I have been practicing yoga for over 16 years now. Starting in 2007, I have used all the opportunities available to me to further my education. Yoga is an Indian Sanskrit term meaning method, technique, connection and union. The term therefore stands for physical and mental exercises that have a positive effect on health and also achieve psycho-mental results. So much for the explanation from the manual.

 

What fascinates me so much about yoga is the while and the after. An indescribable feeling that can be accessed at any time in everyday life.

We breathe, we move, we experience and we feel our body intensely while practicing yoga. We deal with what is happening right now. Our thoughts come to rest and we recharge our batteries.

The physical and mental benefits of practicing yoga are enormous.

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For so long i have had problems with my loose joints. Knee caps that simply popped out when I was dancing at a very young age. Shoulders that were dislocated at the slightest movement and constant neck pain due to hyperflexibility led me to take up yoga. Since I have been practicing Ashtanga Yoga, a very muscle-building, powerful type of yoga, there are no more problems with constant hunching or dislocating. This is what happens when we practise: our problems become part of our daily practice and at some point they are no longer there.

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What is often forgotten is that there is much more to yoga than the movements (asanas) themselves. There is so much more to yoga and I want to share this secret with you! Be it in group classes or private sessions.

 

I started looking into nutrition at a very early age, partly due to intolerances and severe physical complaints. This led me to train as a nutrition coach. As I had written my dissertation during my pregnancy, the topic of my work was obvious: nutrition during pregnancy, breastfeeding and the baby's first complementary foods. My love for food and what we feed our bodies has grown steadily and I still enjoy helping people with all aspects of nutrition.

 

I have probably always been a doula at heart. It was always important to me that women around me were well, especially mothers and mothers-to-be, but unfortunately I often didn't know which direction I should take to achieve this. Deep inside me I often felt this desire to be able to do something to be there for women. I am now only too happy to pass on the knowledge I gained from my doula training. Be it in weekly circles where we women come together, in yoga classes for women and for pregnant women, as well as in individual one-to-one support.