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LEAD | A Mastery Programme for conscious leaders

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Master the art of energetic intelligence, trauma-aware and somatically-rooted transformational facilitation.

A professional training for facilitators, coaches, psychologists, personal developers, and conscious leaders.

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What is LEAD?

LEAD came from the insight that my knowledge, gathered across a decade of retreats, 1:1 work, and global teachings, wasn’t meant to stay behind closed doors.
It was time to share it with the right people.
People who guide others.
People who want to bring both psychological depth and energetic precision into their work.
People who know there’s more than talking—there’s touching truth through the body, the field, the unseen.

I created LEAD for them.
For you.

LEAD bridges ancient energetic wisdom and modern psychology into a mastery-level path of transformational facilitation.

It is for the professional who wants to see deeper, hold stronger, and lead from a place of embodied clarity.

This is not a beginner’s course.
This is a programme from the inside out.
The kind that activates your innate capacity to hold, lead, and transform.
The kind that sharpens your seeing, stills your nervous system, and expands your impact.

Welcome to LEAD.

Where we lead together. 

Testimonials

  • I learned how quickly I can go from 0 to 100%, and how that might land for others. I don’t want to change that core fire, but I can bring more softness, more presence.

    – Lotus, assistant & trainer at Smile

  • The most valuable moment was when Karlijn role-played someone frozen by emotional intensity. She voiced what she felt—‘too much, too close, doesn’t help’—and I could feel how calm in her body impacted mine. It taught me how to tune in more gently, slow down, and be more.

    – Lotus, assistant & trainer at Smile

  • I experience more growth in a larger group—more mirrors, more opinions, more characters. It stretched me beyond what’s familiar.

    – Lotus, assistant & trainer at Smile

A PLATFORM FOR THOSE WILLING TO GROW

This is for you if you are

  • Drawn to the intersection of Psychology, energy, Kundalini, trauma, transformation, group dynamics, and embodied healing

  • A longing to upgrade your coaching, therapy, or facilitation skills in navigating body and soul

  • Called to hold groups with even more clarity, courage, and stillness

  • Curious about how to safely work with clients and transformation through the body

  • Ready to develop together and share skills and insights

  • Longing for a professional container and like-minded professionals that challenge, see, and support your growth

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LEAD as programme for refinement

LEAD is a high-level Leadership Alignment Programme—crafted for conscious facilitators, coaches, psychologists, spaceholders, and personal development seekers.
It weaves together psychology, energy work, trauma-awareness, and Tantric principles into a refined, embodied art of transformational facilitation.

Whether you work 1:1, in groups, in business, or in sacred ceremony, LEAD sharpens your intuition, calms your nervous system, and aligns your leadership from the inside out.

Each Masterclass Day focuses on a different facet of transformational work: from group psychology and quantum energetics to Tantric healing and evolutionary development.

With over 20 years of experience in the field, Karlijn brings depth, play, and razor-sharp clarity to this space of growth.

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These aren’t just skills—they’re capacities that shape how you show up, listen, lead, and transform the spaces you enter. At LEAD, you will learn to:

  • Hold deeper, safer, and more effective 1:1 and group sessions

  • Master energetic awareness and Kundalini-based facilitation

  • Understand group psychology, projection, and power dynamics

  • Navigate trauma and resistance with compassion and precision

  • Strengthen your intuition and energetic literacy

  • Anchor your leadership in stillness, clarity, and presence

  • Lead from alignment—whether in sessions, boardrooms, or rituals

  • Hold transformative spaces in a wider context

THE MASTERCLASSES

Each Masterclass is a full-day deep dive into one topic.
You can follow them individually or join the full trajectory.
Every day includes:

  • Theory and a knowledge-based framework

  • Live demos and guided practices

  • Somatic integration

  • Peer reflections and sharing

  • Unpack the alchemy behind the CORE Retreat. A rare look behind the curtain into the mechanisms and experiences of decades of this transformational retreat. (For CORE Graduates only)

  • A powerful 1:1 healing framework based on chakra psychology, traditional and neo-Tantra. Activate Kundalini energy, guide life force, and unlock the body’s natural capacity for healing through breath, visualisation, and intuitive touch.

  • Master the subtle realms where visualisation, energetics, and magic allow us to step outside the paradigms of our matrix. Enter a mystical world of frequency, codes, sigils, and intention — to catalyse change in a single heartbeat. Redefine your relationship with reality itself.

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  • Understand the forces at play in facilitating groups. Navigate power, projection, validation, and belonging with clarity and grace. Learn how to be able to predict and influence group dynamics. 

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  • A journey through the body’s evolutionary intelligence — from vibration to human form. We link spirituality to evolution and direct experience through somatic movement.

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  • Explore the intersection of nervous system regulation, touch, and trauma-informed space-holding. Groundbreaking, nuanced, and necessary. (Details TBA)

  • Addiction, anxiety, boundary violations, manipulation, entanglement, and attachment. We explore the realm of sexuality and the pelvic area. This day offers a grounded, trauma-informed approach to navigating the tender terrain of sexuality-related trauma.

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Your facilitator |
Karlijn Kouwenhoven, MSc.

Psychologist, Tantra facilitator, transformational coach, leadership development & change consultant and founder of KABIRA.

LEAD is not just a training I facilitate—it’s a collection of decades of jewels of personal development from across the globe. It is a solid programme in which I’ve woven science, ritual, both energetics and knowledgeable leadership into something that breathes, lives, and truly transforms people. LEAD is my legacy in which I pass on the flame for others to build on existing knowledge and deepen their own practice.

Testimonials

  • There are so many retreat offers, and I can imagine very well that for people who need help don't know where they should be. When they come out of this retreat it is truly a gigantic gift because bullshit is no longer possible.

    Anonymous

  • I was stuck in my life and oh so ready to move on. I needed a big nudge and this retreat gave me exactly that, and so much more. I feel now that I am me, I am strong and that I am ready for this world!

    Theleya Britta Hall, Marketeer & Yoga teacher

  • Everything is welcome. Everything will be brought to light. In love and presence. So grateful. Thank you team for your clarity.

    Anna Sati, Psychologist & Tantra facilitator – CORE ’24

  • Karlijn, meeting you last night after the dance was like you were an angel sent to help me in a moment of struggle. Your sincerity, your presence, your love, and your wisdom, all helped me to be grounded and understand something about the bigger picture of where I am and why my friends are here. Thank you with all my heart x

    Kim Campbell - Thomas, England

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Kazerneloft Ede a spacious, light-filled loft nestled at the edge of the Veluwe forest.

Verbindelaarsweg 138, 6711 VD Ede
A spacious, light-filled loft nestled at the edge of the Veluwe forest.
Free parking and a 1 km walk from Ede-Wageningen Station

Event info

  • 9:30h Doors open

    10:00h Start

    13:00h Lunch break

    17:30h Closing

    • 5x Full-Day Masterclasses (10:00–17:00)

    • LEAD Certificate of Completion

    • Personal LEAD Notebook

    • Coffee, tea, and healthy lunch

    • Access to the LEAD Online Community

    • Bi-monthly intervision calls, personal guidance and follow-up with Karlijn possible upon request.

      Each training has a maximum of 18 participants for depth and intimacy.

      It is possible to join a single Masterclass.

      The group of participants is a balanced mix of consistent programme participants and new professionals that join for a single masterclass. This allows us to constantly learn from each other, exchange knowledge and insights and to flourish in a larger community of facilitators. 

  • Finca Vrij
    Kapelleweg 29 | Scharendijke | Zeeland
    The Netherlands

    A magical, self-built retreat centre by Erik & Estrella. Surrounded by spacious fields and a wild garden. Sleeping in shared rooms (max 2–3 people). Private rooms and campervans possible.

  • Yes, the group of participants is a balanced mix of consistent programme participants and new professionals that join for a single masterclass. This allows us to constantly learn from each other, exchange knowledge and insights and to flourish in a larger community of facilitators. 

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Investment

Full Trajectory | €1950,- incl. VAT
Single Masterclass | €525,- incl. VAT

Business invoice? Payment plan? Reach out — we’ll find a way.

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Ready to lead from within?

You’re invited to step into the next level of your leadership.
Bring your curiosity. Bring your courage. Bring your calling.

Let’s align, and LEAD.

Book your masterclass here
Questions? Email info@kabi-ra.com or book a free Discovery Call