About me

I am Els Thijs. My life mission is to help you let go of limiting thoughts and feelings, to take control of your life again from who you really are.

I felt very early on that thoughts and feelings, human behavior and social aspects interest me.

I obtained my bachelor's degree in 1999 in a humanities discipline at the KdG University of Applied Sciences and guiding people is what I like to do most.

In 2008 I learned about EFT (emotional freedom technique), an easy to learn self-help tool that uses specific acupressure points. With this technique you can

free yourself from fears and doubts and be replaced by courage and confidence.

This teaches you to take control of your life again and dare to make decisions based on who you really are. Since then I have remained fascinated by everything that has to do with letting go, in order to get closer to yourself, to experience clarity, to dare to go for your dreams.

When I went through a severe burnout in 2015, I was mainly in resistance. I didn't want this! This couldn't and wasn't allowed to happen. I judged myself and this caused a slow recovery. After two years, I finally found my way back to myself and started a training as a life coach. To help myself and to be able to work on this later. Because I felt that this is who I really am. That's how my energy and zest for life returned.

I graduated in 2018 as a certified life coach, during the training I discovered everything about talk therapy and how all the answers are actually already within ourselves.

In 2023 I discovered the Sedona method and took the coaching course for it in the Netherlands, with ongoing training.

This is an easy to learn technique that helps you effortlessly let go of your negative feelings, thoughts and limiting thoughts and unwanted physical sensations (pain, hyperventilation, fatigue, etc.) 'in the moment'.

This changes your life from 'struggling to survive' to 'living from your own nature, in trust and with pleasure'. The methods complement each other beautifully, and for me they meant the way to a happy life.

I use the Sedona method myself daily. So do you want to free yourself from all the annoying thoughts and feelings? And live the life you do want? Then I would like to help you with that, because I really want that for you, this magical life, free from resistance.

In 2024 I graduated as Primal Power Coach at the Center for Evening Education. For years I have enjoyed the benefits of cold water as a healing force for mental and physical well-being. Since 2021 I have been enjoying winter swimming and I love to take you along in this too. In small groups you can follow a workshop with me. Dates and info, click here

I continue to grow and learn and continue my own inner work. My postgraduate degree in positive psychology at Thomas More University gives me additional tools to pass on and thus view life differently, with more resilience and acceptance. This way you can focus even more on your talents, your desires, and set your intention for the life of your dreams.