{"id":538,"date":"2026-06-04T07:58:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nathal.de\/founder\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:33:14","slug":"founder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nathal.de\/en\/founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"538\" class=\"elementor elementor-538 elementor-102\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3919f75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3919f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03251f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-nathal_page_hero\" data-id=\"03251f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nathal_page_hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"pgh\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgh-inner rev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pgh-eyebrow\">The Founders<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"pgh-h1\">Founded in 1980.\n Today in research.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"pgh-lead\">Dr. Gertje Lathan (1943 \u2013 2022) developed the core method \u2014 the Supra-Dialog\u00ae. Co-founder Philippe Lathan designed all training content and has provided intuitive consulting for over four decades, without formal professional training. Today he is fully dedicated to research.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b7c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-nathal_founder_portrait\" data-id=\"68b7c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nathal_founder_portrait.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"light\"><div class=\"c\"><div class=\"gp\"><div class=\"gp-img rev\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.nathal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gertje.jpg)\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Dr. Gertje Lathan\"><\/div><div class=\"gp-body rev d1\"><span class=\"gp-eyebrow\">Founder \u00b7 Psychologist \u00b7 Psychotherapist<\/span><h2 class=\"gp-name\">Dr. Gertje Lathan<\/h2><span class=\"gp-role\">1943 \u2013 2022<\/span><p>Dr. Gertje Lathan studied <strong>psychology in D\u00fcsseldorf<\/strong> and worked in rehabilitation psychology and psychiatry before founding the NATHAL\u00ae Institute. She combined classical and alternative therapeutic approaches. <\/p><p>Additionally, she completed <strong>training as a non-medical practitioner<\/strong> and obtained authorization for psychotherapeutic practice with adults.<\/p><p><strong>In 1980<\/strong> she founded NATHAL\u00ae and developed the core method of <em>Supra-Dialog\u00ae<\/em> \u2014 a structured inquiry technique that remains the foundation of every NATHAL\u00ae training to this day. Since then, she has been active internationally in training and combined psychological expertise with an intuitive research approach. <\/p><div class=\"gp-sublist\"><h4>Previous Areas of Focus<\/h4><ul><li>Conversational psychotherapy<\/li><li>Psychological behavioral therapy<\/li><li>Hypnosis<\/li><li>Gestalt therapy<\/li><li>Pathological family dynamics<\/li><li>Clinical pathopsychology<\/li><li>Analytical psychotherapy<\/li><li>Psychotherapeutic non-medical practitioner<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa91ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-nathal_founder_portrait\" data-id=\"fa91ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nathal_founder_portrait.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"light\"><div class=\"c\"><div class=\"gp flip\"><div class=\"gp-img rev\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.nathal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1752403480753.jpeg)\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Philippe Lathan\"><\/div><div class=\"gp-body rev d1\"><span class=\"gp-eyebrow\">Co-founder \u00b7 Designer of Training \u00b7 Researcher<\/span><h2 class=\"gp-name\">Philippe Lathan<\/h2><span class=\"gp-role\">Designer of the entire NATHAL\u00ae training<\/span><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Philippe Lathan has designed all training content: the basic training, all nine advanced levels, and all specialized seminars. The content is now delivered worldwide by certified licensed trainers. <\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">His academic career took him from the Universit\u00e9 de Louvain (1968\u20131969, B.A., Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Social Sciences) through the Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles ULB (1970\u20131972, Certificat d'\u00e9tudes litt\u00e9raires) to TH Cologne (1976\u20131980, B.A., Social Work). Classical scientific or technical training is deliberately not part of his background \u2014 and is not necessary for his work: Before a consultation, he requires no detailed information about the subject matter. He works purely intuitively and completely neutrally. Time and again it has been shown that he was correct and that those consulting him achieved the greatest success the more closely they followed the information he provided.   <\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">For over four decades he has consulted scientists, institutes, companies, and private individuals in this manner \u2014 with documented results in marine chemistry, engineering, medicine, architecture, aerospace, and other fields. Today he is fully dedicated to research based on NATHAL\u00ae results. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42cc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-nathal_number_cards\" data-id=\"f42cc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nathal_number_cards.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"dark\"><div class=\"c\"><div class=\"sec-head rev center\"><span class=\"praxis-intro\">Philippe&#039;s Work<\/span><h2 class=\"sec-h-w\">Four decades of intuitive research.<\/h2><p class=\"sec-p mt-sm\">Beyond the NATHAL\u00ae method and its dissemination, Philippe Lathan has created an exceptionally extensive body of work \u2014 documented, peer-reviewed, and partly subject to international scientific analysis.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"nathal-numbers cols-4\"><article class=\"nnum-card rev\"><div class=\"nnum-val\">11.000<small>+<\/small><\/div><div class=\"nnum-lbl\">Nathal Manuscript pages \u2014 33 writing systems, 480 formula pages<\/div><\/article><article class=\"nnum-card rev d1\"><div class=\"nnum-val\">1.000<small>+<\/small><\/div><div class=\"nnum-lbl\">Intuitively painted pictures \u2014 Nathal Art, with documented healing effect<\/div><\/article><article class=\"nnum-card rev d2\"><div class=\"nnum-val\">4<small>Patents<\/small><\/div><div class=\"nnum-lbl\">including autonomous supply containers (Nathal Energy), peer-reviewed published<\/div><\/article><article class=\"nnum-card rev d3\"><div class=\"nnum-val\">40<small>+ Years<\/small><\/div><div class=\"nnum-lbl\">documented consulting without classical professional training<\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef152c elementor-widget elementor-widget-nathal_kozyrev\" data-id=\"5ef152c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nathal_kozyrev.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"dark\"><div class=\"c\"><div class=\"koz\"><div class=\"koz-vis rev koz-vis--photos\"><div class=\"koz-photos\"><div class=\"koz-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nathal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-06-04-um-12.40.34.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><div class=\"koz-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nathal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-06-04-um-12.40.38.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><span class=\"koz-tag koz-tag--static\">Original copy at the Institute<\/span><\/div><div class=\"koz-body rev d1\"><span class=\"koz-eyebrow\">Historic Cooperation \u00b7 Russia 1992<\/span><h2 class=\"koz-h\">The Kozyrev Mirror\n \u2014 and its connection to NATHAL\u00ae.<\/h2><p><strong>N. A. Kozyrev<\/strong> \u2014 Russian astrophysicist, pioneer of torsion field and biogravitation theory. Patent <strong>RU 2122446<\/strong>: a metal construction made of special alloy that shields external energy fields and facilitates access to \"non-local information fields.\" <\/p><p>In 1992, the <em>International Scientific and Research Institute of Cosmic Anthropoecology<\/em> in Novosibirsk \u2014 member of the Russian Academy of Sciences \u2014 invited the NATHAL\u00ae Institute. Prof. <strong>Kaznacheev<\/strong> and Dr. <strong>Trofimov<\/strong> wanted to train cosmonauts in the NATHAL\u00ae method. Their observation: NATHAL\u00ae works <strong>independent of space and time<\/strong> and delivers targeted information even <strong>without<\/strong> the mirror \u2014 but is the optimal mental preparation for Mirror experiments.  <\/p><p>In the Mirror, untrained individuals frequently experience <strong>psychological disturbances<\/strong> \u2014 NATHAL\u00ae practitioners do not. The Institute has since possessed an <strong>original mirror<\/strong>, acquired directly from the cosmonaut training center. Presumably the only preserved original mirror worldwide.  <\/p><div class=\"koz-facts\"><div class=\"koz-fact\"><i class=\"ph ph-certificate\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><div><strong>Patent RU 2122446<\/strong>Shielding of external fields \u00b7 Special alloy<\/div><\/div><div class=\"koz-fact\"><i class=\"ph ph-moon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><div><strong> Cleaning process<\/strong>Moon phase-dependent \u00b7 rare detail<\/div><\/div><div class=\"koz-fact\"><i class=\"ph ph-shield-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><div><strong>Original vs. Replica<\/strong>Online offers are mostly inferior replicas<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Founders Founded in 1980. Today in research. Dr. Gertje Lathan (1943 \u2013 2022) developed the core method \u2014 the Supra-Dialog\u00ae. 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