ARC — 12 week program

Stay present.
Even when
life doesn't
slow down.

A body-based journey for high-functioning professionals who are ready to stop losing themselves — without losing their ambition.

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André — founder of ARC
André
Founder of ARC · Body-based guide
What's happening

You function.
But you're
slowly disappearing.

  • Constantly busy, rarely still
  • Living mostly in your head
  • Tension feels like your baseline
  • You can't really switch off
  • Something feels off — but you can't name it
  • Not unhappy. But not fully alive either.

I feel like I'm watching my life from a slight distance — always one step behind myself.

— How clients often describe it

Most people don't notice when this starts. You keep showing up, performing, pushing through. The pushing becomes invisible — because everyone around you is doing the same.

This is what we call functional disconnection. You can work, love, live — and still slowly lose contact with your body, your feelings, your sense of self. Not dramatically. Quietly.

It's not a crisis. It's subtler than that. Which is exactly what makes it so easy to miss — and so important to address before it becomes something harder to undo.

"Functioning well is not the same as feeling present."

ARC is for people who are still functioning — and who are ready to actually feel their life again.

The 12-week arc

Five phases.
One journey home.

This is not a program that pushes you forward. It moves at the pace of your nervous system — slow enough to be real, structured enough to feel held. Six live sessions woven through twelve weeks of recorded practice and space for integration.

Phase 01
Arrival &
Recognition
"Oh — this is me."
Weeks 1–3 · Live sessions 1 & 2
You begin by noticing — not fixing. A breathing anchor. Understanding how autopilot works. Recognition without shame.
Phase 02
Safety &
Regulation
"I can come back."
Weeks 4–5 · Live session 3
Learning to return to the body — not in a quiet room, but under actual pressure. Trust builds quietly here.
Phase 03
Presence in
Daily Life
"I see how I leave myself."
Weeks 6–7 · Live session 4
Presence stops being an ideal and becomes real. You notice the moments you abandon yourself — and choose differently.
Phase 04
Choice, Boundaries
& Trust
"I feel what's right."
Weeks 8–10 · Live session 5
Acting from sensation, not analysis. Limits that come from within. Self-trust replaces the need to push through.
Phase 05
Integration
& Lightness
"Life feels lighter."
Weeks 11–12 · Live session 6
You stop the effortful work. Presence becomes ordinary. A gentle, spacious closing — rest, movement, room to land.
André
André
Founder of ARC · Nervous System & Embodiment
He knows what it's like to push constantly — and to stop feeling yourself while doing it.

André grew up in discipline. Semi-professional football, a degree in sports education, years of coaching — performance shaped his early life, and pushing harder felt like the only direction that made sense.

At 28, he moved to the Netherlands in search of more. More challenge. More growth. He built the life that looked right from the outside: demanding work, long hours, external stability. His mind was always on.

But internally, something felt off. Not burnout. Not collapse. Just a quiet, persistent disconnection — the kind that's easy to dismiss because you're still showing up, still performing, still functioning.

For the first time, he stopped. And in that stillness, he noticed what years of pushing had cost him: his body had never truly felt safe. His mind had never truly rested.

That moment changed the direction of everything. Instead of optimizing performance, André began building something different — the capacity to stay present, regulated, and grounded, even while carrying real responsibility.

Today, he works with high-functioning professionals who don't want to give up their ambition. They just no longer want it to come at the cost of themselves. ARC was built from that shift.

Nervous system regulation Breathwork Yoga Embodied presence Sports education
"
I spent years performing at the highest level — leading large teams, building structure, always delivering. And I was good at it. But I had no idea how disconnected I'd become until I finally stopped. ARC gave me a way back into myself that didn't ask me to give up who I am. It just helped me feel like I was actually there.
Sofie Former HR Director · Heineken · Led teams of 200+
Included with ARC
Bonus — The Circle

12 months.
You won't do this alone.

Most programs end after the final session. And then you're on your own. The old patterns find their way back — not because you didn't do the work, but because presence needs a place to keep landing.

The Circle is included for every ARC participant. One year of biweekly group sessions, held lightly and consistently, long after the program ends.

Every two weeks — a 30-minute live session with the full ARC community
Always body-based — breathwork, movement, grounding. Never a talking circle or group therapy
No pressure to share — show up and simply be present. That is enough
12 months, included — not an add-on. Part of what makes ARC a foundation, not just a program
What you practice in 12 weeks needs somewhere to live. The Circle is that place.

Presence isn't built once and then kept. It's sustained through small, consistent moments of returning to yourself — with others who are doing the same.

The Circle keeps the community alive, keeps the practice accessible, and keeps you from having to figure out the rest of this on your own.

Quiet. Simple. Grounding.
30 minutes, twice a month — for a full year.

Not ready for ARC yet?

The STAR —
five doors, one heart.

The STAR offers smaller, standalone containers alongside ARC. No intake needed — just enter where you recognise yourself. There is no required order.

If more than one feels relevant — start with the smallest.
€39
ARRIVAL
Landing in your body
  • You feel busy, tense, overstimulated
  • You live mostly in your head
  • You want to slow down — without talking about it
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€119
RECOGNITION
Understanding your push pattern
  • Something feels off but you can't name it
  • Stress and tension feel completely normal
  • You want clarity — not more fixing
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€275
RETURN
Staying with yourself under pressure
  • You function well but push through everything
  • You lose yourself when life gets stressful
  • You want something that works in real life
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€275
CHOICE
Acting from what feels right
  • You feel more yourself — but don't trust it yet
  • Decisions still feel too mental, too effortful
  • You want to act without second-guessing yourself
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€175
INTEGRATION
Letting it become normal
  • You're trying too hard at your own growth
  • You don't want another practice to maintain
  • You want presence without effort
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ARC
The heart — 12 weeks + The Circle (1 year)
  • You're tired of things that don't stick
  • You want this way of living to become stable
  • You're ready for a longer, held journey
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ARC is where all five points come together — and where presence stops being something you practice and starts being how you live.
This is for you

If you
recognise this.

  • ✓ High-functioning — capable, responsible, used to performing
  • ✓ Always busy, always thinking, hard to switch off
  • ✓ Physical tension that won't go away (neck, back, jaw)
  • ✓ Something feels off — you can't quite name it
  • ✓ Open to body-based work — breath, movement, grounding
  • ✓ Not looking for therapy — but want to feel alive again
  • ✓ Willing to slow down, without being pushed
  • ✓ Comfortable working in English
"We help people who live a lot in their head to feel more grounded, calm, and present in their body — so they can function better and feel more like themselves, without losing control of their life."
And not for you if

You're looking
for something else.

  • × You want quick fixes or productivity hacks
  • × You're in acute crisis or need clinical support
  • × You want someone to tell you exactly what to do
  • × You prefer heavy theory and psychological frameworks
  • × You're not open to feeling your body at all
  • × You want constant talking and analysis
What ARC includes

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

06
Live Sessions
Not weekly — placed at key moments. Body-based practice first, always. 75 minutes of movement, breath, and grounding.
12
Weeks of Guidance
Recorded sessions (15–20 min) between the live moments. Calm, non-pushing — designed to fit alongside a full life.
∞
Daily Anchors
Small 5–10 minute practices. Micro-moments of returning to yourself, built into the life you already have.
01
Small Group Container
You're not alone — but there's no pressure to perform or share. High safety, limited seats, carefully held.
+
Optional 1:1 Support
Personal kickoff and closing sessions available for those who want more individual holding alongside the group.
12mo
The Circle — Bonus
Biweekly 30-min body-based sessions for a full year after ARC ends. No pressure to talk. Included for every participant.
Begin

You don't need to commit to 12 weeks yet.

Start with a short intake conversation. We'll find out together if ARC is the right container for where you are right now — and what the best next step looks like for you.

01
Fill in the intake form
02
Short call with André
03
We decide together
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ARC 12-week program from €950 · Includes The Circle (12 months biweekly)
Small groups · Application-based · Conducted in English
STAR entry points available without intake — from €39