{"id":20,"date":"2025-06-24T13:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:10:49","slug":"over-mij","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/over-mij\/","title":{"rendered":"Xander"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Xander<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through breathwork
I felt a Yes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I finally feel at home in the role of bodyworker.\nAfter many trainings in body-oriented work, I hadn\u2019t yet taken the step to work professionally \u2014 until breathwork gave me that gentle push.

Through deep forms of yoga, meditation, and therapy, I came to know myself more fully. In my trainings as a coach, breathworker, holistic massage and reiki practitioner, I was always in the role of client \u2014 and these experience now allow me to guide others with genuine presence and empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journey from head to heart<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

My search began in a psychologist\u2019s office with the question: am I even able to feel? I didn\u2019t find the answer there. In 2001, I attended my first sessions in Inner Child Work, Intuitive Coaching, and Family Constellations. It was confronting \u2014 and it felt right. That\u2019s when the door to bodywork began to open.

After discovering various Osho and Vipassana meditations, I deepened my yoga practice through a teacher training. Even after a three-year coaching course, I didn\u2019t yet feel called to guide others. That calling came later \u2014 during a breathwork training in Portugal. There, everything I had learned, experienced, and longed to share came together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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My Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My work is grounded in a few simple, universal values: we meet as equals \u2014 and both learn from the process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Je lichaam spreekt altijd de waarheid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real change doesn\u2019t come from more thinking, but from feeling. By discovering the deeper layers in your body, clarity, insight, and authenticity naturally arise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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You are already whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t offer ready-made solutions, and I don\u2019t \u2018fix\u2019 you. On your path, I walk beside you as a curious, understanding and empathetic companion \u2014 offering presence and safety,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A sense of belonging<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only when you truly feel seen and heard can the most tender parts of you come forward. The safer and more trusting the connection, - between us and with yourself - the easier it becomes for what\u2019s been held to flow again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inclusivity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we both feel a clear yes to working together, we can take off \u2014 or dive deep, depending on how you look at it. Everyone is welcome to explore. With my background, I feel a natural connection with both the Indo-Dutch and LGBTQIA+ communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Training & Qualifications<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My background and experience<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Since 2004, I\u2019ve been studying bodywork \u2014 not only to grow personally, but to better support others on their own paths. \nEducation and trainings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n