About Arienne
Hello! My name is Arienne Klijn.
The diversity of humanity is beautiful.
I see human life as an opportunity to experience different qualities and styles, and to learn how they complement each other. So that together, we can create a bright future for all children.
More than thirty years ago I was fortunate to find teachers from different spiritual traditions who initiated me and shared their wisdom with me. Then I was apprenticed to a shaman who, among other things, helped me to get to know myself in terms of my inner man, woman, boy and girl. Native Americans call these your shields.
My teachers also sent me to study psychology at a Dutch university to respect and understand my Western scientific roots, and said I would learn to integrate the wisdoms of psychology and spirituality. They told me one day people would feel free to use all their talents, regardless of gender and cultural norms in societies, and that my work would help people find their path and be true to themselves and their communities.
I loved reading about Jungian archetypes, discovered the power of bodywork, had over a 100 sessions of therapy myself, graduated and became a therapist.
Then I went on to study family therapy. There I learned how to help families resolve their conflicts and how to work together in the best possible way. A few years later I was inspired to combine the shields and family therapy and so my model “The Shields of Your Inner Family” was born. It teaches you to employ your feminine and masculine powers, the childlike aspects as well as the mature aspects, regardless of your physical body, sexual preferences or conditioning. Thus being free to use the creativity associated with the 'androgynous mind'.
It is my hope and wish that the Shields of your Inner Family, as a language and model, may form a bridge to a time when we see, accept, and appreciate everyone's diversity.
Are you looking forward to meeting your inner family members? Then start reading my ebook Meet your Inner Family now, because in it you can read how you can get to know them well. May they bring you joy!
Warm regards,
Arienne
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