June 8th – 12th, 2026 | St. Michielsgestel, Netherlands

In-Person (Hybrid)
EcoNIDRA™ Teacher Training

Your Authentic Voice reconnecting People and the Earth.

In the EcoNIDRA™ Teacher Training, you will learn how to become the voice that reconnects people with nature, including their own inner nature. This training equips you with the embodied knowledge, skills, and professional tools to facilitate high-quality EcoNIDRA™ sessions in a wide variety of outdoor and indoor locations, as well as online.

In an accessible yet powerful way, you will help people drop from their thinking minds into their senses and beyond. As a certified EcoNIDRA™ teacher, you can start your own heart-based and nature-connected business or integrate this practice into your current work as a coach, therapist, yoga teacher, forest therapy guide, healthcare practitioner, educator and so much more. We are here to help you weave EcoNIDRA™ into your life and work for the well-being of all.

In this immersive in-person (hybrid) training, you will:

Learn the Roots & Lineage

Discover the fusion of ancient Yoga Nidra, Forest Therapy (Shinrin-yoku), authentic nature soundscapes and the power of Random Acts of Kindness.

Master the 10-Step Flow

Learn the professional structure of an EcoNIDRA™ session - knowing exactly where to provide guidance and where to allow for your own authentic 'sauce' and improvisation.

The Science of Deep Rest

Study the scientific research on how EcoNIDRA™ regulates the nervous system, slows brain waves, and helps rehydrate fascia, restoring the bridge of communication between the mental-emotional and physical body.

Awaken the 9 Senses

Learn to use eco-somatics and the 61-point Rotation of Consciousness technique to awaken interoception, helping participants connect with their body's internal signals.

Radically Invitational Language

Master our specific use of language - a radically invitational, simple, and spiritually neutral way of guiding that helps participants bypass the 'thinking mind.'

Voice & Body Awareness

Receive masterclasses based on the Alexander Technique to improve your voice modulation, body awareness and align your speaking with your heart, body, and breath.

Nature Soundscapes

Learn to use and record high-quality nature sounds for the 'Earth Journey,' part of EcoNIDRA™ sessions, including how to create professional playlists.

Authentic Heart-Based Marketing

Receive a special module on how to spread your work in a sustainable, authentic way that nourishes you rather than draining your energy.

Immerse to Guide

Experience daily EcoNIDRA™ sessions yourself - lying on the Earth, hanging in a hammock, or covered by a soft blanket - to discover your own style as a teacher.

Global Community

Become part of the worldwide Dragonfly community, meeting online and offline to share sessions, brainstorm, and co-create nature-based programs and retreats.

Professional Resources

Gain lifetime access to an online library of sample scripts, scientific studies, promotional materials, and a profile in our Certified EcoNIDRA™ Teachers Directory.

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What You Will Receive

The In-Person Hybrid Training format consists of:

Five In-Person Training Days: At a beautiful oasis in nature where you will learn from 4 trainers and guest experts. This immersive time is designed to nourish you, not burden you with cognitive overload.

90-Day Practitioner Practicum: Once home, you enter a mentored integration period with bi-weekly live Zoom sessions, personalized feedback on your scripts, and mentoring.

Lifetime Online Access: Full access to our learning platform with videos, audios, and reflection assignments you can revisit anytime.

Nourishing Vegan Meals: Delicious, rich, and colorful meals prepared by our heart-based chefs.

Professional Voice Coaching: Recorded and in-person workshops to find your authentic vocal expression.

Certification & Support: A supported path to certification, including your professional logo.

Lifetime access to a growing library with useful materials, including aesthetically pleasing and feel-good promotion materials, playlists with beautiful and professionally recorded nature sounds, sample session scripts, scientific research studies, books and more.

Guidance and tips for authentic marketing from the heart and how to be approached by your participants and target groups without it costing you too much energy.

Becoming part of the global heart-based EcoNIDRA™ teachers community.

A final project based on EcoNIDRA and a Random Acts of Kindness that will give you a smooth, easy and mentored start point as an EcoNIDRA™ teacher.

Your profile in the official EcoNIDRA™ database so that potential clients and organizations can approach you for sessions and programs.

Bonus: Free access to the Heart-Based Community Building for Well-Being professionals course with practical tips for online and offline community building in a deep, meaningful and authentic way that nourishes you instead of draining your energy

Practical Information

Time & Schedule

We gather for five consecutive days from June 8th through June 12th, 2026. Each day runs from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CEST, Amsterdam time). You will experience an EcoNIDRA™ session every day in different settings: outdoors on the Earth, in a hammock, and indoors.

After the immersive 5 days, your 90-day Practitioner Practicum will start, with a mentored integration and certification pathway from your home. During this time, you will have the time to go through your materials, handbook, do your assignments and receive feedback, as well as online mentoring with your trainers via Zoom. After this period and upon submitting your assignments, you can finish your training and become a Certified EcoNIDRA Teacher.

Are the dates mentioned above difficult for you to schedule? You can also take the online version of the training at your own pace.

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Small Group Magic

We limit the group to 14 participants to ensure there is always room for deep sharing and genuine connection. Many of our 'Dragonflies' form lifelong friendships and professional collaborations during these days.

Location, Accommodation & Food

The training takes place in St. Michielsgestel, Netherlands, at a private oasis of 300 trees. The indoor space is made solely of natural materials and designed specifically for stillness practices.

Travel: Easily accessible by public transport or car (free parking).
Accommodation: While the venue doesn't provide accommodation, there are many charming B&Bs nearby. We often help participants coordinate shared bookings to foster community.
Food: We provide rich, vegan lunches. All dietary needs and allergies are lovingly taken into account.

Your Trainers

Kat Mertens

EcoNIDRA™ Founder, Certified EcoNIDRA™ Teacher & Trainer (NL-based)

Kat is the founder of EcoNIDRA™ and Way Back Home, a Forest Therapy guide, TreeClimbing Therapist, mentor and speaker. Her mission is to help people rediscover their deep connection with nature, including themselves. Kat has seen in many participants how deepening their nature connection and learning to rest improved their health, well-being, focus and perception of life, including their interactions with human and the more-than-human world. Deep nature connection practices like EcoNIDRA™ help people to learn to listen to their own bodies, to see with clarity what they truly want to be and do in this lifetime, and to have sufficient life energy for that. Kat has been trained by international experts and mentors in Forest Therapy, Yoga Nidra, The Way of Council (Circle), as a Teacher of Presence, European TreeClimbing Therapist, Wellbeing Inspired by Nature Consultant, Mind-Body Eating Coach, and more. She has over 20 years of experience training and mentoring adults and building communities for nature- and wellbeing-related projects.

Irma van der Schaar-Lamp

Certified EcoNIDRA™ Teacher & Trainer (NL-based)

Irma is a certified EcoNIDRA™ teacher and trainer. She has a unique combination of practical talents that contribute to the smooth flow of the training, as well as a gentle, nourishing energy that embodies the caring essence of EcoNIDRA™. Irma is an active EcoNIDRA™ teacher and has a treasure trove of ideas and inspiring, authentic stories that she loves to share with our training participants. She helps with loving and helpful feedback for EcoNIDRA teachers-in-training assignments, such as scripts and recorded EcoNIDRA sessions.

Leona Kral

Certified EcoNIDRA™ Teacher, Trainer-in-Training (US-based)

Leona is the founder of Breath & Nature Wellbeing, where her mission is to help people partner with their breath, nature, and body for deep relaxation and transformation. Leona combines her expertise in breath work, movement, and nature practices to offer unique programs in a nurturing environment. Through group classes and individual sessions, she guides clients towards greater self-awareness, stress relief, and overall wellbeing in the serene setting of her lakeside studio.

Helen Mercercox

Certified EcoNIDRA™ Teacher, Trainer-in-Training (UK-based)

Helen is the founder of Camomile Lawn ~ Nature Led Wellness, where she offers nature-infused holistic wellbeing rooted in yoga, EcoNIDRA™, Ayurveda, Reiki and aromatherapy. With a warm and grounded presence, she supports people to slow down, rest deeply and re-connect with themselves and the natural world through sensory awareness, breath, movement and embodied practice. Helen's teaching blends deep relaxation and nervous-system regulation with gentle embodiment and nature connection, inviting participants into kindness, stillness and a felt sense of belonging. She creates holding spaces that encourage ease, curiosity and transformation — whether in a garden studio, yoga class, restorative retreat or deep rest practice. Through her work she helps people Remember how to rest, how to relate to nature as teacher, and how to bring more presence into everyday life.

Your Investment

Tuition Fee

€ 2850,-

(Payment plans of 2-4 monthly installments are available)

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What is Included:

In-person immersive founder-led experience with 4 trainers, guest experts, a private venue, nourishing meals.
Structured mentored integration: twice-monthly group support + individual feedback.
Ongoing optional monthly sessions after certification, to stay connected with the community.
Personal experience with EcoNIDRA sessions from various teachers and in various settings.
Lifetime access to all materials.
Guest expert session on voice work.
Certification and professional pathway to guide EcoNIDRA™ sessions.

Partial Scholarships

We believe in accessibility and offer two partial scholarships per training. These scholarships are dedicated to those living at or near the subsistence level, for whom the full investment would currently be an insurmountable barrier. We wish for the path of the "Heart-Keeper" to be accessible to everyone with a sincere calling, ensuring that your current financial landscape does not stand in the way of spreading seeds of rest and connection.

If you'd like to be considered, please reach out via the button below and we'll contact you to discuss the details of your application in a personal conversation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What our Dragonflies Say

"Kat, I feel so much gratitude for you and for the rich and useful content you've offered us in this training. I was just checking out the library of all the available materials—it's absolutely amazing and so filled with essential materials for us to offer EcoNIDRA sessions ourselves."