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Universal Heart
Connecting you at the Centre of your Cross
About
Dr José van den Akker
Dr José van den Akker
Born and raised in The Netherlands and having lived in Australia as a spiritually attuned migrant for more than 30 years, José is deeply committed to helping you to restore balance of body, mind, and spirit, connecting you as a spiritual being at the centre of ‘your cross’. She is a commended art therapist and author of both academic, spiritual books and journal articles.
José holds a PhD in cross-cultural education, a Master's in Education Studies, an Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Art Therapy, and completed a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship. She had 18 years of tertiary education and over 25 years of experience facilitating learning processes of people from all walks of life, specialising in people’s personal development, expression and communication skills. Her sound knowledge of therapeutic work plus her ability to connect with people’s state of wellbeing deeply and intuitively ensures her clients’ success.
She has inspired and guided hundreds of people, inspiring them to reach their next level of development.
José’s life purpose is to offer you a tailor-made pathway that develops your creativity, strengthens your autonomy, your communication skills, and your capacity to fulfil your highest potential and calling in a holistic, practical, pragmatic way.
She walks with you along the way in high integrity, with people reporting that they learnt more about themselves and others through working with José over a short period of time than they had working with psychologists and counsellors for several years.
You will walk away with an increased sense of authenticity, independence, security, and playfulness, feeling refreshed, empowered, and self-confident, knowing that you have a new deep understanding of your capability, and how to add your value to the world.
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193.99 Australian dollars
193.99 Australian dollars
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Testimonials
I was initially interested in the course because I thought we'd be learning about Maori traditions, however it was beyond that and much more. I found the course to be very thought-provoking and insightful. It calls you to go deep within, questioning your beliefs and looking at one's patterns. The exploration within a group was dynamic and profound and we were held in the most sincere and loving way by José. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS COURSE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE READY TO OPEN TO A HIGHER PERSPECTIVE.
Sheron S., Rockhampton
I found the course to be profound and confronting as it opened me up to looking within me, rather than outside of me. The wisdom of José's teacher, Dave Green, should be taught in schools. He was so far ahead of his time.
José provided a safe and secure, loving environment to do the course and I looked forward to attending each week. A group setting was provided where each section was open for discussion amongst us.
She taught us how to drill down as far as you could go until you discovered the hidden emotion. Just reading the textbook is not sufficient as a group setting is a must.
I came away from the course with a different view and I recommend this course to everyone.
Thank you José.
Susie S.
Saying yes to the Better Way of Being course has turned out to be the biggest gift I could have given myself, and as it turns out, my family too! Dave Ormsby-Green's book A Better Way of Being is beautifully written. His book is not only eye opening but it is written candidly and with some humour thrown in whilst cutting straight to the point. His knowledge goes beyond anything I have ever been taught and learnt through my 51 years of growing with many of them dedicated to searching out, dare I say it, A Better Way of Being!
This course has given me a sense of calm about handling what life at times can throw at you. I noticed during the time I was attending the course that what I was learning also had a profound and positive affect on my children's behaviour and our overall connectivity as a family. There seemed to be a profound and deeply fundamental shift in my being that affected my overall behaviour and reactions to things, therefore also having an effect on the behaviour and calmness in my children as well.
I loved the format of coming together in a small group over eight weeks to read through the book with José who was a beautiful facilitator and host. Reading the book out loud together opened up many beautiful and heartfelt discussions, some of which were very raw and personal but always in a safe and comfortable space. In saying that we also laughed a lot together sharing stories of our personal experiences around what we had just read. I felt that we were able to connect on an extremely deep level and looked forward to my weekly sessions and the connection we had formed as a group. I miss our weekly classes and look forward to José facilitating the second part of Dave's teachings. Thank you José for sharing such knowledge with the world, I feel privileged to have been able to be a part of your group classes.
Adeen C., Rockhampton