Truth Training

What you say and how you say it can change your world. Language holds power. And we can evolve that language… did you choose the language you think in? 

Truth Training is a bit about words, and very much beyond words. You are invited to look beneath familiar communication patterns and discover new ways of relating to yourself and others. During this training, we’ll explore how courage, compassion, and communication can turn moments of conflict into gateways for growth. We’ll co-create a space where honesty is healing, and connection can deepen.

Time and Place

A beautiful family house with a big garden overlooking the river and a nature reserve. Located in Sliedrecht, a village in the center of the Netherlands. Accommodation will be in several shared rooms. Mattresses and pillows will be provided. Bring your own sleeping bag.

December 11 – 15 (training days)
We host truth training days for anyone new to our offerings. It is required that you join from the start date to cover agreements and basic training. 

December 16 – 24 (communal living)
From the 16th, we enter into surrendered leadership communal living where you are free to stay as long as you want in this time window. When you sign up, please share your date commitments. We will prioritise spaces for those who are committed to longer stays.

Price

Due to limited spaces, we request that you sign up by the 1st December. To register, send a short expression of your motivation to: isa.hartog@gmail.com
Your space will be confirmed only when you have made your contribution.

We request a contribution from you in the range of €30-€40 per day that you stay. If money is a barrier to you joining us, please contact us.

Facilitators

The training days will be guided by Elia, who is inspired by practice of Zen, Nonviolent Communication, and Radical Honesty. His deep curiosity has taken him through many fields in life — mediation, facilitation, counselling, coaching, leadership, restorative justice, education, activism, and more — all with a common thread of human connection and conflict.

From 2017 to 2022, Elia explored these worlds in depth, supported throughout by the principles of Nonviolent Communication inspired by Marshall Rosenberg.

In 2022, he embarked on a bold “Trust Experiment,” inspired by Zen pilgrimages and his time in Japan. Living entirely in a gift-economy, he travelled without money or possessions, offering help wherever he could and relying on trust instead of transaction. This journey brought him into many communities and deepened his ongoing questions: How can we live together in peace? And how can giving and receiving become joyful?

Since then he has incorporated practices from Radical Honesty, Authentic Relating and Circling into his life and offerings. He continues to train people and facilitate when asked to in various countries, companies, and communities.

When not teaching or facilitating, he rests a lot, does his best to put his communication skills into practice with family and friends, meditates, and goes on hitchhiking adventures to meet new people.