Annemieke Romeijn, born in Sneek, 1967.

Coming from a rural, christian family, I studied theology. Not because I was such a big believer. Much more because I wanted to understand what had happened with the concept of God. I was a minister for eight years. It was a great time, because I felt free to explore, with the members of my congregation, what an up to date belief system could look like.

After a while, however, I could not bring myself anymore to follow the rules and rhythms of Christianity. No matter how much liberty of interpretation I was given, the world had changed too much.

It was hard to leave my job and the church because I had made it my life’s purpose to bring change there. It was a dark period for me. I tried out other options, like the Ridhwan, but somehow this did not satisfy my needs. Many of my congregation members had been interested in aura’s and near death experiences etc. I wanted to know what this was about and I took, rather reluctantly at first, training in aurareading and healing at the CLI. When I started I was critical of energy work, but when I put my preconceptions to the test I had to admit there was something in it.

It took me a long time to realise what I did and did not believe. I had to acknowledge that I could perceive things that were ridiculed by most authorities such as scientists, philosophers and journalists. I learned to trust my own experience.

When I discovered craniosacral therapy, it felt like coming home. Finally I had found something that made sense to me. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is about being present in the body. This is the truest practice I know. I am grateful for everything humanity has learned through science, from microscopes and stargazers to embyology and attachment theories. I don’t have to deny any of that, while I can stay true to the felt sense of my body. Spiritual experience in this context is as real to me as music. Understanding myself as a moving organism relating to different ecosystems makes more sense to me than talking about a body versus a soul as if they are set and separate entities. Becoming aware how everything moves makes you aware of how everything is connected.

My world feels whole again.

Plus it is great fun to be part of the international Cranio Sacral Therapy community. I was dead proud to speak at the Cranio Research Congress in Antwerp in 2024.