The Mindful Athlete
What happens to athletes when they go into ‘the zone’? A questioned many athletes ask but few can answer. This blog is about the mindful Athlete and how mindfulness helps to come into the zone (flow). According to author Craig Lambert various things characterize being…
Anxiety: fear of the unknown
It is fascinating, beautiful but also madness how our mind works. I was observing my worries about relatively little work and private things. You then notice the mind can’t let go of worries until they are dealt with. With the result that we are living…
Man and sexuality – time for a new perspective
This is not a topic that I would soon write about or know much about. But I was very inspired by interviews with Esther Perel. I like to help break through stories about ourselves and others. To be more authentic and to letting go of…
How to deal and transend our inner critic
Sometimes everything comes to a natural stop. The world moves in slow motion and inner peace remains. Thoughts and feelings are not in charge anymore. Life shows itself in its pure simplicity, nothing more to do than to be. However, after an hour, a day,…
Fear of commitment – seeing through the mask of control & freedom
After three busy but relaxing weeks, I had a day completely for myself. I worked a bit, took a long walk and enjoyed my homemade pizza. I remember a quote from a friend on this nice spring evening. “You teach best what you need to…
Happiness: Share your being
Do you know that brief feeling of restlessness after a special moment, a holiday of an intense group process? I have known it all my life. Now again, two days after a great holiday with my friends. But even more so with my nephews and…
Guided meditations
There are many guided meditations online but relatively less on dealing with difficult emotions. Hereby i wanted to share three different live-meditations with you, which all are very powerful in their own way.
Mindfulness and Perfectionism
Perfectionism, a major disease for a new generation’ was the opening header of a major Dutch newspaper. A large report (2016) showed that people between 20 and 50 spend an average of 51 hours on ‘compulsory’ activities, such as work, education and care. Even in…
Meditation and surrender: Nothing ever goes until we have learned our lesson
My attachment in my work came up. It took me by surprised that it effected me personally. Especially that I can blindly follow work beliefs, thoughts and feelings that make get me stuck or sometimes even meeting certain people make me insecure. I suddenly remember…
POEM: STOP LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS
For me, poetry is a great way to describe what is rationally often difficult to put into words. This poem is an invitation to stop looking for happiness but to be it. In this moment, the only moment we will ever have. Stop your search…