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About Jaap A. Westerbos

Jaap A. Westerbos

Jaap is an experienced, qualified coach and therapist next to being an artist, writer, shaman, healer, Zen Buddhist, cook, interfaith minister and lover of life. He lived for many years in Amsterdam, where he has been trained by Thale Bout, one of the first successful personal development trainers in the Netherlands. Jaap published a book in collaboration with Thale: World Wide We. He studied Buddhism for three years in the United States. He pursues his life journey with great dedication and passion. He often disturbs boundaries and thus supports personal and collective enquiries at ever increasing depth to accomplish healing and continuous growth.

I did not
have to ask my heart what it wanted,
because of all the desires I have ever known just one did I cling to
for it was the essence of
all desire:

to hold beauty in
my soul’s
arms.
St John of the Cross

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