Elvira van Rijn

Since 2004 I have been fascinated and inspired by the Tzolkin calendar and the wisdom of the ancient Maya. Maya wisdom teaches us how to live effortlessly and joyfully from our own power. The different counts of the Tzolkin calendar have helped me to understand and fathom the interplay between our unconscious drives and personal qualities. In the process, I have developed new and useful tools to help people bring out the best in themselves.

I support coaches, therapists, trainers and other human workers in their business and personal development. Using the Tzolkin as a compass for spiritual growth.

Beginnings

In 2010, I started writing the book about the Tzolkin that I wanted for myself. Writing and living with the Tzolkin had been a way of making new discoveries about myself and the calendar since 2004. From my background as a communications trainer and consultant and my personal need for practical tools, I decided to share what I had learned and discovered in a book.

It didn't stop at one book. I am always working to bring my knowledge of calendars into the subject matter, as close to everyday life as possible, so that it becomes usable and applicable. Personal profiles, maps, and an app followed.

Useful tools and my own methodology

The traditional Tzolk'in Calendar and the modern Dreamspell 13-Moon Calendar have helped me to understand and fathom the interplay between our unconscious drives and personal qualities and to transform them into practical tools for (self-) coaching. I have developed innovative and useful tools and my own methodology to get to the heart of issues of personal development, talent development and cooperation, both in the private and professional sphere. They help you to get to know yourself better, to accept and remember who you really are, so that you can love yourself more and be nurturing to others.

In courses and trainings, I like to share my knowledge and experience so that more people can learn to work with this beautiful tool for coaching and self-coaching. In the workshops you get in touch with your soul consciousness. Creativity is a great support. Being creative with the knowledge you gain through the Tzolkin Calendar provides the translation from head to heart. For example, by writing intuitively or making collages, you find the answers within yourself and can sail on your own compass. SoulCollage® is a wonderful tool for conjuring up this core in words and images.

What preceded

How did I get to where I am today? After studying Dutch language and literature, I started out as a copywriter and then as a communications trainer and consultant in the business world. A need for more depth in life and work led me to personal development. This was followed by a more artistic year, the Healing Journey training with Brandon Bays and the path of the Inca shamans. At The Four Winds with Alberto Villoldo I took the Healing the Lightbody. This brought about a total transformation of myself and my work. It allowed me to start working with groups again, but from a whole new perspective: from my heart and from my own wisdom. In May 2016 I took the training to become a SoulCollage® facilitator. Since then I have been connecting head, heart and hands with this form of creative work and the Tzolkin Calendars.

Bodywork and systemic work are also part of my toolbox. After all, the calendar is not something outside of you, but within you. You are like a walking calendar through which the energy from the heart of the galaxy can flow freely. In order to create space for this on deeper levels, I learned intuitive constellation work with Martijn Meima, systemic ritual with Susanne Hazen, systemic work in nature with Jawi Bakker and childhood trauma with Jan Bommerez.

thejourney.com
thefourwinds.com
soulcollage.com