Sacha Post is a wilderness guide, facilitator, and philosopher who facilitates wilderness journeys, retreats, and courses that enable an authentic and embodied connection with nature and the wilderness. He aims to inspire people to live deeply rooted, aligned with the cyclical flow of nature.

Wick Lichtveld is co-owner of Veldsterkte, a center for personal development. His activities as trainer and development-coach are based on positive psychology, the principles of Zen and Non-Duality as well as Buddhist psychology. Wick is also a photographer, making portraits of people around the globe.

Hester Dam is a singing teacher, workshop leader and voice liberation facilitator. After her studies and career in classical singing she decided to dedicate her time to letting other people’s voices and hearts sing too. She coaches people in finding their inner voice and the expression thereof.

Charo Durán is a singer, singing teacher, voice liberation facilitator and breathwork coach. As a child of two worlds, with a Bolivian father and a Dutch mother, she is continuously exploring: what does it mean to be home? Through her lived experience and with her expertise of the voice, breath and music, her mission is to create a space where you experience a sense of belonging – in the world and in yourself.

Sandra Nauta- van der Rijst is a systemic coach and NLP practitioner for individuals, teams and organizations. Her aim is to inspire people to find and recognize their roots and make them their strength to build up on. “To know who you are, you may have to return to those roots to retrieve what you have forgotten. With my Surinamese-Dutch roots, I know this journey of discovery.”

Bader Dado is our in-house chef: a professional chef who has a passion for culinary creativity, housed in his Palestinian roots. His soul is deeply rooted in blending flavors and creating dishes that inspire people and leave a lasting impression on their memories. He enjoys working with ingredients from all over the world. During Rooted programming he integrates ingredients from participants’ home countries in his dishes. That’s what home tastes like.

We are always open to exploring collaboration with potential new facilitators. You may reach out to us through the button below.

Rooted board members

Good governance and sound supervision are essential to keep the quality of our programming high. That is why we have a clear strategy, code of conduct and an active supervisory Board. The Board of Rooted supervises the policy, sets financial guidelines and has final responsibility for all Rooted activities. The Board gives solicited and unsolicited advice. The members are appointed by the Board itself. The members of the Rooted Board do their work voluntarily and are appointed for an indefinite term.

We proudly present to you the Rooted board of directors. The board members have roots in Chile, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, the United States, Bulgaria and the Netherlands.

• Noor Cornelissen (chair)
• Samar Nafie (secretary)
• Andrés del Solar (treasurer) – temporary role
• Marte Rozendaal (treasurer) – currently on leave
• Pinar Okur (member)
• Cathrien Maas (member)
• Christina Hillenaar (member)
• Nikki Scholten (member)

“In the nineties I fled from Sierra Leone to the Netherlands. Since then something has changed in me. I left country A and could never fully return as the person I was back then. Still I also never truly arrived in country B. I find myself in no man’s land. There, I dance between identities.”

Babah Tarawally, author, activist, journalist and speaker at Rooted