Introducing Our Trainers

The Shadow Work training faculty consists of highly-skilled and experienced trainers and mentors who consistently receive the highest praise from participants for their skill in imparting both theoretical and practical aspects of Shadow Work. They have many years of experience in delivering training and development programmes to individuals, companies and non-profit organisations.

They are known for the warmth and compassion which they bring to the task of teaching. They each have direct experience of and respect for what it takes to master a new discipline in service of other human beings.

They support learning in a safe and shame-free environment, bringing well-timed doses of fun and laughter while at the same time making the study and practice of Shadow Work accessible to a wide variety of learning styles.

John and Nicola Kurk

Owners of Shadow Work Training Europe

In partnership, Nicola and John have introduced Shadow Work to many other countries; training, mentoring and nurturing a growing community of talented facilitators, coaches and trainers. In particular, they have founded a flourishing community in Russia, where Shadow Work has achieved officially-recognised status within the Institute of Jungian Psychotherapy.

John Kurk

Mentor, Trainer, Group Facilitator and Coach

He is a master facilitator, having led Shadow Work group seminars in many countries throughout Europe as well as leadership development and bespoke business workshops and retreats over the last 25 years. He is also a qualified Leader and Leader Trainer for the Mankind Project international. As an affiliate trainer for Interaction Associates he has delivered facilitation and leadership trainings within corporations.

John studied Physics and Psychology at university. He was deeply involved in the early years of the Centre for Alternative Technology and became a skilled craftsman and cabinet maker, as well as being involved in delivering personal development trainings and events for 40 years. He brings the same passion for craftsmanship, excellence and attention to detail to Shadow Work, and is known for creating a safe environment in which people can explore and transform their most challenging emotional and psychological problems without shame.

Interview with John Kurk by Alyce Barry

Nicola Kurk

Mentor, Trainer, Group Facilitator and Coach

Nicola is internationally recognised for her expertise in Shadow Work. She has over 30 years of experience in the field of personal development as a coach, group facilitator, trainer, mentor and educator.

She is one of the co-founders of Women in Power, an initiation that unearths and honours buried aspects of the feminine soul and psyche and celebrates feminine rites of passage. She has created and continues to nurture a community of women in the UK, France and Belgium dedicated to making this work available in many different formats.

She has travelled extensively to lead seminars, retreats and training sessions in the UK, Europe, Russia, Dubai and North America and has also taught facilitation and leadership skills to corporate clients, including PriceWaterhouseCoopers and GE Capital.

Liz Remande-Guyard

BFT ,AFT and LT Trainer, Group Facilitator and Coach
(working in both English and French)

Liz has been working in the field of personal development for the last 20 years, supporting at-risk and very challenging young people, managing year-long therapeutic programmes with them, including training their mentors and holding group sessions. She has extensive skills in coaching, supervision and training trainers and a long-standing experience in holding both groups and individuals in a very safe way.

She brings warmth, empathy and huge love and respect for people and their journeys, creating opportunities for them to trust and embody their inner wisdom.

Nick Klyne

BFT, AFT and LT Trainer and Group Facilitator

Nick began his international coaching and workshop facilitation career over 25 years ago in the fields of personal and cultural transformation. He specialises in leadership development and has been accountable for the training and mentoring of an international team of world-class coaches and consultants.

He brings a unique combination of intellectual rigour, philosophy, humour and out-of-the-box thinking and loves to create space for other human beings to access and express their authenticity.

Gautier Hankenne

BFT, AFT and LT Trainer, Group Facilitator and Coach
(working in both English and French)

Gautier brings a wealth of different approaches to personal development with a particular emphasis on relationships and conflict resolution. Also a trainer and leader in the ManKind Project International, he is committed to creating and maintaining healthy communities by supporting the training and development of Shadow Work practitioners throughout French-speaking Europe.

His joy, curiosity, generosity and humour allow individuals to grow and develop in an environment of acceptance and encouragement.

Karin Green

BFT Trainer, Group Facilitator and Coach
(working in English and Swedish )

I believe that you can transform your past trauma and use it to be a portal for healing and empowerment. Karin is also a Neurolinguistic (NLP) Master Practitioner/Trainer, and an organizational consultant. She is on the faculty of Women In Power and a co-founder of the Dragon Training.
Karin’s own personal work and healing through Shadow Work®, NLP, and Huna have culminated in her assisting others in their process towards greater freedom, joy and life satisfaction.

Yucel Kosal

BFT Trainer and Group Facilitator
(working in Turkish )

Yucel is a Certified Shadow Work Facilitator with the deep inspiration of his own and others transforming experiences since 2016. He is facilitating shadow weekends and supporting companies and their managers to increase their shadow awareness and be able to see their own dynamics. He walks the spiritual path with WhiteEagle, the medicine Keeper of the Origin Teachings of the Delicate Lodge. He started his Executive and Team Coaching, and Custom-designed Training practice in 2008.
He has studied and certified with the Coaches Training Institute and as a Certified Team coach from the certification program of Organizational and Relationship program of Centre for right Relations ship (CRR). As a faculty member of Adler International Learning’s Certificate in Professional Coaching program in Turkey accredited by the International Coach Federation. He mentors and supervises new coaches, leads the Practicum Program and works with organizations on Executive and Team Coaching projects. He is the licensed trainer of HorseDream leadership training with horses in Turkey.
He is known as an outgoing, larger than life individual, an outdoor enthusiast, a searcher and a life-long learner.

Elizabeth Klyne

CT Trainer

Elizabeth has had the privilege of working with many clients, from students to CEOs of publicly-quoted companies, since she started her coaching business in 1996. For her, it has been a delight to create a safe and shame-free environment in which people can find empathy, confidence and perspective, take possession of their gifts and talents and access the power that flows from coming to terms with the truth of any situation.

She finds herself consistently in awe of our ability to survive, heal and flourish in the face of the challenging circumstances and beliefs that we all encounter, and blessed to be present in those moments of transformation.

Evrim Cabbaroglu