Ivar is the founder of Dharma-Lotus and Ekãyano and started his practice in Breda in 2000.

"During my studies for Tropical Agriculture, I did an internship in India and later Nepal. Here I was captivated by Buddhism and Tantra and it has never left me.

Once back in the Netherlands, I started following Vipassana retreats and learning the Kum-nye Tantra. It's now 22 years later and I'm still learning; life as a practical school."

Ivar has its own center in Breda

Monique joined in 2002 and has had her own center in Oosterhout (br.) for 10 years.

"I have now been infected with the tantra virus for more than 20 years. Something that has become an indispensable part of my life. Grown from a first Tantra session. It was so special and touched me exactly in those places that were necessary at that moment to to be able to consciously feel and experience the intensity. The feeling of “it is good the way it is now” is so intense and beautiful and gives so much peace and freedom that you start looking for more…."

Monique has a Tantra practice in Oosterhout (Br.)

"(Buddhist) tantra has nothing vague for me, in my opinion it is earthly and practical. What happens in the mind also manifests itself in the body. Observe that and learn which processes are taking place.

The relationship between body and mind, why people act the way they do... these topics have always interested me. I find it fascinating to study this, but the best is personal and direct experience.

The interest in the energetic and physical being that we are; our motivations and our world of experience. This interest led me to Buddhism, or rather to Dharma."

Nieky has a Tantra practice in Arnhem and Wolfheze

Hey hi!

My name is Kirsten and I act as a second teacher during retreats at Ekayano. I give Tantra sessions from the Buddhist Kum-nye vision in my own practice under the banner of Dharma-Lotus in Bergen-op-Zoom and Rucphen. I also occasionally help out on a Tantra Theme Day in Breda.

I have followed Tantra, Kum-nye yoga and meditation training at Dharma-Lotus.

I am also the mother of three sweet girls and I enjoy contact with people and nature.

For me, the forest is a place where I like to spend time with the dog or go for a slow jog.

Love Kirsten.

Kirsten has her own practice in Bergen-op-Zoom and Rucphen

I had been taking yoga classes for years, but after I ended up at Dharma-Lotus, my path towards greater depth and awareness began, both within my yoga practice and in daily life.

 Because of my interest in Buddhist philosophy and wanting to investigate further from where suffering arises in humans and how you can solve this yourself, I am following the meditation training Dharma-Lotus started.



A number of years later, I experience more peace, balance and freedom.

If Ivar is there, she is there too. A quiet creature that sniffs around and makes the Ekãyano garden her own.