Marijke Kretzers

Course director for the Two Year On-line Study Course 

Marijke was born and raised in the Netherlands. During the time of studying and painting at Art School profound questions arose about the meaning and purpose of life. In the search for self knowledge she came into contact with the Beshara School in the United Kingdom in 1975. Since then Marijke has been involved with various courses as well as retreats at the Chisholme Institute in Scotland, where she helped to design and develop the 2 year on-line study course.  Marijke has also followed a mindfulness trainer teaching education with I AM (Instituut voor Aandacht en Mindfulness) in Belgium.        

Integrating the spiritual way into daily life in the Netherlands, Marijke has facilitated evening courses in study and meditation as well as 8 week mindfulness courses in Maastricht, NL. She restores paintings and is married, mother of two sons and a grandmother.

"Life and it’s unfolding in many aspects is every day a new beginning; an interesting challenge, invitation and gift of love."