Hi there, Armand here — welcome!
Let me start by saying that private mentoring is my favorite way of working with people and, in my experience, the most effective way towards getting real results without wasting any more precious time.Â
Over the years, I have had the profound pleasure of helping internal practitioners like yourself reconnect, see the big picture, and gain both a full understanding and direct experience of the internal landscape.
Maybe you've trained for years. You know many exercises and you've had real experiences — it’s my job to help you move beyond that nagging uncertainty: “Have I really got it?”
And that matters — because that uncertainty can stand in the way of what you came to the training for in the first place.
When I say “to master your energy,” what would that mean for you personally?
- A life of presence and connection?
- More reliable energy, and knowing how to regain your center when life challenges you?
- Growing in strength and trusting your own inner authority?
- Living with an open heart and more joy in your life?
- Following your own direction and sharing what you have to offer?
Or perhaps all of the above?
This is where I see the greatest benefit in private mentoring. I love helping you not only connect the dots but make the training come alive for you where it matters. That means understanding what is happening in your own system and developing the skill to work with it.
That’s how the training becomes something you can use, and increasingly something you can live — well beyond the training floor.
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"I was looking for something that went beyond martial arts.
I wanted a teaching I could live and embody, not another technique to learn.
I also carried a deeper question: how to align internally as a whole person, not only in body or energy, but in the way I move through life.
Through Armand's teaching, I’m not just learning techniques, but ways of being. Ways that help me grow as a whole person. I’m deeply grateful for his guidance and wholeheartedly recommend his work to anyone seeking a practice that reaches far beyond the physical."
— Laura  (Germany)
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How I work
We start where you are
People come to me from different training backgrounds and with different levels of experience. Some practice Chi Kung, Nei Kung or Tai Chi; others come through Hermetics. I work with beginners as well as experienced practitioners, including acupuncturists, people who already teach these arts, and other energy workers.
We begin by looking at where you are. What have you already experienced? Where are you getting stuck, and what would you specifically like help with? We build on what you bring.
We’re also going to check the boxes together: see which fundamentals are already in place, where something is missing, and what needs strengthening or further development.
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“I use the skills almost on a daily basis: to prepare for demanding meetings, to stay grounded, or just as a form of relaxation.
Armand has the rare gift to make these ancient practices accessible and useful in modern life."
— Annette van Berge Henegouwen (Netherlands)
There is a system behind the training
The system I work with takes us through the different levels of our being. Starting with the physical body, we move up the vibrational scale, reconnecting step by step with the intrinsic energies that make up who we are.
I like to use the metaphor of an elevator moving up the pipeline. We stop at each floor — each level of our being — and explore the different rooms together. The power that drives the elevator upwards is stillness.
We’ll meet the usual suspects: the joints, spine, fascia and nervous system, as well as the three energy bodies — vital, emotional/astral and mental — with their dantian and their different functions.
Private mentoring gives us the opportunity to look closely at what needs attention in your system — what needs releasing, strengthening or bringing back into alignment. We learn to consciously transform our energy: internal alchemy in practice.
The five pillars — Reconnection, Self-Healing, Self-Mastery, Purpose and Manifestation — guide this work at every level.
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"This program elevated not only my training, but my life as a whole. I rediscovered old dreams, new direction, and a profound calling to share Qigong more widely as a source of preventive health.
What makes Armand truly exceptional for me is the way he makes spirituality practical — his guidance is innovative, authentic, and comes straight from the heart. I am deeply grateful to have found Armand!"
— Roger Mooijman - Netherlands
Energy Skills for Life
This is the movement I help people make. First of all, from disconnected to connected. This is where it all starts.
When we’re caught up in our thoughts and reactions, we can keep trying to think our way out without getting anywhere. The monkey mind takes over, and we don’t always recognize how much energy we are spending just reacting.
I help you reconnect with your energy body and develop a solid anchor in yourself — something you can feel, return to and learn to live from. For me, this is the missing link. You begin to recognize yourself not only through your thoughts and stories, but through the direct experience of your own being.
From that connection, we work on another movement: from scattered to coherent and more reliable energy. Where are you losing yourself? What pulls you into contraction? You learn to recognize how you have been influencing your own state, often unconsciously, and how to turn that around. To work with your emotions, strengthen your concentration and respond without continually losing your center.
There is room for the heart to open, for more stillness, and for listening to the deeper intelligence of your system. To recognize what feels clear and aligned, and act from there.
And we take this into life itself: your field in the larger field. Into your work, relationships and what you want to create. Staying connected while participating fully — and when you lose that connection, learning from what happened and finding your way back.
I just want you to get it. To understand your own system, trust your experience and develop the skills to guide yourself — Energy Skills for Life.
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"I have gained greater depth and insight into the Hermetic initiation process and into my relationship with my life-force energy. I carry the knowing I have gained through the mentoring program into my private practice and martial arts training."
— Ian Waugh, Psychotherapist, Martial Artist and Seeker of the Truth
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The six-month program
I’ve chosen six months because it gives us a clear arc of development. We agree on what we’re working toward and commit to that direction together, with enough time to make meaningful progress.
We meet for twelve one-to-one sessions of 75 minutes, twice a month, in the first and third week. This gives us a steady rhythm, with time between sessions for you to practice, integrate what you’ve learned and bring your experiences back into our work together.Â
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"Each session is tailored to my learning themes, making me increasingly aware of my own processes. Through purposeful exercises, Armand enables me to find answers, adjustments, or acceptance within myself.
Since March 2025, I have witnessed a transformation and personal development within myself that I did not foresee."
 —Jeffrey Paardekooper - Occupational Therapist / Acupuncturist
What is included
- Twelve private sessions with me, (75 minutes each)Â spread over six months.
- Your online mentoring platform, where you schedule and attend your sessions and return to your recordings and summaries.
- Recordings of every session, so you can revisit what we've covered and practice along with the exercises we've done together.Â
- A written summary after each session, with reflections and guidance for your practice between sessions.
- Access to the Core Essentials Chi Kung online course, where you can find the foundational exercises.Â
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Contact between sessions for practical questions or reflections that come up during your training, via WhatsApp or another channel we agree on.
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"I wanted to truly understand the 'whys' behind the practice rather than just the 'hows.'
Thanks to Armand's mentorship, I have a solid, tangible qigong foundation and energy awareness which I can use to layer deeper topics."
— Vivek L. (USA)
Investment
The investment for the complete six-month program, including everything listed above, is:
- Pay in full: €2,500, including VAT.
- Payment plan: three monthly payments of €850, including VAT (€2,550 in total).
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"Armand’s guidance, the depth of our conversations and the way he points me back to cultivating stillness have been profound. From that stillness, answers start to arise on their own.
This journey is changing not only how I train and live, but who I am becoming – and I’m genuinely curious and excited to see where it will lead.”
— Mark van Aalst - Netherlands