Education

2025

• Blind review stage PhD thesis, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
• Lecture ‘From burn-out to balance’, NVA, Amersfoort.
• Masterclass ‘From Stress to Silence’, Swami Divyatej, Art of Living, Leiderdorp.
• Supervising trainee/student of Academy Bo Yi.
• Webinars ‘Recovering from Burn-out through the 5 Elements’, ‘Chinese Herbs and Stress Recovery’, and ‘Qigong, Meditation, and Self-Care’ with Sarah Pritchard and others, NVA. Acupuncture Week, November 9-14, 2025.
• Two-day course ‘Provocative Coaching’, Daniëlle de Roos, VIAPERSPECTIEF, Driebergen.

2024

• PhD program 5th year:  Finishing writing thesis, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
• Webinar ‘Cosmology of Huang Di Nei Jing in 2024: Wood Dragon Year’, dr. Li Jie, Qing-Bai Academie voor Chinese Geneeswijze.
• Webinars ‘Sports Guidance and TCM’, ‘Moxa for complaints of the musculoskeletal system’ and ‘Acupuncture Treatment of the Low Back and Hip’, NVA, Week of Acupuncture, November 11-15, 2024.
• Three-day course ‘Motivational Interviewing’, Matijs van den Eijnden, VIAPERSPECTIVE, Driebergen.
• Two-day course ‘Breathing in Practice’, The Health Fundament, Arnhem.

2023

• PhD program 4th and 5th year: performing promotion research ‘Acupuncture for Nasal Congestion in Allergic Rhinitis: An Open-Label, Randomized, Monocenter Trial ((ANCAR Trial)’ and writing thesis, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
• Course ‘Approaching everyday complaints: weight changes’, Rolf Eussen, Qing-Bai, Amersfoort.
• Lectures ‘Integrative Medicine, oncology and acupuncture’ with – among others – Ines von Rosenstiel, physician Integrative Medicine/pediatrician at Rijnstate Hospital, NVA, Amersfoort.
• Supervising trainee/student of Academy Bo Yi.
• Webinars ‘Migraine’ and ‘Hayfever’, NVA, Week of Acupuncture, November 13-17, 2023.
• Training as a Lifestyle Coach GLI (Quality Register Physiotherapy NL), VIAPERSPECTIVE, Driebergen.

2022

• PhD program 3rd and 4th year: preparing promotion research ‘Acupuncture for Nasal Congestion in Allergic Rhinitis: An Open-Label, Randomized, Monocenter Trial’ and writing background study thesis, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
• Introduction to Classical Chinese, Translating Chinese Medicine, dr. Sabine Wilms, USA.
• 45 years NVA Anniversary Congress ‘Landing in yourself’, Den Dolder. Janneke received the silver NVA-pin due to 25 years of membership!
     
• Webinars ‘Dare to ask! Violence in the acupuncture practice’, ‘Which diet suits me? How to learn to follow your intuition’, ‘Coming home to yourself – TCM and Zhineng Qigong exercises’, ‘Practical: Five Elements Acupuncture and taking care of yourself’, NVA, Week of Acupuncture, November 14-18, 2022.

2021

• PhD program 2nd year: Shang Han Lun, TCM Gynaecology and thesis proposal; 3rd year with online presentation study design promotion research to defending committee from NJUCM, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
• Webinar ‘Chinese Herbal Medicine – Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19’, Prof. Shulan Tang, Shulan College of Chinese Medicine, UK.
• Webinar ‘The Power of Breath – Where science and spirituality meet’, Rajshree Patel and Emma Seppälä, PhD, The Art of Living.
• Webinars ‘Low Back Pain’, ‘Migraine’ and ‘Acupuncture on the Map’, NVA – Week of Acupuncture, November 15-19, 2021.

2020

• PhD modules 1st year: Shang Han Lun, Acupuncture Scientific Research, Development of TCM Theory, Research Methodology and Clinical Application of Acupuncture; 2nd year: Shang Han Lun, study design promotion research, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
• Master Face Reading Mentorship Program – Topics: ‘In-Depth Look at the Wei Qi Area of the Face’, ‘Earth at the Center of Healing’ and ‘New Interpretations of Some Markings’, Lillian Pearl Bridges, Lotus Institute, Inc., USA.

2019

• Start PhD program into ‘Acupuncture and Moxibustion’ at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
• NLP Practitioner Training, Mind Academy.
• Dry Needling (level I and II), De Berekuyl Academy, Hierden, the Netherlands.
• TCM (Herbal medicine and acupuncture) for women before, during and after childbirth, Dr. Mei Xing, Shenzhou Open University of TCM, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

2018

• Publication book ‘Diving Medical Acupuncture’ by Singing Dragon (19th of April 2018).
• Lecture ‘Endometriosis’, NVA.
• TCM Congress ‘Yangsheng’, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany.
• 8th International Conference on Traditional Medicine and Acupuncture ‘Exploring Innovations of Traditional & Alternative Medicine’, Rome, Italy.

2017

• ‘Scott Haldane Lustrum Symposium’, Scott Haldane Foundation, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
• NVA Anniversary Conference ‘Let’s talk about sex’, Doorn, the Netherlands.

2016

• Quality Conference RGF ‘Together in motion’.
• Symposium ‘Medication and Diving’, Stichtingduik Research, Amsterdam Medical Center (AMC)-University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• Program ‘Three Times Future Perspective’, NVA.
• Course ‘Scar Tissue Rejuvenation’, Philip Strong from Australia, Qing-Bai Academy of Chinese Medicine, Amersfoort, the Netherlands.

2015

• Course ‘Professional presenting’ from Remco Heukels, VvAA, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Acuregen Cosmetic Acupuncture and Collagen Induction Techniques’ (2 days), Amanda Shayle, Human Balance Teachings, Heelsum, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Another view at Zang Fu’ from Ineke van der Ham, Qing-Bai Academy of Chinese Medicine, Amersfoort, the Netherlands.

2014

• Course ‘(Patho) physiology and Medicine of Apnoea Diving’ with prof. Erika Schagatay and prof. Jochen Schipke, Stichting Duikresearch, AMC-University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling’ by dr. Jidong Wu, Shenzhou University, Amsterdam. New acupuncture techniques (FSN®) – developed by dr. Zhong-Hua Fu – to treat trigger points and ASHI (pain) points.
• Participant NVA-research ‘MAPPHS: Measuring impact of Acupuncture treatment on Pain Patients’ Health Status’.
• Course ‘Pulmonology and Diving’, Stichting Duik Research, AMC-University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• Lecture ‘Fascia, the missing link?’, RGF, Maassluis.
• Refresher course ‘CPR and AED’, Reanimatiepartners, Voorburg.
• Lecture ‘Needling Concepts, the needle as medicine’, NVA, Amersfoort.
• ‘Adiposity and Diving’, Dutch Diving Medicine Federation (NVD), Amsterdam .
• Quality Conference Physiotherapy ‘Show what you do!’ with workshop ‘High cervical research and skills’, RGF, Maassluis.
• Publication 35 protocol and art photos in the book “Constitutional Facial Acupuncture” from Mary Elizabeth Wakefield from New York, USA. Edition from Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier England.                                                                                                         

2013

• Master Program ‘Face Reading in Chinese Medicine’ (15 days), Lillian Pearl Bridges – world’s leading expert in Face Reading in Chinese Medicine – in Los Angeles and San Diego, USA. I worked in an international private class on my Master Degree in Facial Diagnosis.
• Quality Conference RGF ‘Fysiotherapeut: dirigeer uw toekomst!’
• Refresher course Manual therapy according to the Marsman method: ‘Basic course = Spinal Diagnostics Autumn 2013 = Spinal diagnostics in theory and practice’ (6 days), Manual Therapy Marsman, De Lutte, the Netherlands.

2012

• Quality Conference RGF “Technology in Physiotherapy”.
• Private lessons “Face Reading in Chinese Medicine” from prof. Lillian Pearl Bridges, Issaquah-Washington State, USA.
• Publication of 230 photos in “Face Reading in Chinese Medicine, Second Edition” from professor Lillian Pearl Bridges, Issaquah, USA, published by Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier (July 2012).
  
• Course “Chinese Head Massage”, Training Centre OTCG, Antwerp, Belgium.
• NVA Congress 2012 “TCM and Oncology”, Amersfoort.
• Assisting Mary Elizabeth Wakefield from the USA during workshop “Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture”, TCM Congress Rothenburg, Germany.
• Workshop “Constitutional facial acupuncture archetypes, Module I: the 3 Yangs” by Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, Qing-Bai Academy of Chinese Medicine, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
• Janneke Vermeulen appears on television in “Altijd jong” at RTL4 (October 2012), treats presenter Tanja Jess and tells about Face Reading in Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture and Facial Acupuncture.
  
• Pacific Symposium 2012, San Diego, USA.
• Workshop “Fibonacci” from Mary Elizabeth Wakefield in Santa Fe, USA.

2011

• Seminar “Feng Shui for Health and Healing” by prof. Lillian Pearl Bridges from the USA, through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• Seminar “Nefeli Body and Facial Resculpting” by dr. Ping Zhang, H.A.T. for Health TCM Seminar, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• Workshop “Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal – Part I” by Mary Elizabeth Wakefield from the USA, through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• Seminar “Facial Diagnosis” by prof. Lillian Pearl Bridges from the USA, through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• “3rd Scandinavian TCM Congress” in Fjerritslev, Denmark.
• Workshop “Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal – Part II” by Mary Elizabeth Wakefield from the USA, through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• “Golden Path Workshop” by professor Lillian Pearl Bridges from the USA through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• Specialty course “Diving Accidents”, Scott Haldane Foundation, Palau, Micronesia.

2010

• Quality Conference RGF “Pain”.
• Course RGF “Motivational Interviewing”.
• Course “Chinese Herbal Medicine: Herbs and Food which regulates QI stagnation and herbal formulas that strengthen Qi and Yang, TCM Postgraduate.
• Seminar “Face Reading in Chinese Medicine” by professor Lillian Pearl Bridges from the USA, through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• Assisting workshop Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture “by Virginia Doran, TCM Congress Rothenburg, Germany.
• Workshop “Esoteric Acupunctue: Gateway to Expanded Healing” by dr. Mikio Sankey from the USA through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• “Golden Path Workshop” by professor Lillian Pearl Bridges from the USA through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• August 2010: Article “Facelift without a knife”, newspaper the “Telegraaf”.
• Follow-up Workshop “Esoteric Acupuncture” by Dr. Mikio Sankey from the USA through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• Workshop “Auriculotherapy” by Terry Oleson, PhD from the USA through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• Seminar ‘Planetary Soundscapes: The Cosmic Countenance’ (3 days) by Mary Elizabeth Wakefield and MichelAngelo, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
• Seminar ‘Facial Soundscapes: Harmonic Renewal’ (3 days) by Mary Elizabeth Wakefield and MichelAngelo, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
• Pacific Symposium 2010, San Diego, USA.
• Seminar “The Five Elements” by professor Lillian Pearl Bridges from the USA, through my own training institute “Golden Needle TCM College”.
• Photo project for professor Lillian Pearl Bridges’ second book about “Face Reading in Chinese Medicine”, making portraits  of many different patients with specific diseases and emotional problems.
• 2008-2010: I have worked as an editor of the journal “Huang Ti” from the NVA. This magazine with articles on all developments in acupuncture field, appears six times a year and is circulated to all NVA-members.

2009

• “British Conference of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine” at the “Royal Holloway University” of London, Great Britain (including college “Face Reading in Chinese Medicine” by professor Lillian Pearl Bridges; colleges Infertility” by Zita West and Debra Betts).
• Assisting Virginia Doran during workshop “Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture and Massage” in Amsterdam.
• Specialty Course “ENT and Diving,” Scott Haldane Foundation, Bali, Indonesia.
• Setting up training institute “Golden Needle TCM College for International Postgraduate Education”.

2008

• Course ‘Introduction to Japanese Acupuncture’ (2 days), Andy Harrop, TCM Postgraduate.
• Masterclass ‘Gems from the Classics’ (2 days), Kiiko Matsumoto, University of Westminster, London, UK.
• Quality Conference RGF.
• Course ‘Infertility’ by Jan Schroën, TCM Postgraduate, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Workshop ‘Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture’ by Virginia Doran, Birmingham, UK.
• Development of PR Project “NVA Agenda 2009″ for the Dutch Association for Acupuncture.
• Course ‘Craniofacial and craniomandibular dysfunctions and pain’ (2 days) Harry JM von Piekartz, Dutch Paramedic Institute (NPI), Arnhem, the Netherlands.
• Seminar ‘Chronic Fatique Syndrome, Depression and Anxiety, Benign Prostatic Hyper Trophy, and Prostatitis Erectile Disfunction’ by Giovanni Maciocia, Evergeen Herbals, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• NAAV Anniversary Conference ‘Vital aging with acupuncture and specific exercise and nutrition’, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

2007

• NVA Anniversary Conference From integration to inspiration’, Ermelo, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘YNSA, Yamamoto Scalp Acupuncture’ by dr. David J. Kopsky and prof. Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Lage Vuursche, the Netherlands.
• Physiotherapy Symposium ‘Somatization and Labor’, MedWerk Foundation, South-Holland, the Netherlands.
• World Symposium ‘TCM Acupuncture and Moxibustion’, European Foundation of TCM, Tarragona, Spain (with certificate ‘Nicotine Withdrawal Syndrome by Means of TCM’ (8 hours), prof. Zhao Jiping, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine).
• Course “Headache, asthma, allergic rhinitis, menopausal problems and endometriosis” by Giovanni Maciocia, Evergreen Herbals nl., Amsterdam.
• Course ‘Hypnopunctuur’, dr. David J. Kopsky and prof. Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Lage Vuursche, the Netherlands.
• Specialty Course ‘Diving Conditions’, Scott Haldane Foundation, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

2006

• Together with three people from the ICT world, I have developed the company for paramedics software MedBiz B.V.
• PADI Divemaster License, PADI No. 978 436.
• Basic course “Diving Medicine Otolaryngology, Scott Haldane Foundation, Negros, Philippines.

2005

• Basic course Diving Medicine’ (5 days), Dahab, Egypt,Scott Haldane Foundation, www.scotthaldane.nl.
• Course ‘Transpersonal Meditation Acupuncture III’ (2 days), dr. David J. Kopsky and prof. Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Verwoude, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Direct Access Physiotherapy’, Transfer group Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

2004

• Follow-up Course I. Therapy of the Spine 2004 (6 days), Manual Therapy Marsman, De Lutte, the Netherlands.
• Internship at the International Acupuncture Training Centre in Beijing (2 weeks), China (including Nose- and Earproblems, Back and neckproblems, Infertility).
• Course ‘Vitamins, minerals and the relation with TCM’.
• Return day ‘Transpersonal Meditation Acupuncture I’, dr. David J. Kopsky and prof. Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Soest, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Transpersonal Meditation Acupuncture II’ (2 days), dr. David J. Kopsky and prof. Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Venwoude, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Basic phytopharmaceutical subjects’, Dutch Association for Phytotherapy (NVF), Utrecht, the Netherlands.

2003

• Training ‘Manual therapy according to the Marsman method’: Basic course = Spinal Diagnostics Autumn 2003 = Spinal diagnostics in theory and practice (6 days), Manual Therapy Marsman, De Lutte, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Transpersonal Meditation Acupuncture I’ (2 days), dr. David J. Kopsky and prof. Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Venwoude, the Netherlands.
• Foundation for Physical Therapy Practice ‘The Octopus’ in The Hague.

2002

• Congress ‘Physiotherapy and freedom of movement’, the Netherlands.
• Symposium ‘From rehabilitation to reactivation’, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Surface electromyography in the practice’, NPI, Arnhem, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Burnout’, Shenzhou Open University of TCM, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Zi Wu Liu Zhu’ (Meridian Clock), Shenzhou Open University of TCM, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘RSI and Stress Management’, TCM Postgraduate, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘TCM and Cancer’, TCM Postgraduate, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

2001

• Congress ‘The power of physiotherapy’, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Communication for Physiotherapists’, VvAA, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• Course ‘Reporting’, Tranfer group Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

2000

• Module ‘Clinical Psychology’ at the Open University Netherlands.
• Course ‘Body Awareness and stress management’, NPI, Arnhem.
• Creation of ‘Practice for Acupuncture J.M. Vermeulen’ in The Hague.

1999

• Course ‘Acupuncture’ (Pain relief) by dr. H.G. Kho, anesthetist-acupuncturist, Schwa-medico, the Netherlands.
• Course “Methodical act”.
• Course ‘Relaxation’ (5 days), NPI, Arnhem, the Netherlands.
• Course “Evidence Based Practice”.
• Module “Social Psychology” at the Open University Netherlands.

1998

• Course ‘Ear Acupuncture’ (Auriculotherapy), Acupuncture College “Jing Ming” in Antwerp, Belgium.
• Course ‘Listen to the Mountain’, Acupuncture College “Jing Ming” College in Antwerp, Belgium.

1995-1997

• Two-year course in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Bao Ku Foundation, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• Course “Immunology”, Acupuncture College “Jing Ming” in Antwerp, Belgium.
• NVA Congress “Traditional Chinese Medicine in modern Western society”.
• Course “Treatment of allergy in TCM”, Acupuncture College “Jing Ming”, Antwerp, Belgium.
• Creation of “Practice of Chinese Medicine JM Vermeulen” in Voorburg.

1992-2003

• Employed as a General-Physiotherapist in Practice for Physical Therapy “Voorburg ‘t Loo” in Voorburg.

1992

• Course ‘Chinese Skull Acupuncture’, Jing Ming College, Antwerp, Belgium.

1991-1994

• Three-year course in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (400 hours theory and 150 hours clinical practice), Jing Ming College , Antwerp, Belgium (including one month hospital internship in Nanchang, Jiangxi College for Traditional Chinese Medicine, with academic record, China).
• Beginners course Modern Chinese, Vereniging Nederland-China (VNC), The Hague, the Netherlands.

1990-1992

• Course ‘Bandage’, dr. C.R. v.d. Hoogenband, Heerlen University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
• Guiding cycling holidays for adults and sail/surfing holidays for youth for Vinea in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and southern France.

1985-1989

• Physiotherapy, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen (internship at the Orthopedic-rheumatic Fachklinik “Schwertbad” in Aachen, Germany).

1984-1985

• Law, University of Utrecht.

1978-1984

• VWO, Grotius College, Heerlen.