Coaching sessions can be done live or via zoom. I don't work with a coaching 'container'; the duration of the process depends on your personal needs. Sessions are based on the principle that all the answers you are looking for are already within you; I can help you by asking the right questions to get to those answers.
Through a mix of life coaching, Eastern philosophies and practical, spiritual tools I help you to increase your intuition, find your authentic self and increase your physical and emotional well-being.
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Read below some examples of how mind-body coaching can help you.
You have your life well organized; a well-paid job, travel, a nice house, maybe you have a family. In theory, you should be happy. And yet you find yourself lying awake at night. You may even have some minor health issues; headaches. Hormonal disruptions. Or digestive problems. Maybe even acid reflux or an ulcer. Sure, these are 100% physical issues. However, that doesn't necessarily mean that the cause is physical. Our physical body gives us 'subtle' hints when mentally/emotionally something in life doesn't sit well with us - such as the aforementioned symptoms. When we ignore these symptoms, they can develop into more serious health problems.
So what's going on in your life that doesn't feel right? When was the last time you checked with yourself whether you live your life according to the values that are important to you? Are you aware of which values you'd like to live by or are you going through life with blinders on?
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Life is meant to be lived authentically. This means living in a way that truly suits you. In all areas of life: relationships, creativity, sexuality, spirituality, finances, life purpose, etc.
Not living according to your own ideals creates stress - whether consciously or unconsciously. Stress will make you sick sooner or later. It's that simple. Your emotional well-being is therefore extremely important for physical health.
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I can help you (re)discover the authentic you. Face realities that you might have long tried to suppress. It is always possible to live an authentic life, no matter how stuck you might feel. And once start walking your authentic path, you'll experience an enormous relief. Living your dream life is possible for anyone, even if you don't (yet) see how.
You have experienced emotional trauma. The (ongoing) event(s) triggered a strong stress response in your body. Adrenaline was rushing. Maybe you felt like you couldn't breathe.
In the years that follow you try to process your trauma, you may have seen a psychologist for a while and you feel like the trauma no longer affects your daily life. Yet something keeps lingering that you can't seem to get rid of. Perhaps a heaviness in the body. Or the feeling of not being able to breathe deeply. To exhale.
Every trauma we experience is stored in the body. Animals shake their bodies after a fright until the adrenaline has left their bodies. We humans do not move. At the moment of trauma, our heart is pounding in our chest, we create a lot of muscle tension, our breathing becomes shallow. We are no longer able to take deep breaths to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and calm ourselves down. The problem arises when we continue to do this chronically. The muscles around your ribcage remain tense, your chest stiffens, and your breath remains permanently shallow and high up in your chest.
Despite processing your trauma psychologically, your physical body still continuously activates your stress response just because of the physical form it has taken over time after the trauma.
In our sessions together we start, through massage and yoga, with opening your body so that you can restore the natural, deep breathing in your body and thus activate the relaxation mode in the body. In the coaching sessions we look at your view of life through an eastern, spiritual lens. Contrary to what is often associated with spirituality, this offers very practical life tools that help you to better accept life as it comes.
