Coach, Mentor & Therapeut
My
name is Bastiaan Everink, born in the summer of 1969 in
Enschede. I am the proud father of a son and a daughter
in a rainbow family. With my husband with whom I am
happy for a long time I live both in Amsterdam and on
our ecological farm in the South of France. I have a
background in the Special Forces (Iraq veteran) and as
an opera singer. The past few years I developed myself
in the field of applied eco-psychology.
It
is my mission to connect men more deeply with nature. It
is a fantastic experience to feel what coming home to
nature does to you. I discovered my deeper self when I
started to experience nature as my essential home. This
fine and intense feeling of sense of belonging comes
from rediscovering the natural connection with the
wonders of the earth. Learning to use this connection as
a guide, I also like to awaken this with other men as
well. That is why I do not approach a development question
only for personal happiness or success, but frame it as
much as possible from the perspective of meaning and
connection with the ecosystem, our web of life.
At
important crossroads in my life, I chose to seek for a
mentor. His experiences gave me valuable insights. It is
nice to have arrived in a phase in my own life to pass
on experiences and insights and to stir awareness for
other men. Reducing a client to an object that needs to
be helped does not fit my holistic view. accompanying is not
a trick but an authentic process that takes place
between the client, nature and myself. I have more than
thirty years of experience in guiding and working with
men. It started as an instructor at the Marine Corps and
worked as a vocal coach/teacher at the conservatory. In
recent years I increasingly focused on accompanying man as therapist.
For the past five years I guided men circles
and spiritual retreats for men at our ecological living
project in the South of Franc.
