NICE - Netherlands Institute of Core Energetics

What NICE - Netherlands Institute of Core Energetics does

NICE - Netherlands Institute of Core Energetics (NICE B.V.) is a private Dutch training institute founded in 2005 by Anna Timmermans that delivers body-oriented psychotherapy education and personal transformation programs grounded in the Core Energetics modality. The institute's core methodology integrates psychodynamic insight, body-centered therapy, and spiritual perspective, working with body, emotions, mind, and energy through movement, breath, expression, contact, and music. NICE operates primarily from Utrecht and the training venue Eigentijdserf in Westelbeers, with the Cordium venue in Nijmegen hosting supervision days, exam sessions, and Free Friday Nights.

NICE's product portfolio spans a 4-year international Professional Training (taught in English, €4,250/year tuition) certifying body-oriented therapists, a 2-year Dutch-language Transformation Training (€3,450/year) for personal growth, a 7-day Supervisor Training, postgraduate masterclasses for alumni, and a varied workshop slate including free drop-in events, online introductory sessions (€25 per session), and themed workshops such as Anatomy of Love (€400-€450). The 4-year program qualifies graduates for CRKBO/RBCZ recognition and pathways into professional associations (VIT, EABP), enabling partial insurance reimbursement for client sessions. Distribution is direct through the institute's website with cohort-based enrollment and intake interviews.

NICE's go-to-market is event-driven and community-led, leveraging Free Friday Nights, workshops, information sessions, and word-of-mouth referrals within an international community of 80-100 people spanning 17+ countries. The institute collaborates with the International Association of Core Energetics and shares the European Core Energetics trademark with sister institutes in Germany, Greece, and Poland. In June 2025, founding director Anna Timmermans transitioned leadership to co-directors Bert Stek and Evelien Bus (with Nuno Salema joining as co-director in 2023), while the institute announced the inaugural International Core Energetics Convention scheduled for 2027 in Germany.

Name

NICE - Netherlands Institute of Core Energetics

Legal name

NICE B.V.

Website

https://coreenergetics.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NICE is a Dutch private training institute that delivers 4-year and 2-year programs in Core Energetics, a body-oriented psychotherapy modality, certifying body-oriented therapists and offering personal transformation workshops to an international community of 80-100 active participants from 17+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Body Psychotherapy Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Trauma-Informed Mindfulness & Somatic Mind-Body Practices (HSADAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mindfulness-Based Coaching & Training (MBSR/MBCT-style) (HSADAJAB), Meditation Retreats, Workshops & Immersive Programs (HSADAJAF)

Keywords

• Body-oriented psychotherapy
• Professional therapist training
• Personal transformation programs
• Core energetics education
• Body psychotherapy training

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Fees: 4-year international professional training to become a certified body-oriented therapist. Tuition is €4,250 per year with additional accommodation costs per module (€390-570), personal therapy sessions (25 per year), and group supervision fees for years 3-4.
2. Transformation Training Fees: 2-year personal transformation program. Tuition is €3,450 per year with additional accommodation costs (approximately €490-570 per module) at Eigentijdserf.
3. Supervisor Training Fees: 7-day intensive training for body-oriented therapists. Tuition fee €2,250 plus staying costs of €770.
4. Workshop Fees: Various workshops offered including online workshops (€25 per session), Free Friday Nights (free), weekend workshops, and specialized workshops with varying fees. Anatomy of Love workshop: €400-450. Three-part workshop series: €60 for all three evenings.
5. Book Sales: Anna Timmermans' book 'Beyond Defense' sold for €30 excluding shipping costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NICE delivers multi-year professional body-oriented psychotherapy training programs and personal development pathways grounded in the Core Energetics methodology. Its core offerings include the 4-year Professional Training for aspiring therapists, a 2-year Transformatietraining for personal growth, postgraduate masterclasses, supervisor training, and short workshops. Programmes are delivered in Dutch and English through residential and online formats at venues in the Netherlands.

Product overview

NICE - Netherlands Institute of Core Energetics offers a comprehensive portfolio of body-oriented psychotherapy and personal transformation programs. The core offerings include a 4-year Professional Training (taught in English) to become a certified body-oriented therapist, and a 2-year Transformatietraining (in Dutch) for personal transformation. These are supplemented by Postgraduate Masterclasses for advanced practitioners, a 7-day Supervisor Training program, experiential Workshops including Free Friday Nights, and an Evolutional Program. An annual international Core Energetics Convention brings together practitioners from all European institutes. All programs are registered with CRKBO and the training is recognized by RBCZ for professional practice in the Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates are qualified to join professional associations such as VIT
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Honouring Eva FoundationsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2010The Honouring Eva Foundation, established in 2010, provides financial support for people who need assistance to participate in NICE training programs. Foundation website: www.honouringeva.com
• International Association of Core Energetics (IACE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNICE collaborates closely with Core Energetics institutes worldwide through the International Association of Core Energetics (www.iace.info). This partnership enables international conventions, masterclasses for alumni across all institutes, and shared standards for Core Energetics training and practice.
• Cordium NijmegencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCordium in Nijmegen is a co-owned facility (co-owned by Anna Timmermans) serving as venue for supervision days, Free Friday Nights, and exam sessions. It represents a deep integration between NICE operations and the training facility.
• Eigentijdserf WestelbeerscoreOthersEigentijdserf is the primary residential training venue for Transformation Training and Professional Training modules, providing accommodation and meals for participants during 4-day intensive training periods. Located in Westelbeers, Netherlands.
• RBCZ (Register voor Beroepen in de Complementaire Zorg)coreOthersRBCZ is the Dutch umbrella organization for complementary healthcare. NICE's training is recognized by RBCZ, enabling graduates to join professional associations and gain recognition within regular healthcare systems.
• VIT (Vereniging van Integratieve Therapeuten)supportingOthersProfessional association for integrative therapists in the Netherlands. NICE graduates can, with additional coursework, join VIT, gaining recognition within regular healthcare and partial insurance reimbursement for clients.
• European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP)supportingOthersEuropean professional association for body psychotherapy. NICE graduates can, under additional conditions, register with EABP, providing international professional recognition and network access.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hakomi Institute: Hakomi Institute provides multi-year professional training in Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, a body-centered, mindfulness-based therapeutic approach. Both organizations train cohorts of therapists in somatic, mindfulness-integrated methodologies with a similar multi-year certification pathway and international practitioner community.
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute: Founded by Pat Ogden, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute offers professional training in a body-oriented, trauma-informed psychotherapy that integrates Polyvagal theory — the same contemporary trauma framework NICE incorporates. Both sell multi-year certifications to clinicians seeking somatic expertise.
• Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP): PBSP delivers worldwide training in a body-psychotherapy system that, like Core Energetics, uses movement, touch and group process for therapeutic change. Both are body-psychotherapy training schools offering multi-year certifications to professional cohorts across multiple countries.
• Rosen Method International: Rosen Method International offers bodywork-based training (Rosen Method Bodywork and Rosen Method Movement) for personal and professional use. Comparable as a sister somatic-bodywork training school with multi-level practitioner certifications and a European footprint.
• Somatic Experiencing (SE) Training / Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute: Somatic Experiencing Training, developed by Peter Levine, offers a three-year professional training program in a body-oriented trauma-healing modality. It is a direct peer in the somatic trauma therapy certification market — overlapping with NICE's 4-year Professional Training on practitioner credentials and trauma-informed bodywork.

Others

• European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP): EABP is the European professional association for body psychotherapy, providing accreditation, conferences and standards across member schools. NICE graduates can join EABP, making it an ecosystem partner rather than a competitor — comparable to NICE's accreditation network.

Emerging players

• Tamalpa Institute: Founded by Anna Halprin, Tamalpa offers somatic-arts-based expressive arts training programs for both personal transformation and professional application. It overlaps with NICE's Transformation Training on the personal-growth segment and shares the somatic/embodied methodology emphasis, though its orientation is arts-based rather than psychotherapeutic.
• Gestalt Training Institute: Various Gestalt training institutes across Europe (e.g., Gestalt Therapy Training Institute) offer experiential psychotherapy training that incorporates body awareness and process work. Overlaps with NICE on experiential, body-inclusive group learning methodologies aimed at professional certification.
• Polyvagal Institute: The Polyvagal Institute educates clinicians and the public on Polyvagal Theory-based practices for trauma and wellbeing. NICE explicitly integrates Polyvagal theory into its curriculum, making Polyvagal Institute a thematically aligned adjacent educator rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Mind-Body Medicine: CMBM is a larger, established nonprofit providing mind-body medicine training programs globally, including trauma-focused curricula. It overlaps thematically with NICE's trauma-informed mind-body orientation but serves a broader medical/educational audience with a wider portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DutchCoreEnergeticsInstitute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/nice-netherlands-institute-of-core-energetics

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Profiles3 records

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