Individual body-oriented coaching
Here, for a little while, you can simply be yourself.
Individual body-oriented coaching in Ghent, with attention to your body, your boundaries and whatever comes up in the moment.
For me, guidance is not about fixing yourself or fundamentally changing who you are. It is about getting to know yourself better, respecting your boundaries and gradually finding more room for rest, enjoyment and connection.
Let's get acquainted · Read my story
What is body-oriented coaching?
In my own experience, I often notice tension in my body first. My thoughts then get involved, sometimes making that tension stronger. I spent years in talking therapy. It taught me a lot, but talking alone did not always feel sufficient for me. I also wanted to learn to notice what was happening in my body.
In my coaching, I invite you to pay attention to bodily sensations, tension, breathing, emotions, boundaries and connection. We do not need to understand or explain everything immediately. Sometimes noticing something is enough to begin exploring it.
We do not have to push towards a predetermined result. I care just as much about making room for everyday life. For rest, enjoyment, pleasure and contact with other people.
How I work
With Marjolijne van Buren, I encountered a way of working in which two people sit opposite each other and attentively explore what emerges in the moment.
It can start very simply. We sit opposite each other. We notice what happens. I might ask a question or reflect something I observe. You might become quiet, sad or happy. Perhaps nothing remarkable happens at all. That is fine too.
I hope to create a small microcosm. A temporary space where you do not constantly have to meet the expectations of everyday life. You have nothing to prove here.
Staying present
I sometimes use the word empty. By that, I mean trying to project as little as possible of my own explanations, expectations or history onto you. Listening without immediately analysing. Paying attention to what emerges.
Safety and boundaries
You help set the pace. We can always slow down or stop. An exercise is never compulsory, and an emotional breakthrough is not a goal in itself. There is room for rest or distance when you need it.
One question I like to make space for is this.
Is there anything you need right now?
What might we do together?
We choose together what fits your question and the moment. Possibilities include these approaches.
- Attentive listening and conversation.
- Body awareness and noticing tension.
- Simple breathing and regulation exercises.
- Experiential exercises while sitting opposite each other.
- Reflecting what we notice.
- Simple explorations using chairs.
- Paying attention to emotions and bodily sensations.
- Silence and exploring distance and closeness.
In an exercise, two chairs might represent important people. You can explore what you notice in your body in relation to a chair or position. It is a way of exploring your own experience, without drawing a diagnosis or explanation from it.
About physical contact
Touch is not an assumed or required part of a session. Supportive physical contact is only possible when it falls within my competence, suits the situation and both of us explicitly consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. You never have to explain why you do not want to be touched.
Who will you meet?
I am Lieven Cardoen. I make music as Moosjer. From 2020 to 2024, I completed the four-year Connected Living programme at Agape Academy. It introduced me to body-oriented work, experiential exercises, group processes and coaching.
I also assisted with three series of bioenergetic exercises and gained experience with breathing circles and facilitated group processes. My own years in therapy have shaped how I think about vulnerability, boundaries and connection.
I offer body-oriented coaching. I am not a clinical psychologist or psychotherapist, and I do not offer treatment for medical or psychiatric conditions.
Who might this suit?
You may be curious about body awareness, want to notice tension more readily or explore how you relate to boundaries. Perhaps you want to pay more attention to emotions, contact and closeness, or try an experiential approach.
Together, we consider whether your question fits my experience and competence. This guidance does not replace specialist mental healthcare. An acute crisis, such as acute suicidality or psychotic destabilisation, requires assessment by qualified professionals. A diagnosis alone does not determine whether coaching is appropriate. We consider your current situation, your question and what is safe and responsible.
Practical details in Sint-Amandsberg
I am starting on a small scale, with one or two ongoing coaching relationships. This gives me room to explore attentively how this way of working feels for me and for the participants.
A first conversation
A free, no-obligation introductory conversation takes about 20 minutes. We can meet by phone, online or in another way we agree on together. We listen to your question and consider whether my approach might suit you. This is not a diagnostic consultation.
Sessions and price
An individual session lasts about 75 minutes and costs €40.
I like to begin with 5 sessions, €200 in total, so we have time to get to know each other. There is no obligation to complete a package, and you can stop earlier. After five sessions, we consider together whether further coaching would be helpful.
My preference is payment per session.
We can also talk about the financial side. If the usual price is difficult for you, we can explore what is possible. Any different price is agreed individually in advance.
Where?
For now, sessions take place in a quiet room in my home in Sint-Amandsberg, Ghent. I share the address personally after a suitable introductory conversation.
Agreeing things beforehand
If you cannot make an appointment, please let me know as soon as possible. Before the first paid session, we clearly agree together how cancellation, payment and ending the coaching will work.
Shall we get acquainted?
You do not have to know exactly what you are looking for yet. We can first talk calmly about what is on your mind and whether my way of working suits you.
Interested in singing together or joining a breathing circle? Find group gatherings at Breath & Voice.