Hanneke’s first encounter with Scott Kiloby and the inquiries was mind-blowing: in April 2012, during an online session, she discovered that what she thought she was (most of the time that was some version of “I’m not good enough as I am”), was just a concept. That became very clear and surprisingly simple. It ended her search. That’s how powerful this work is.

But it can do even more! In her daily life it helps her whenever someone or something triggers her. And that happens far less frequently. It isn’t always comfortable feeling the raw energy of emotions completely, but it is doable and always rewarding.

A basic trust emerged, a trust that everything that happens can be embraced and that it is healing to do so. A continuous un-covering of Life!

During this journey, Hanneke kept on wondering why we don’t learn this as children? So much suffering can be avoided and so much joy, happiness and peace can be gained by the natural unfolding of our authentic way of being. That’s why Hanneke decided to work with children in bullying situations at primary schools and in an after-school program. She was pleasantly surprised by how easily most of the children learned how to become aware of thoughts and feelings that made them suffering. It makes sense that children, who aren’t that conditioned yet as most of us adults are, have easier access to their natural power to heal themselves. Especially with the guidance of an adult who has learned to access this way of healing themselves.

Hanneke lives in The Netherlands, together with her husband and three children in the ages of 22, 19 and 13.

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“I want to introduce you to Hanneke Geraeds-de Vries. She has additional certifications in Bullying and Therapeutic Possibilities, EFT, Masterclass Non-dual Coaching, the Living Inquiries (LI), The Value of Drawings: child drawings and trauma, Basic Training Mindfulness-Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Stress Counseling. Obviously, Hanneke is a woman with an incredibly robust set of skills.

When asked about her experience with my inquiries and teaching, here’s what Hanneke said: 'My first encounter with Scott Kiloby was mind-blowing: in April 2012 during an online session I discovered that what I thought I was (most of the time it was some version of “I’m not good enough as I am”) was just a concept. That became very clear and surprisingly simple. It ended my search. That’s how powerful this work is.'

From that first encounter with me, Hanneke took off and became one of my most cherished facilitators mainly because her heart is as big as the universe. Because I was bullied as a kid, she holds a special place in my heart because of her work with children, which is one of her strongest passions. A resident of the Netherlands, Hanneke has worked with school children on a host of issues, with an emphasis on helping kids who are traumatized from being bullied. I feel a strong kinship with Hanneke’s passion for wanting to help children. We’ve shared that common interest for years.

Her skill set, however, extends way beyond working with children. She can handle any suffering a client (child or adult) brings up in sessions. She has years of experience. For many years prior to becoming certified in KI, Hanneke has been a certified facilitator of the Living Inquiries (the first training program I co-developed over ten years ago). And just as she shined in LI, she is shining in KI now too, helping me lead a group of people that will start working with parents, children and teenagers in the near future.

Hanneke’s heart is exactly in the right place for work like this. It is compassion and love that drives her, not money or notoriety. She just wants to help others experience the freedom, love and peace she has experienced through the years using this work on her own issues.

She is currently accepting new clients and I highly recommend her if you are interested in trying KI.”

                                                                                                                                              ~ Scott Kiloby

Phil Gardner has been through a diverse range of experiences in his life, growing up with a father in the military, who was disconnected from his emotions except when he was in an alcoholic rage. His mother divorced when he was a teenager and they moved many times wherever she could find work.

On leaving school, Phil travelled around Europe, Middle East and South-East Asia and after his first degree worked many jobs, in many different countries, getting to know different cultures and traditions, and also the way people related socially around the world.

He saw trauma first-hand, from the very intense to the very subtle, and saw how it is passed down through the generations. For several years he tutored environmental education at a field center, managing special needs groups and running activities for children of all ages. Then his work took him to Ghana to help on a sustainable development project and then to the Thai-Burmese border, where he managed a project to build a village for elderly refugees and then helped a friend run a children's home and learning center in the jungle. These children had been sold into the Thai sex industry, or were abandoned by desperate parents; all were severely traumatized and needed great gentleness in their healing.

During this time, and several years of slowing down that followed, Phil scraped away at the soil of his own carried traumas, individual and collective, and found different modalities to help him parent himself in the most challenging situations. This included breathwork, ancestral work, ritual, story-telling, Feldenkrais, plant medicine, somatic inquiry and eventually the Kiloby Inquiries.

In 2020, he fell in love with a Canadian woman and spent the next year and a half trying to get out to Canada, where he resides now on the West Coast.
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“I want to express my gratitude and appreciation for the work Phil has done with me. With skill and kindness throughout the sessions, Phil has helped me to learn how to slow down and to be curious with my own looking. Safety and trust don’t come easy to me and with Phil I feel safe and trusting and that has allowed me to go deep. After our sessions I feel more peaceful and with a sense of deep connection with myself. I have continuous benefits from the work we have done together, I become more mindful and more able to deal with physical discomfort and fear. I would recommend Phil as a facilitator to whom may wish to have a more human pace and to savor life”.

~FF

“Phil demonstrates innate sensitivity, attentive listening, open alert curiosity and his natural propensity for leadership. I have watched Phil work harmoniously one-on-one and in group formats passionately exploring deep human issues. He readily encourages others from compassion and models accountability for his own participation and involvement in each encounter. He is a trusted and skilled facilitator.

Presently we are members of a group developing programs to bring the Living Inquiries work to 4-12 year old children. Phil is creative and receptive. On his own initiative he has written the first draft of a children’s book to bring this work of emotional exploration to young kids. The book is based in nature, where he feels very much at home.

Whether as a facilitator or client, he is a beacon of grounded integrity and authenticity. He is honest and easy to be with. Though quiet at times, he recognizes nuances in explorative conversations and effortlessly gives voice to deeper threads. He demonstrates his strong commitment to truth and is always porous to experiencing living from fullness and depth. Phil’s sincere willingness to explore the unknown internal emotional landscape of being is on-going and fearless, whether alone or in a group.

He is self-motivated and mature with an earnest and gentle spirit. He arrives to calls on time ready and prepared. He is diligent, expresses well verbally and writes beautifully.

Phil is an asset to himself and the world. His gifts are many and far-reaching. I highly recommend him.”

~ MW

After twenty two years of depression, Bronte Spicer found the way to be free of her thoughts and now shares the Kiloby Inquiries with her three children; Jackson (7), Ivy, (5) and Maggie (3) in their family home residing in Bendigo, Australia.

We can parent differently and stop the generational trauma from continuing. When Bronte stumbled upon the Kiloby Inquiries, the way she parented changed. She found a way to meet all parts of her children, even the ‘undesirable’ behaviours and emotions.

After being strung out from punitive consequences like ‘if you don’t do this, I’ll take that’, she leant on all of KI for Parents and Children to create a gentler connection with her family, one that felt softer, like everyone was on the same page, looking out for each other. She saw her children relax into a deeper sense of safety and security, as Bronte held the space for them to express the full spectrum of emotions, even the after school meltdowns, to help return to balance.

Bronte is a teacher, having taught in primary and special education settings. She is a meditation teacher, sacred space holder, retreat facilitator, energy intuitive and KI Facilitator. She has mentored over 50 clients using KI, helping them to find peace and freedom to be themselves.

Bronte wrote a book It's Okay to Cry - The Gentle Way to Dissolving Depression and this has helped hundreds of people and their families all around the world to let go of their negative self-talk, childhood wounds and challenging memories.

Bronte is an award-winner writer for Elephant Journal and host to her podcast It's Okay to Cry. To learn more you can find her on social media.

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Lisa Slayo

"I feel heard and safe with you. It is freeing."

- Janet Michael

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- Leah Kearns

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- Sere Roe

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Pam Gracie

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Sophie Cameron

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J.S

"Bronte has taught me so many incredibly practical and effective tools that have helped me (and my family) learn how to process their feelings in a healthy and helpful way. Bronte’s book should be compulsory reading for all teachers in training and KI should definitely be a part of the national curriculum."

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- Charlotte Stewart-Smith

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