To be Continued…
// allowing the conscious club to take a new form
Thursday 13 October 2022 - 13:00
I am going to start with the first big announcement, and that is that Charon is going to stop as an owner of The Conscious Club.
Let us start with some words from Charon.
I have always perceived The Conscious Club as an energy of its own, a home and save haven for the people in search of inner and outer sustainability. For me this journey began almost exactly 7 years ago. When I was called into participating and stimulating this energy to find it's roots, grow and to blossom in Amsterdam and beyond. I have always felt in service of the spirit of The Conscious Club.
But already some time ago, I came to doubt whether my own energy and talents were still serving and supporting The Conscious Club in the best way. I noticed that some of my personal ambitions, abilities and responsibilities were shifting and that wasn't always aligned with the expansion of The Conscious Club. But because of the love for the Club, Elizabeth, all of the beautiful people we are working with and all of you we were touching on a daily basis, I tried to find a way to align my energy again. I started teaching more often, found out that I love the way Elizabeth and I can hold space in our journeys and ceremonies. Found out that I love to create together with our teachers. But also came to the realization that I couldn't be a full business partner for Elizabeth anymore and that the responsibility of having my own business was feeling more heavy than it should.
I have always been a good starter, I can make things happen, but I am less of a "continuer". And I am OK with that, I use that to my and others advantage. So I recently admitted to myself and Elizabeth that I am not what is serving The Conscious Club best anymore and that I don't want to hold Elizabeth back. Sometimes we need to let go in order for something to find its way in alignment again.
I am not going to be an owner of The Conscious Club anymore, but I will continue teaching and holding space in our journeys and ceremonies. I will focus on expanding and deepening in my meditations. I am excited for the personal journeys ahead and to see how life unfolds for me.
I had the most amazing 7 years full of teachings, growing, love, laughter and tears and I am in full gratitude towards The Conscious Club. It has been an honour to have been of service.
Elizabeth, our partnership has taught me so much and I love the way we support each other even when our paths go different ways. So our deep friendship remains and we keep creating together in new ways. I love you and I can't be more grateful. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
To all the people I have worked with thank you for your trust, your loyalty, for doing this work, for shining your lights and for all the time we shared.
And to all of our students thank you for your support! I hope to still meet you in our upcoming journeys and ceremonies.
With all my love,
Charon
**I would like to add to this beautiful note of Charon, that I am forever grateful that I had you by my side in the last seven years. You are an amazing human being, who's ability to come from a place of self-reflection can only inspire others. I profoundly cherish how we always communicate with love and deep respect for each other. I consider myself blessed that I have been able to experience such an incredible journey with you, not only as my business partner but also as my very dear friend. I love you immensely and I know our journey does not stop here. I am looking forward to all of our events together and what the future will unfold for the both of us!
Because there is so much to share, we recorded a podcast where we reflect on this decision and the future of the business. You can listen to the podcast here.
Elizabeth & Charon before opening and rebuilding The Conscious Club at Lauriergracht Amsterdam.
As you can imagine, when Charon and I had this conversation about her leaving the company, I needed to reflect on where I would like to see the company as the sole responsible person. It was asking me to decide on how I wish to design my life for the future.
In the last few years I have been working towards a more flexible way of life, I have made a conscious choice to not bring children in this world, to sell my house and close the location of my business, so I can move around more freely. I have been enjoying the combination of living in our beautiful city Amsterdam with the easy pace of Southern Europe a lot.
Meantime, I have positioned myself in a way that I can focus on doing what I love most and I know one thing for certain, everything in life is better when shared! Sharing more of my spiritual side in the Spiritual Year Training or teaching about the world of cryptocurrency (which many people are still not aware of the countless amazing sustainable projects!) has been a real joy for me. And truth be told, designing your future in the way you want is a big question. I am still on the journey of trying to discover what should come next!
But I can see that The Conscious Club as we knew it, has come full circle and asks for a new direction. I have received many insights that still need to take shape and form into new ideas that are energetically aligned with a higher purpose. I am allowing myself the time I need to set a new course and I am excited about what has come forward so far!
Meanwhile, apart from our collaboration with The Cover members club, it has been a clear decision to step away from regular classes. Unfortunately the time and effort it takes to make these classes happen don't add up to the financial reward we get for it. Also for our amazing team of teachers. I have asked everyone to take the time to tune into their hearts to feel what they wish to create for the future. The first thing that came forward in our team meeting was that everyone is looking forward to take a nice long break upcoming winter, to recharge and make space for this question.
Another thing came forward unanimously, the wish for us to redirect our energy to creating bigger events. So we can still do what we do, but less frequent, with more time and at a bigger space. This way we can find a healthy balance in the energetic and financial exchange that comes with the healing journeys and ceremonies we love to offer to our beautiful community.
We are aiming to create around 4-8 events each month. This will include our sacred cacao ceremony, breath work journeys, sound healing sessions, our deep energetic cleanse and meditations. We are looking forward to update you with a new agenda soon!
The Cover at X Bank / W Hotel
When we got back from our travels, it immediately asked our attention for many practicalities, such as the new venue and collaboration with The Cover, located in The Vault at X Bank / W Hotel. Unfortunately the opening of their club got delayed to January next year, therefore we ran into some unpractical logistics that caused a bit of a confusion to our visitors and therefore we couldn't provide the quality we like to offer as a business.
The space itself needed some extra isolation, which is fixed by now, but there is also a visual upgrade planned in the near future. For now, we have decided to cancel the classes for OneFit & ClassPass members, until things are more settled. For our own card holders, we like to still provide access to the upcoming classes at this venue, as we can better explain the route to where the sessions are held. There is a class planned every week in November and December. In January there will be a new schedule available. We will send an e-mail to our card member separately, to explain how you can book in the upcoming months.
Charon and I have 2 events planned at X Bank, one Sacred Cacao Ceremony and one Deep Energetic Cleanse. We have limited spots available, but we hope to see many familiar faces there!
More info:
As we are slowly adjusting to this new phase, we will need some time to change all of our communications on all different platforms. Please bear with us towards this new transition.
I have planned some more time off in the winter months, just to give myself the space I need to allow the natural flow of how everything wants to take form slowly take shape.
As some of the regular sessions will continue at X Bank, our wish to create some bigger events is still on the agenda!
All I can say for now is "To be continued...."
On another note, it's going to be a challenging winter for many of us. As the gas prices soar to record highs and the stagflation is putting us towards a massive economic recession, I'd like to invite all of you to help one another out. Perhaps put a note in the mailbox of your neighbors, where you offer an extra plate of food, some extra groceries or even some of your services. We are a resilient species, but can't make it through tough times with the help of a community. Let us be mindful about those who are going through a difficult time right now and who's maybe also afraid or ashamed to share about their position.
I have offered my help to those around me and I hope you do too.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this very long newsletter!
If you have any questions, we'll try our best to answer them!
Much love!
Elizabeth & Charon
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