Our bodies speak. Constantly.Memories, patterns, sensations that are not ours alone. From families, communities, from what came before us and what surrounds us now. Our bodies have taken shape around what they needed to survive.I work with breath and systemic work so you can become aware of what lives in you — and where it comes from. That's where movement begins.
Breathwork is the entry through the body — into what you breathe, what you hold, what you release. Systemic work is the entry into what surrounds you, in space and time. For me, they belong together.What you feel in your body has a history. That history is not always yours alone.My work is about learning to sense (again) — in your body, around you — finding words for what you encounter, and seeing what shape you were asked to take.
I have been untangling all my life — what I observe in myself and around me. What began as an unconscious way of being that wasn't really allowed, became the source of my greatest joy and energy.I see and sense with loving precision. I am not a therapist — but someone with over fifteen years of experience guiding people and organisations through complexity, a solid grounding in systemic work. And currently in my second year of a three-year breath training with De Nieuwe Adembeweging®.Based in Rotterdam. I work in English and Dutch.
A regulating form of breathwork — not an hour of open-mouth breathing, no overwhelm. Sitting or standing, three sounds, applicable in daily life.For me, this is the most direct path to awareness. Not from the neck up, but through what breathes — your body. Coming home to yourself, and staying there.This breath practice allows your nervous system to restore itself. You can access feelings and memories in a way that feels controlled and safe. And you build a breathing pattern that stays with you even when you're not paying attention.
Everyone belongs somewhere. There is always an order, a balance in giving, taking and receiving. And there is always something that wants to be acknowledged — even when it goes unspoken.For me, acknowledgment begins with awareness. Noticing a pattern or dynamic — following the breath into the body: a sensation, a tension, a tingling. That awareness starts to move things.Trauma doesn't always show up as a blockage. Our bodies take shape around what they had to survive. That shaping is not only personal or familial — it is structural. Systems, communities, history, gender, class. Bodies form themselves in relation to their environments.Breath and a systemic lens help me see what shape we have taken. And whether that shape still serves us.
The acknowledgement that arises in a group is often healing in itself. Not because someone solves something — but because the isolation breaks. What you carried in silence turns out to be shared.Breathwork is often used for individual regulation. But just as a baby regulates itself through the presence of a regulated caregiver — co-regulation works in groups too. What do you sense? What do we sense together?I love the energy and wisdom of groups.I gather in small groups around themes like sensory processing, matrescence, being on the move and migration. We become aware together through breath and systemic practice. Four sessions, every two weeks, 2.5 hours.Want to know when the first series starts? Get in touch.
Sometimes a group doesn't feel right. Sometimes what lives in you asks for your own pace, your own words, your own direction.We work with breath, systemic questions or your own constellation — whatever fits what is present.Deep work moves in its own time. First arriving. Then staying and sinking into your body. Sessions are at least 1.5 hours — with space for integration before you leave.Do you feel a pull towards this? Reach out, you are so welcome.
Individual | Sessions are at least 1.5 hours. Rate: from €150 per session.For those who want to work more regularly, I'm happy to discuss a tailored series.Curious whether a session is right for you? Send me an email and we'll plan a short call.Cancellation | Free of charge up to 48 hours in advance. Within 48 hours I charge 50%, within 24 hours the full session fee.Location | Sessions take place at Groenendaal 23D, Rotterdam.Stay in touch | Via Substack I share more about the upcoming group work and my reflections on breath, systemic and somatic work.
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