam | contact
“Committed to living fully and passionately I help people to explore their protective layers and to open up safely into deeper connection with their true essence. In my Touch & Awareness training I've learned to support people in the nature of their experience, to approach bodies with listening hands in a way that isn't intrusive, to create and hold space for anything that needs to come up in the moment.”
Advanced graduate | Mens coach
Amsterdam | contact
Themer gives in addition to bodywork, online trainings for men. "With Touch and Awareness bodywork I work with the body to release tension, bring deep relaxation and increase aliveness. But also to gain insights. To my experience the body knows much more about ourselves than we think!
This is highly intuitive work that focuses on whatever is present in your body at the moment."
Other recommended practitioners
Jeroen Cops
Co-teacher Advanced module
Bodyworker | Martial Arts teacher | Massage therapist | Amsterdam | contact
"With more than 25 years of studying, practicing and teaching Martial Arts and many different
forms of massages, Jeroen is an
experienced overall bodyworker.
Jeroen created his own bodywork style based on techniques and philosophies like Tantra,
Dearmouring, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point and Myofascial Energetic Release. Together with Schirin, he created the first Advanced module/ Intimate Bodywork."
Elizabeth Sheppard
Bodyworker
Holistic Masseuse | Intimate Bodyworker | London/Stockholm |
"Elizabeth is a holistic masseuse, intimate bodyworker and sex educator. She works with men and women individually, as well as with couples. She has joined 3 different modules with T&A, including the Advanced module. She has a broad background in working with clients through Sports massage, as a Personal Trainer, in Somatic Sex Education, in Trauma Release Exercises, in Tantric De-Armouring among other things.