The Bereavement Cruise 2020

 In 2020 Melanie will be one of the presenters onboard The Grief Cruise.

The Bereavement Cruise proudly presents Melanie Rijkers, international professional photographer and life coach. Melanie uses Eyespiration to help you see life from a new perspective.

The Bereavement Cruise a special trip that brings together grievers and grief professionals for a week of healing and community on board a five-star cruise. 

There are two upcoming Bereavement Cruises:

SPRING 2020: April 19 - 26 | Eastern Caribbean - sails to St. Maarten, San Juan, & the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas

FALL 2020: November 30 - December 4 | Sails to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas

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Activities include healing seminars and workshops during each day at sea, evening small groups called "Circles of Hope" that are specific to different types of losses (loss of a child, loss of a spouse, loss of a parent, loss to suicide, etc.), group activities and art projects, scheduled remembrance walks under the stars, mindfulness and meditation sessions, yoga, and the option to scatter a loved one's cremains at sea.

Melanie will lead photo walks to See the sun rise - Greet the Day - or watch the sun set. By Being in the Moment we use our senses to connect to the here and now, creating innerpeace and positivity.

Check MelanieRijkers.com and Journeys of Hope, Healing & Health for more information.

© Melanie E. Rijkers

With special thanks to Glenn Lord for creating this video.

SFWC 2017 Eyespiration Photo Walk

Way cool pic of my Eyespiration Photo Walk for Writers at the San Francisco Writers Conference February 2017, taken by Marjoleine van Nunen, thnx! 

#Eyespiration: backlight through bride's veil 

I am explaining how to See the Light coming through the bride's veil (top photo). Bottom photo shows a quick phone pic of the situation. The backlight is so beautiful, creating a light silhouette of the bride - white wedding dress and veil work very well.

I was leading a writers inspiration walk at the San Francisco Writers Conference, when we encounterd this wedding couple on the steps of St. Grace Catherdral on top of Nob Hill. With an open mind and perception you can really See the Beauty of the World.

#Eyespiration is mindfulness with your camera, using even phones to capture the beauty of the world around us. You can join my photo walks all over the world, or book me for private sessions and masterclasses. 

www.MelanieRijkers.com 

World Wide Photo Walk - Scott Kelby

#wwpw2014 In Breda, the Netherlands it was raining cats and dogs ... But still a nice group of people showed up, so we had a good time walking through the Chassépark. We also passed part of the Bredaphoto exhibition, which is partially outdoors.

11 October 2014:

Rain or shine, we had a good time during the World Wide Photo Walk 2014! Thanx Mr. Scott Kelby, and maybe next time... I can lead one in Paris, France? I am thinking of combining it with my annual ZIEN in Paris workshop, that would be awsome!!

Let me know if you want to join me in Paris in 2015.

Photo walk with us in Paris, France 10 October 2015? Loopt u gratis mee op 10 oktober 2015 in Parijs? 15:30-19:30 (3:30-7:30 PM)

SEE like van Gogh

In the spring and summer of 2015 we will offer photography workshops in the spirit of van Gogh: See like Vincent.

Photography in (Post-)Impressionism style, using nature and (sun)light. Photowalks in our Keukenhof and in our Brabant, the state where Vincent grew up. Beautiful Brabant will inspire you too!

See like Vincent. Light and inspiration in the open air. It won't be easy, but you'll have a lot of fun and you'll learn to love natural light like Vincent did.

Flowers & History - Paris, France - Vincent van Gogh tribute

Keukenhof workshop: 4, 11, 25 April 2015, time: 13.30-15.30, € 35,- p.p.

Brabant workshop: 9 May 2015, time: 13.30-15.30, € 35,- p.p.

Booking info HERE.

Book a workshop for two and you'll get a discount of 10 euro p.p. and pay only € 25,- p.p. Fee does not include travel and Keukenhof ticket.

From 5-6 persons we can put together a See van Gogh workshop in France, summer and fall 2015.

"Sometimes I long so much to do landscape, just as one would for a long walk to refresh oneself, and in all of nature, in trees for instance, I see expression and a soul, as it were" - to his brother Theo, from The Hague City, 1882

Vincent moved to Paris in February 1886, but after two years of hard work, he grew tired of the city. He went to live in the small town of Arles in the south of France, in search of light and peace. [source: van Gogh Museum] Vincent van Gogh died 125 years ago; 29 July 1890, after shooting himself in the chest two days before...

Vincent van Gogh - Korenvelden 

Miksang Paris France

Photos of last time's mindful photography workshop in Paris, France

Miksang Contemplative Photography

4 October 2014 we're back in Paris, France to lead a mindful photography walk, feel free to join us. We're gathering at the steps of the Sacré-Coeur Church 11 AM. 2x 2 Hours workshop in English and Dutch, € 75,- p.p. to be paid on the spot.

A happy photo walk, and you can already participate with your mobile phone.

You don't need a fancy camera to take Miksang photos. Photos with the good, pure eye ('Miksang' in Tibetan) are to be seen mostly. Walk with an empty, unbiased mind and see beautiful images, guided by photographer Melanie E. Rijkers.

More Miksang: www.Artstudio23.com or follow our Pinterest or Miksang Academy Facebook page. We lead #Eyespiration photo walks in Paris, London, San Francisco and many other places in the world.

Walking with Pure Eyes - Miksang

New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles ... I love them all. You can check out my street photography, landscape and city scape pics via Flickr and Google+.

World Wide Photo Walk 2013

We'll be guiding the Breda walk of Scott Kelby's annual world wide photo walk 2013!