Primal -
Childhood Deconditioning

Heal your childhood wounds, release the past,
reconnect to your vitality, joy and true power.

With Svarup de Koning

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Come home

Are you ready to finally step out of your ordinary, functional, solidified everyday -Because deep inside you know, there’s more to this life, to your existence.
Because something deep inside has been whispering, asking for your courage.

And tune into the true longing within…
Into that place in you that knows the taste of pure joy, innocence, true freedom.

Are you ready to shine, dear?

Are you ready to let go of your old story, like a heavy jacket you’ve been dragging around - weighing you down, keeping you small…

And dare to fully own your life and live from value?

It is time to remember, remember your truth. And come home to yourself…

Primal is the best gift you can give yourself to reconnect with your inner child and experience your true nature once again.

It’s necessary to recognize the wounds that make us reactive and unconscious in our behaviour, so we can lead our lives as mature integrated adults.

Primal is a 7-day immersive process with Svarup De Koning - expert Primal Therapist with over 40 years of experience working with people all over the world.

This retreat is limited to a small group of people who are ready to commit deeply.

Date: January 26th 09:00 - February 1st 16:00 , 2026

Location: The Place to Be, 9 Brunsveldweg, 7021 JH, Zelhem, The Netherlands

Language: English

Contact for more info: retreats@primalhealing.eu

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A deep return to your roots:
A reconnection with your authentic self. 

Join us for a transformative 7-day journey that takes you back to the earliest layers of your life – conception, birth, infancy, and early childhood. Throughout this process, you will uncover how core wounds and early conditioning have influenced your behavior, beliefs, and relationships.

You will be gently guided through the stages of your development, revisiting foundational experiences that shaped your personality. You will be able to uncover and confront the unconscious roles and coping strategies that you developed in your childhood and then brought into your adult life – unveiling the masks that with time have hidden your authentic self.

You will be supported to express and release old emotions that block the flow of vitality in your body. You will explore your family setup with depth and compassion, addressing what remains unfinished.

By healing yourself at the roots, you will again have access to your potential, allowing you to celebrate the lightness and freedom that comes when the burdens of the past dissolve.

What is Primal?

In this short video Svarup - the facilitator of this process, shares the heart of Primal - what it is, why it matters, and how it can support you on your path.

Take a few minutes to watch it and get a feel of the journey we’ll embark on together.

Meet Svarup de Koning

PRIMAL THERAPIST, LEAD FACILITATOR

Svarup de Koning is Primal Facilitator, and has been leading therapy groups and trainings all over the world for over 40 years.

After graduating in Philosophy at the University of Rome, Svarup worked and trained for several years with R.D. Laing, running one of his therapeutic communities in London, UK. Svarup met OSHO, her master, in 1984. Since then, she has very much enjoyed being part of the commune. From that time on, Svarup has facilitated groups about childhood, teenage and sexuality, as well as meditative therapies. 

Svarup met her beloved life partner Premartha in 1985. For over 30 years, they shared their passion for life, growth, love, and meditation. They passed this on to many beloveds that attended their groups all over the world. 

Premartha left the body in 2023. 

Now Svarup continues their adventure on her own, cherishing in her heart an immense gratitude for the love, inspiration, and creativity they shared for so many years. The work keeps evolving, adjusting to the needs of a different time and world - the need for presence, maturity and innocence. 

This Retreat Is For You If…

↠ You struggle to lead your life from a grounded, mature place rather than through reactivity.

↠ You want to break free from repeating negative patterns and take full responsibility for your life.

↠ You’re ready to reclaim your playfullness and your agency.

↠ You want to improve your relationships - with your parents, partner, friends.

↠ You struggle to connect with your body and emotions.

↠ You find it hard to express your needs and set boundaries, often ending up exhausted, resentful, cold or feeling unloveable.

↠ You carry harsh, judgemental inner voices.

↠ You have difficulty feeling and expressing your anger in a healthy way

↠ Unresolved childhood wounds are keeping you from living a full, joyful and connected life.

BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY

What You Can Expect

✤ A safe and confidential space to explore deep emotional inner landscapes

✤ Inner child work, breathwork, and transformative therapeutic techniques to access early memories and childhood conditioning

✤ Active meditations and lots of play ! designed for somatic release and inner liberation

✤ Trauma-informed practices that prioritize your healing journey

✤ Exploration of family systems and inherited patterns for deeper understanding

✤ Group sharing and witnessing work to foster connection and support

✤ Loving guidance through regression processes and integration, ensuring you feel supported every step of the way

What You’ll Walk Away With

✤ A deeper understanding of your emotional and behavioral patterns that shape your life

✤ A renewed sense of personal power

✤ Clarity on your path, your boundaries, amd to show up more fully in your life

✤ Relief from carrying emotions and burdens that were never yours to begin with, allowing you to embrace your authentic self

✤ A stronger connection to your body and emotions

✤ Increased vitality, emotional resilience, and self-trust, empowering you to navigate life’s challenges from a mature place

✤ A renewed sense of aliveness, freedom, and personal truth

Testimonial

“Primal has been the most transformational experience of my life.

Being familiar with personal work, I knew there were some aspects from my childhood that influenced my current life, but diving into Primal I learned that everything actually originates back then - I relived the origin of my challenges as an adult and through this process I owned and accepted sides of myself that until then felt unfamiliar and disturbing.

This process of ownership allowed me to become more aware of my triggers, consequently disempowering them. Through Primal I was able to work on my relationship with love and this directly impacted my life with people close to me - I learned to love with totality acknowledging and respecting the fear behind my trust in love.”

— Mark

Daily Program

  • Morning Meditation

  • Breakfast

  • Morning Session

  • Small Break

  • Morning Session Continued

  • Lunch

  • Afternoon Session

  • Afternoon Meditation

  • Dinner

  • Evening Session

(Program subject to change)

Retreat Venue -
“The Place to Be”

Retreat center The Place to – Be is a magical place located in the middle of the forest, just outside Zelhem in the Achterhoek, The Netherlands . A real place of silence, in the middle of nature. The historic Brunsveld farm has been converted into a place for retreats, workshops, training courses and other meetings.

The estate is full of centuries-old trees, vast meadows, ponds, lanes and forest. From the property you walk straight into the forest and you can walk and forest bathe for hours.

What’s Included

✤ A free discovery call (optional)

✤ 7 day Primal therapy & meditation program

✤ 6 nights accommodation

✤ 3 daily group sessions

✤ 3 daily vegetarian meals and snacks by our private chefs

✤ Daily active meditations

✤ Rest from the outside world

✤ A group of fellow travelers - an intimate space of friendship and community

✤ A team of primal therapists and coaches

✤ Follow-up sharing group call

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Meet the Team
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  • Svarup

    - LEAD FACILITATOR -
    PRIMAL THERAPIST, TEACHER

    Svarup de Koning is an expert Primal Therapist with over 40 years of experience in her field, and an OSHO Facilitator. After graduating in Philosophy at the University of Rome, Svarup worked and trained for several years with R.D. Laing, running one of his therapeutic communities in London, UK. Svarup met OSHO, her master, in 1984. Since then, she has very much enjoyed being part of the commune. From that time on, Svarup has facilitated groups about childhood, teenage and sexuality, and meditative therapies. 

    Svarup met her beloved life partner Premartha in 1985. For over 30 years, they shared their passion for life, growth, love, and meditation. They passed this on to many beloveds that attended their groups all over the world. 

    Premartha left the body in 2023. 

    Now Svarup continues their adventure on her own, cherishing in her heart an immense gratitude for the love, inspiration, and creativity they shared for so many years. The work keeps evolving, adjusting to the needs of a different time and world - the need for presence, maturity and innocence. 

  • Jheel

    - GROUP ORGANIZER -
    PRIMAL THERAPIST, MEDITATION FACILITATOR, CHILDCARE SPECIALIST

    Jheel is a trained Primal therapist, OSHO Active Meditation facilitator, and childcare specialist. Driven by deep curiosity for the nature of being human she has travelled many paths – tantra, breathwork, yoga, meditation, Primal therapy, intuitive dance.

    Her experience and growth have been supported by a degree in Psychology, and international trainings such as Primal Childhood Deconditioning, Healing Inner Teenager, Enneagram, Osho Therapist training, and Transessence Technique, among others.

    Her mission is to bring more vulnerability, playfulness and connection to this world.

    Jheel offers Primal Childhood Deconditioning sessions, Healing Inner Teenager sessions and leads meditation groups – both online and live in The Netherlands.

  • Zahira

    - GROUP ORGANIZER -
    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PERFORMER, WRITER, THERAPIST, ACTIVIST

    Zahira Mous’s life’s work bridges embodied healing, the arts, and social justice. Zahira holds an MFA in Dance, a Graduate Certificate in Women’s & Gender Studies, and a BA in Theatre in Education. She is certified in NLP, EFT, and trauma-informed inner work drawing from Jungian and Gestalt traditions, such as Healing the Inner Teenager and Sexual Deconditioning.

    She developed the method Art in Motion – a healing practice of movement and creativity. She has facilitated healing workshops in Palestine, India, Brazil, the U.S., Greece, and the Netherlands.

    Zahira is the founder/director of the Healing Arts Foundation, artistic director Project Zahira | Dance Theater, co-director of Rest / Resist, and founder/head facilitator of Sappho Tantra - initiatives rooted in decolonized therapeutic and artistic practices.

  • Mark

    - GROUP ASSISTANT -

    Mark’s work weaves together embodied movement, QiGong, and a grounded presence that supports people in reconnecting with their natural vitality. Through somatic exploration and intuitive dance, he creates spaces where participants can soften, express, and meet themselves.

    Coming from a background in wellness hospitality, Mark has spent years designing and facilitating transformative experiences and retreats across Europe. He also stewards a retreat center in the Swiss mountains, a home for deep inner work.

    In primal retreats, Mark brings steadiness, attunement, and a playful sensitivity to the group, holding a safe space for participants to explore their deeper layers. His mission is to support others in returning to a natural rhythm — rooted in presence, embodiment, and the freedom to feel.

  • Svatantra

    - GROUP ASSISTANT -

    Call me (Antar) Svatantra, meaning Inner Revolution. It resonates deeply with me, reflecting qualities as independence, freedom, authenticity, and discovery of one’s true nature.

    Once I lived an unconscious life until I started questioning myself Why? After a lot of Why-questions and experiences (spiritual, energetic, body, and my last job as a communication trainer), Awareness, Total Acceptance, and Responsibility for everything that happens in my life became my path.

    Primal has been my last step and now I am in a dramatic, wide-reaching change of my inner conditions towards absolute authenticity.

    Dutch by heritage, living in Italy, I am present, reflective, and eager to connect with you in the Primal group of Svarup in the Netherlands.

  • Tania

    - SOUS CHEF -

    Tania is a poet, writer, community organizer, somatic practitioner, and intuitive cook. She uses food as a conduit for healing, connection, and social justice.

    Drawing from the vibrant flavors and cooking traditions of her Lebanese and Azeri ancestors, she infuses each dish with her own nafs: an untranslatable Arabic word that gestures toward a soulful, intuitive touch.

    Her approach to cooking mirrors her approach to writing: a deep, embodied knowing that flows into a creative vessel and lands with presence — fresh, sharp, and enticing.

  • Eleonora

    - CHEF -

    Eleonora, Ayurvedic Practitioner and Chef, weaves her Italian roots with Ayurvedic wisdom to create meals that honour the pleasure of the senses, while deeply supporting the body’s natural intelligence and the digestive system.

    She spices up her dishes with utmost care and presence, with the awareness that the quality of our food becomes the quality of our body.

    With this intention, her cooking provides nourishment to body, mind, and soul.  

Your investment

Early Bird: € 1.435,00 (SOLD OUT)

Normal Bird: € 1.585,00

Late Bird: € 1.735,00

Price incl. Three daily organic vegetarian meals and daily snacks

Accommodation:

€ 595,00 (3/4-person room, private bathroom)

€ 675,00 (2-person room, private bathroom)

€ 725,00 (Single room, shared bathroom)

  • Business invoices available upon request.

  • Payment plans available.
    First payment of € 350 required.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Primal Childhood Deconditioning is a deep group process of reconnecting with early life experiences, emotions, and unconscious patterns formed in childhood. Through guided inner child work, emotional release, and body-based practices, it helps uncover and let go of limiting beliefs and behaviors rooted in the past - creating space for more freedom, authenticity, and self-love in the present.

  • This retreat is for those ready to explore their inner world, heal childhood wounds, and break free from patterns that no longer serve them. Whether you’re new to self-discovery or already on a person growth path, the process offers a safe, supportive space to go deeper into yourself and reconnect with your true essence.

  • The retreat is facilitated in English. A good understanding of English is recommended to fully participate in group sessions and guided practices.

  • Yes if necessary you can pay in 3 installments over three months, and by the latest three months in advance prior to the group starting. Additional fees apply. 

    Please go to registration page for more information.

  • Absolutely. Any previous experience is welcome, but not needed. Only a dedication and commitment to yourself and your life.

  • We will serve three nourishing organic vegetarian meals per day, along with healthy snacks. If you have specific dietary needs or allergies, please let us know in advance. You can indicate this in the registration form, or contact us directly by email: retreats@primalhealing.eu

    • Comfortable clothing (layers) that allows you to move freely in the group sessions, sit on the ground, dance etc, including enough pairs of clothes to change for daily active meditations (we get nice and sweaty in those meditations and having fun together! :) )

    • Warm socks / slippers / indoor shoes (no shoes are allowed in the group room)

    • Water bottle (no cups or glasses are allowed in the group room) / Thermos

    • Journal and pen

    • Eye mask

    • Swimwear and towel for sauna (optional)

    • Comfortable footwear for nature walks

    • Alarm clock that is not your phone nor a smartwatch connected to your phone

    • Any personal medications that you require

    • An open heart and curious mind ♡

    In addition to the list above, after your registration you will receive an email with a specified essential list of things to bring.

  • Registration will take place on Monday 26th of January between 9am and 10am at the “Place to Be”.

    We will start with the first group session after the registration is complete and you have settled in - at 11am. It’s important that you are present at the opening of the group.

    The group will end on Sunday 1st of February at 16:00 and we will all have to leave the retreat center by 17:00 the latest.

  • By car:
    Navigate to Brunsveldweg 9, 7021 JH Zelhem. Use Google Maps; other navigation systems may have difficulty finding the correct address.

    By public transport:
    If you’re coming from Amsterdam, get in a train to Arnhem, then transfer there to the train to Doetinchem. You can take a taxi from Doetinchem station to “The Place To Be”, for the last 7,5km. Let us know which way you’ll be wanting to arrive and we can see if we can coordinate participants traveling together and support you to get from Doetinchem to the retreat center.

    If you’re flying from another country: You can fly to Amsterdam or Eindhoven, and take a train from there to Doetinchem.

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