About Us
What began as a personal practice for understanding energy, the mind, the heart and the body—
evolved into a method for helping others return to peace, clarity and love through the power of acceptance.
Today this profoundly simple practice is shared by a group of certified coaches who practise Open Acceptance in their own lives and guide others to do the same.
Meet Founder, Renier Jooste
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been able to read people—their faces, their energy… the emotions they carry beneath the surface.
What I experienced growing up was a lot of hurt, anger, pain and suffering. As a child, I decided I wanted to change people’s faces for a living.
But as I grew older, my own heart began to close. I became the very person I had once wanted to help.
Anger, fear and pain shaped the way I saw the world. Everywhere I looked, I felt under attack, and I believed my anger was justified.
Eventually, my life reached a breaking point. My ex-wife told me she wanted a divorce because our children would turn out exactly like me.
She was right.
I had become the very person who had hurt me as a child.
Shortly after my divorce, I attended a three-day NLP training that completely changed my life.
For the first time, I realised the problem was not the world around me—it was the way I was seeing it.
Wherever I looked, I saw angry people around me. Instead of judging them, I decided to start serving them.
Through years of applying what I had learned—first in my own life and then with my clients—
one truth became clear
Happiness, peace and joy do not come from controlling life.
They come from accepting it.
From this lived experience, the Open Acceptance Method was born—
a simple but powerful practice that quiets the mind, softens the body and opens the heart.
A way of living in flow with life—now.
Meet Our Coaches
All OAM Method Coaches are trained to embody the Method in their own lives before they teach it. Each coach brings their unique lens to the same living practice—one grounded in love, acceptance, and self-awareness.
Wherever you are, you’ll be guided back to the same truth—
Love is already within you.
Now.
OAM Method Founder, Trainer & NLP & Hypnotherapy Master Coach
OAM Method Co-Founder &
Certified OAM Method Coach
Certified OAM Method Master Trainer & Coach
Kathryn Woolf, Co-Founder & Coach
For most of my life, I believed there was something wrong with me.
As a child, I felt different—yet all I wanted was to be like everyone else. My mind never seemed to stop, and I was incredibly hard on myself.
So I tried to make up for my hidden guilt by striving to be the best—at everything. Doing more. Staying busy. Achieving… so that I could finally feel good enough.
But it felt like being trapped inside my own head.
And nothing was ever enough.
From the outside, my life looked successful.
Inside, I was exhausted—racing thoughts in my mind, explosive emotions in my body.
My drug of choice: exercise and a constant need to control everything.
Life eventually forced me to stop.
Through a series of turning points—including injury, divorce, leaving my business, Covid, and being diagnosed with ADHD—I began to see the pattern of my own suffering.
The practice of Open Acceptance brought it all together. It gave me the space to slow down, regulate my nervous system, and surrender the need to control everything.
The problem was never that I am not enough.
It was my mind’s belief that I am not enough.
Today I practise slowing down and “undoing.” Creating space to listen to my heart—through movement, creativity, stillness, acceptance and awareness.
Through this work, I guide others who feel overwhelmed by their own minds and emotions to discover the same peace—
To remember that nothing is wrong with you.
Your mind simply needs the space to build a more loving relationship with your heart.
This is emotional regulation—
the Open Acceptance Method way.
Quentin Germishuys
I know what it’s like to feel trapped inside your own mind.
For years, I battled depression, anger, a stressful career and the weight of failed relationships.
At my lowest point, I found myself sitting alone, a gun in my hand, about to give up on life.
In that moment, I hit rock bottom and a quiet voice within me spoke—“There is another way to do life.”
That moment changed everything.
I didn’t know what “other way” was, but I was determined to find it.
My search led me to Renier and the Open Acceptance Method, and through the process, I experienced what I can only describe as a rebirth.
I discovered that anger was never the problem—my resistance was.
It was my non-acceptance.
The more I learned to accept what I felt, the lighter I became. Depression softened. Clarity returned. My heart opened and love—for myself and others—began to flow again.
My relationships have transformed into something that I once thought was only seen in movies.
Above all, I am at peace within myself.
Today, I share this work with people who feel lost, heavy, or afraid—those who know there must be another way, even if they can’t see it yet.
My approach is simple: presence, perspective, and practice.
“As you see your brother, so you shall see yourself”—A Course in Miracles.
Peace isn’t something you chase; it’s something you choose. And through Open Acceptance, you’ll learn how to make that choice every day.