Work with me
Some things can’t be learned from a video.
Not because the content is too complex — but because learning happens in the encounter itself, in the moments when something shifts in how you see. When you’re actually looking at something together.
1-on-1 Perceptual Guidance
Online — worldwide
The people I work with are serious and self-directed – not looking for a coach or a therapist, but in need of companionship for something inside, that just wants to go further.
I work with artists, Waldorf teachers and anthroposophical practitioners who want to develop their capacity to see — in their work, in themselves, in relation to others.
What we do:
You may have a subject, or a question – we observe closely. We look at your situation, your images, your work, your experience. I don’t impose a system or follow a method — we follow what is actually present.
When we work together I become very focused – I’ll be speaking from where you are, describing what I see. Sometimes I sound like an oracle and you may want to write things down — I’ve had that experience myself, on the other side of the conversation.
There is no fixed programme. Some people work with me for three sessions and find what they needed. Others come back over months or years. We find the pace that serves the inquiry.
Who this is for:
- Artists who want their practice to come out of a loop, who sense it wants to go somewhere they can’t yet see
- Waldorf teachers wanting to reconnect with the artistic source of their pedagogy
- Anthroposophical practitioners wanting to deepen their perceptual practice — to make the ideas lived rather than merely understood
- Anyone, drawn to Goetheanism as a path of knowledge, who wants a thinking partner with decades of practice in it
What it isn’t:
Not therapy, not career coaching, not a course with a curriculum. If you want someone to tell you what to do, I’m probably not the right person. If you want someone to help you gain clarity and discover what’s already present — come and talk with me.
Practically:
Sessions take place online via video call — Zoom or equivalent. Duration: 75 to 90 minutes per session. Price: €85 per session. I offer a short introductory conversation at no cost — to see whether the work makes sense for where you are.
Private Residential Workshops
Rekken, the Netherlands — small groups up to 6 people
I live in De Monasterij, a non-religious monastry. Once or twice a year I open our home for a small residential workshop — for a group of up to six people who want to go deeper together than an online course allows.
We have guestrooms, which means the group can stay, sleep, eat and work in the same place. That continuity matters. Something happens when a group of people spend two or three days together around a shared inquiry — conversations continue over meals, observations carry from one session into the next, things settle in a way they don’t when everyone goes home at the end of the day.
What a residential workshop involves:
Each workshop is built around a central theme drawn from my research — Goethean color theory, perception as a practice, the artistic foundations of Waldorf education, or a theme shaped in conversation with the group. The programme may combine:
- Morning drawing or watercolor sessions
- analysing color phenomena (Goethean science experiments)
- Afternoon sessions of guided inquiry and discussion
- Evening conversations — unstructured, but always continuing the thread
- Time outdoors when the weather allows — observation in nature is part of the practice.
I cook, or we cook together. The atmosphere is serious but light. There is room for humor, for uncertainty, for not-knowing — which is often where the most interesting things happen.
Who this is for:
A small group works best when the people in it are genuinely curious and self-directed — not necessarily from the same background, but drawn by a shared seriousness about the inquiry. Previous experience with Goetheanism or anthroposophy is helpful but not required. Having done the online color course or read the ebook beforehand is a good preparation.
Groups can form organically — individuals signing up and meeting for the first time — or an existing group can book a workshop together. A Waldorf study group, a small circle of artists, a group of colleagues from an anthroposophical institute — all of these work well.
Practically:
Group size: 2 to 6 participants Duration: 2 to 3 days — arriving Friday evening, leaving Sunday afternoon, for example Accommodation: guestrooms in De Monasterij – Price: €350 — €450 per person for a weekend workshop, including accommodation and meals. Exact price depends on duration and group size. Travel to Rekken is at participants’ own cost, but I can come pick you up from the nearest train station (Ruurlo).
Dates are announced in the newsletter and on this page. Groups wishing to book a private workshop — for an existing circle or institute — are welcome to contact me directly to discuss dates and theme.
Not Sure Where to Start?
If you’re drawn to the work but unsure which form is right for you — a course, a guidance session, or a residential workshop — the simplest thing is to get in touch. A short conversation usually makes it clear.
Or start with the free experiment — a single Goethean color exercise you can do at home right now. It’s a good introduction to how I work and what the inquiry actually feels like from the inside.
[link: free experiment PDF] [link: contact — info@eveliennijeboer.nl]