About Me
I was born and raised in The Netherlands, and moved to USA in 1999. I have been married for 27 years, and me and my husband have two beautiful grown up children.
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I have been a healer my whole life, and have always loved working with Women. We are such powerhouses, and when we stop trying to please, and stop caring less about what other people think of us, and we start living our lives from this deep feeling of embodiment and 'I am enough' mentality, things start happening for us. Am I a super star at this? No! But I try! We all mess up, we all make mistakes, we all feel lonely at times, and down. Life happens. And we do our best. I also deeply believe in being gentle and kind to myself. I believe in resting when we need to, I believe that when women get together we built community and a 'let's do this together' mentality, which is better for us, our families and the planet as a whole. And I know that we all feel better when our cup has been filled with lots of self love and self care.
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I've been a yoga teacher for a long time, and have practiced yoga and meditation over 35 years. Some days I love it, some days it's a drag, some days I skip it. I know! Again, we do our best. I am Peri - Menopause Coach, a certified PTSD yoga teacher, certified Kundalini Yoga and Yin Yoga Teacher, and a certified former prenatal and 'fertility belly' masseuse. I know a lot about food, supplements and ways to live a healthy and happy life style.
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In other words: I get the body, I get emotions, I get how our mind works, I get it when we feel stuck in our bodies, and stuck in our minds for that matter too.
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I am also very intuitive, and hold a strong healing space when we work together. After all these years of practicing, feeling, sitting with myself and 'all that is and wants to be', I can be this container for you too during our sessions. And my deep wish for you, is to become your own container, and I know this work can support you in this.
Somatic Pelvic Care is truly an offering that can shift so much for us. I have benefited tremendously from this work - and I know you will too.
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I look so forward to meeting you my dear,
for now Be Well, Be Happy, Be YOU.
How I found Somatic Pelvic Care
I first became familiar with Pelvic Bowl and Vaginal Massage in 1985, when my highly trained Ayurvedic doctor offered me pelvic vaginal massage sessions to release deep tension held in my back, spine, sacrum, and vaginal space. These early experiences quietly planted the seeds for this healing work, though I would only recognize their significance much later. This practice is ancient, thousands of years old, and while we are collectively reawakening to its wisdom today, it has always existed beyond modern awareness.
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As my womb began to awaken, at first without my conscious knowing, it sent a clear call to the Universe for a way of working with women that truly goes to the root. Slowly, the path revealed itself. Through a deep inner journey into my womb, where I felt and witnessed the vast Yoniverse alive within me, I knew I was walking the right path.
Along the way, I was inspired by teachings such as Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Wild Feminine by Tami Lynn Kent, Yoni Awakening by Azra and Seren Bertrand, and Yoni Shakti by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli. Hands-on pelvic bowl and vaginal workshops further deepened this journey, creating profound healing within my body and trauma history.
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An eight-month in-depth Pelvic Bowl training through Integral Pelvic Therapy in the Netherlands became a powerful initiation, transforming not only how I practice, but who I am. I knew then this was my healing path and my life’s offering. I hold immense gratitude for this work, the Universe, the Yoniverse, and my womb, heart, and soul, for the guidance, signs, and listening. I bow to the ancient ones, teachers, and guides, past and present, who have shared this wisdom so we may remember together. We are part of this collective healing field now.
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Please know how deeply honored I am by your trust and sacred permission to journey with you. This work is profound, transformative, and deeply needed.