Elementary work

Embodied direction


Direction from Within

Under pressure, our world becomes smaller. Our attention narrows, tension increases, and familiar patterns more easily take over.

Elementair werk develops the inner conditions that allow you to maintain space precisely when it matters: to keep seeing new possibilities and consciously choose how you respond.

By strengthening the connection between thinking, feeling and action, you develop greater inner stability and freedom to act.

Not only to function more effectively, but to respond with greater wisdom and integrity to what the situation actually calls for.


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“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
– Steve Jobs

The most effective leaders don’t rely on data alone, but also on their most powerful compass: embodied intuition. Stop overthinking. Through Embodied Leadership, learn to make decisive choices, regulate stress, and lead with grounded presence.

Some of the organizations that were inspired by MENG Elementair werk:


Some of the people that were inspired by MENG Elementair werk:


Mattijs M. van Katwijk

Mattijs is teacher and mentor in Embodied Direction.
 Since 2015 he has guided professionals and organizations such as the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Police and Portaal.
 The last three years he was training full-time in Asia, deepening the arts that form the foundation of his work.
His approach combines precision and depth — clear, experiential and free from clichés.
Here’s more about Mattijs .


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