Please note: Aurora has been closed since July 1, 2010.

The Aurora foundation will be dissolved as per March 31, 2011.

There are no more activities being organized by or taking place at Aurora.

The information on this website is of purely historical value.

Help Aurora Grow

Aurora's path to the future

The organization

Aurora is a non-profit holistic health center founded in 1995 by the current director and two other colleagues. The Board, the director, and a coordination team of volunteers all devote valuable time and energy to the center, and contribute to the special atmosphere and spirit that is an essential part of Aurora.

Activities

Aurora’s sole source of income is renting workspace to colleagues in the field of natural medicine, personal growth, and spiritual awareness.

The center also provides a nourishing environment for colleagues who are starting out in their field, offering them the opportunity to exchange treatments and ideas, for joint projects and workshops, intervision, as well as individual support from those who have years of experience in the field of natural health care. Over the years the center has grown into a warm and friendly little community to which qualified and dedicated professionals are attracted, each of whom contributes something special, which in turn nourishes the process of the center as a whole.

Vision

From the beginning it has been our intent to offer high-quality therapies and group activities to help people make their own choices and find their own way in their personal growth and healing process. We select therapists, teachers, and activities which are inclusive, client-oriented, and holistic in approach. We believe that there are many possible paths towards healing and spiritual awareness, hence we accept only those into Aurora which we feel actively support individual empowerment, raise consciousness, and genuinely help people learn to heal themselves and to realize their own unique potential.

In our view it is essential for spiritual awareness to be grounded in our daily life and to express itself in all our relations - within ourselves, with each other, with society, and with the earth.

Aurora is also interested in building bridges between the regular health care system (i.e. the medical world) and what is sometimes referred to as alternative medicine or natural health care. We hope to play an increasingly active role in the process of creating more understanding between these often separate worlds, by introducing both practitioners and the public to the beneficial effects of a holistic and self-empowering approach to health. In fact, we see holistic health care as complementary to regular medicine and believe it has an important part to play in the health care of the future.

The future

In 14 years we have grown from a small low-profile shoe-string operation to a center that is well-known for the quality and diversity of its activities.

We see at this point in time in the world around us a powerful new impulse to growth emerging in the area of personal awareness, as well as an increasing recognition of the value of the holistic approach in complementary health care.

It has become clear to us over the past year that it is also time for Aurora to enter a new phase of growth in order to fully respond to and participate in this exciting development.

What we are looking for

Aurora is looking for a new location in the center of Amsterdam. The 17th century monument on the Herengracht in which we are located is going to be renovated within the next few years. In order for the center to continue to grow, we would like a larger building with 200 - 250 m2 space for our activities (compared to our current 150 m2). We would also like to have an open reception area with a tearoom for our visitors, so they may feel free to relax, to chat together, and to browse.

Partners

Aurora would like to connect with other holistic-oriented organizations, companies and like-minded individuals who may also be looking for a building in Amsterdam or who may be interested in sharing an existing location with us. Our vision is to create a vibrant and harmonious place - a healing space - where visitors can come to nourish their personal development and spiritual well-being.

Interest or suggestions?

Please contact Tomer Segal or Lynne de Jong-Decker.

telephone: (31)-(0)20 - 421-1987

e-mail: info@aurora-holistic-center.nl