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About Simone

SHE/HER | 27-02-1990

I am: a somatic facilitator, Epiphora Method coach, writerI also work in the cultural sector and strive to make art and culture accessible to everyone

The story of my body

A scar on my foot from a performance as a dancer, back when I also owned a dance studio and trained or taught every day. A few years later, a COVID infection left me feeling drained: pale skin, trembling muscles, and a nervous system in dysautonomia. Many days at home, staring at the same walls, the same ceiling. 

And now? Grey hair appears and without any effort I carry heavy groceries upstairs again. Clothing sizes grow, hands get wrinkled and yet, I still recognize myself.

My body has been exhausted, and I have experienced it as infinite and unbeatable. It fascinates me that this body is the vessel through which I experience life. A collection of coincidences that so deeply shapes how I move through the world and how I am able to move.

There is so much more to tell. This body caries my life.

What I do

I open a space to deepen your connection with yourself and your body. This can be through the Epiphora Method or through Somatic Movement, such as a workshop like The Playful Space. One is very pragmatic, the other exploratory and playful. 

I find it important to encourage you to follow your own path, to follow the guidance of your own body. We practice sensing, becoming aware: what do you notice, and where does your curiosity lead you? Exploring the right question is often more interesting than the answer itself. 

Background

  • Bachelor Choreography: the art of making dances and studying the language of the body
    Fontys Dance Academy Tilburg 2008 - 2012, and before that from 1999 - 2007 youth pre-education Fontys Dance Academy
  • Fundamentals of Western Medicine and Psychology | De Energieschool | 2020 - 2021
    De Energieschool 2021
  • Epiphora Method Coach
    Hans Timmerman 2022
  • The Art of Hosting and Harvesting Meaningful Conversationsthe power of working together, and using the intelligence of a group
    Kunstloc Brabant | 2025
  • Authentic Relating: beoefening in authentiek, congruent contact 
    Authentic Relating is a practice of circling and non-violent communication, but also uses elements of mindfulness and improv. Pauline Drewfs, Lody Meijer and the ART-community | 2025 - nu
  • Somatic Work
    Daily practice inspired by haptonomy, bio-energetics, ACT, meditation and mindfulness | 2012 - now
  • Movement and expression 
    After my Bachelor in Choreography deepened by contact improvisation (Robin Berkelmans) Authentic Movement, 5rhtyhms (Pauline Hezik) Movmeant (Tamara Levinson), classes of the poledance community (such as Studio Aeris in Utrecht) and everything I could get my hands on! | 2012 - Now
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