Give yourself permission to be truly alive

Hi, I'm Joachim Brackx. Through meditations, workshops and retreats, I help people reclaim their power. I hold honest, grounded spaces where you can slow down, feel what's true, and take the next step in the work you're already doing.

Joachim Brackx, smiling, among golden ginkgo leaves
Right nowIn Japan, then Ubud, Bali
28 yearsof teaching, in one form or another
17,171meditators across all my sessions
74podcast conversations
15dances & DJ sets

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I don't promise transformation or sell outcomes. What I offer is a safer, more honest container for your own process, in whatever shape suits you.

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Japan, where Joachim is right now
JapanWhere I am right now

Presence. Honesty. Space.

I facilitate meditations, workshops and retreats: spaces where people can slow down, feel what's true, and move through their own process with more ease. I bring questions, insights and practices that help you take the next step.

I've navigated significant difficulty and trauma in my own life. That experience isn't a credential. It's simply what shaped my understanding of what people need when they're in the middle of something hard: presence, honesty and space.

My work draws on my own practice, somatic awareness, conscious movement, deep inquiry, and a commitment to being in integrity with myself and the people I work with.

Joachim

Where I'll be next

I travel and host where I land. If you're nearby, come and dance or sit with me.

Now, until 21 NovemberJapanScouting places where I'd potentially buy a small home 🏯, eating all the delicious food 🍣, and sitting in many onsen ♨️
From 22 NovemberUbud, BaliSurrendering to my daily dance practice 🕺, communing with lush nature 🌴, and connecting with friends 💖
From 10 March 2027JapanScouting places where I'd potentially buy a small home 🏯, eating all the delicious food 🍣, and sitting in many onsen ♨️

What it's like in the room

I came to ask you something, and in your presence I just started to cry. You hold a space of wholeness, where everything is welcome.
Mariana
Joachim's work is truly one of a kind. What I valued most was the unique combination of safety and freedom, being in a space that felt held responsibly and respectfully.
Foster
Joachim carries both: the presence to make you feel safe in any process guided by him, and the tools to help you find the way back to yourself. This combined with the wisdom he carries offers a unique opportunity to dive deep into any topic you feel ready to explore. What I love the most is that he does not "push you" in any direction but allows for your own truth to emerge.
Vessy
The first thing that comes to mind is: I want to do it again. Having a container to dream, and being witnessed in it, that was probably the greatest value. Going into that process not alone.
Tabea
Joachim creates a cosy online environment that makes you feel like you're in the room. With his guidance, I'm learning to express my own boundaries without feeling guilty, and am becoming more considerate towards other peoples' boundaries as well.
Mikey
Joachim offered several valuable new insights. The workshop combined guided reflection, clear explanations, and practical exercises in a very balanced way. I left with a deeper understanding of boundaries and more confidence to set and hold them without guilt. Highly recommended.
Esther
I received tools and exercises to practice in real life. Joachim held a safe container, and really knows what he's talking about.
Tinne
I found the process very valuable. It really gave context to my life. And I found the exercises incredibly powerful.
Nissa
I greatly valued the practical exercises with fellow participants, during which I experienced how my 'no' really feels in my body. Joachim created an open and safe space for sharing and has a wide knowledge on the subject. It provided me with great insights that I can now put into practice!
Corine
Joachim is a wonderful facilitator, integrating warmth, humor, compassion and kindness. I found the combination of theory and practice useful in understanding how to better set boundaries.
AC
That year was profound for me. I wanted to create a real change between what was and what's to come, and I know you are the man of rituals.
Haneen
It was a wonderful balm of a workshop. The way Joachim facilitated from beginning to end was insightful, sensitive and with just the right amount of knowledge.
Rosa
The embodied practice really stuck with me (even after two years), as did the visualization of a perfect day.
Andrew
The workshop on boundaries offered a good balance between theory and practice, with some of the practical exercises being real eye-openers. Joachim created a safe and supportive environment, making it a valuable and inspiring experience.
Ingrid
Someone came up to me and said they appreciated how I articulate things they couldn't articulate for themselves. That's still with me today.
Anna
There were so many valuable things, crystal clear and coherently articulated. Great facilitation.
Dora