Well prepared on the road
Coaching for pilgrims
We regularly hear that people walk the Walk of Wisdom with a certain intention. Some want to mark a new phase in their lives, others take on a personal challenge. Still others give a ‘life event’ extra attention by means of the pilgrimage.
It can be nice to talk about this so that your intention takes shape in a question that you go out with. The question can come to life more and more during your walk in peace and attention, effortlessly and openly. Nature as a mirror, the encounter as a source of inspiration. Finding yourself as a pilgrim.
To help you with that question, one of our volunteers has developed an accessible, professional form of pilgrim coaching: Lidia van Engeland. Her coaching consists of a pre- and post-talk and helps:
- to turn your intention into a concrete question. The more concrete the question, the more concrete the answers you will find along the way,
- to focus and not be distracted by all kinds of side roads that distract you from your path,
- connect the experiences gained along the way with your question,
- at the end of the tour.
Read Laura van Vliet’s report on her experience: “prepared for the road with a pilgrim coach”
Approach and contact
The first interview is a few weeks prior to your departure date. Just as you pack your bag and get ready for the tour, you also make sure to properly prepare your inner luggage. The second interview is after the tour. If necessary, you can have a contact moment halfway through.
If you want to take advantage of her offer or want to give it to someone as a gift, check out www.pelgrimscoaching.nl for more information about Lidia. Or call: 06 22212042 or mail: [email protected].
Photo: Bart Kouwenberg
Es handelt sich darum, alles zu leben.
Wenn man die Fragen lebt,
lebt man vielleicht allmählich,
ohne es zu merken,
eines fremden Tages in die Antworten hinein.
(Rainer Maria Rilke)
It comes down to living everything.
If you live the questions,
you may live slowly but surely,
without noticing,
on a good day
the answer.
This image by Petra van Bloemendaal is inspired by a wonderful experience by Laura van Vliet on the Walk of Wisdom. More images in our ‘small guide for a modern pilgrim‘.
Read the interview with Lidia van Engeland and pilgrim Laura van Vliet: Well prepared on the road with a pilgrim coach.