My Biography

Human behavior has always been my passion. My deep connections to nature, creativity, global awareness, spirituality and joy have been a thriving force throughout my life.
At the age of 5 I knew I was a singer and I took my first piano lessons. I started yoga in high school, got involved in Outward Bound School as a teenager and travelled with Up With People at the age of 18.
After my Master in Applied Economics I started working as a General Manager in the Contemporary Arts Business, where creation is the core aspect of the product, where not only artists but every person, involved in the process, needs to be very ‘connected’ and passionate.

Since 2012 I have my own Center for Energy Work near Antwerp and I give several workshops and trainings in Belgium and abroad.

For the past 25 years I have been engaging in specialized trainings and courses, all about coaching, personal development and growth of consciousness

• • • Basis van 4 Dim Bodywork/teachings of TAO (Antwerp (B))
    • Avatar (Master) (Germany)
    • Barbara Brennan School of Healing (Austria, Bad Ischl, 4 years)
    • Personal training in Pathwork (USA, Chapel Hill, 2 years)
    • Ad Hoc Intensive Trainings in Core Energetics en Continuum (USA, Chapel Hill)
    • Evolution Psychology (Ignoramus Academy, Hasselt (B) - 1 year)  
  • • Teacher Training Life Force Rituals (Life Projects, Hamme (B) - 1 year - currently)
  • * Sound Therapy Practitionar (Simone Vitale,  Porvoo (F), 1 year, currently)   

Through the 4-year training at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing I came into deep contact with myself and with Healing Energetics in all aspects and frequencies. Since 2012 I work as a Brennan Healing Practitioner. (https://www.barbarabrennan.com).
Afterwards I continued with advanced energy trainings: Brian T Stokes (Senior Pathworker – Pathwork of NC, USA) was my teacher for a 2-year training in the principles of Pathwork. https://pathwork.org en www.facebook.com/PathworkNC.

Besides this I am also a singer songwriter. After 20 years as an Art Manager I made my own artistic dream come through: in 2012 I released my first album. My artist name was GRACE, my CD called ‘Heart Matters’. I sing about life, about love and the world in change, about LOVE. Recently my new Album came out, 'Becoming Whole' and my artist name evolved to ILSE GRACE, more info at www.ilsegrace.com

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As a economy student, I learned a lot about management ànd in the mean time, I stayed very passionate about culture and art and human behavior:  totally involved in the student community, I organized inspiring cultural events and fell in love with the Contemporary Art World. Contemporary Art is all about reflection on human behavior, reflection on societies, reflection on collective consciousness, it simply became my food for life.
Right after college I started to work at in the Contemporary Art Centre of the University (STUK). 4 years later, I was the Managing Director, having professionalized the working environment through intense learning experiences, always with respect for the specific ethics of the art/cultural world and for human resources in particular. From the very beginning, I was very active in the Flemish Art Business Cooperation (VDP/OKO), founded at that time. It functioned as a platform for managers to support the fast growth of the art business, as funding had increased structurally.
I always followed my natural cycle of creativity and moved on to the next job as ‘the work of change was done’ ; I subsequently worked as the Managing Director at 4 more Art Businesses: ‘HETPALEIS’, the City Youth Theatre of Antwerp; ‘VICTORIA/CAMPO’, the International Performing Art Production House of Ghent , ‘EXTRA CITY’, the International Visual Art Production House , and last but not least, ‘TRIX’, the Pop and Rock Music Art Centre of Antwerp housing many artist in residence, operating an outstanding education department and promoting a big variety of concerts for a diverse public.