<\/a>bring order to my chaotic mind, I like to use clear bullet points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2013 Traveled to Portugal twice for unforgettable breathwork trainings (discovered that embodiment, safety, and connection are my keys to being. I have a new family)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Delved deeper into breathwork and, through that, delved into myself (Mela's monthly, free online breathwork sessions are such a gift! My energetic limbs started floating, my torso and especially my left shoulder anything but)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Attended a 10-day Vipassana program at another organization (what a world of difference: more relaxation and the art of the middle path)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Started a massage training program (finally, my hands can do their thing again)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 From April to December, I was able to lead more than 60 (mostly free) sessions and even exchanged sessions with some clients (as if I didn't do anything else, and so grateful for being allowed to be\/see vulnerable). And that's not even counting the massage exchanges with my wonderful fellow students. I'm incredibly proud that a client has completed a series of 10 wonderful breathwork sessions with me! And now the first paying clients are signing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Spaceholding once or twice a month at Ecstatic Dance in Wageningen and Ede (my new family is growing steadily).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 The death of a dear friend and experiencing the warmth of the community around her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 I rigorously reassessed family\/friendship ties (both strengthened and created distance), which led me to the Healing Garden festival. And I was able to reconnect with my Gouda family after more than 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Attended an Enlightenment Intensive retreat in Wales (the question \"Tell me who\/what you are\" continues to intrigue me).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 I felt more at home in my mobile home and at the recreation park (experiencing the summer and meeting lovely neighbors helped).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Visited many potential practice locations in the region (made special connections and learned a lot about what makes me happy and what doesn't). Co-hosted a location in Arnhem for a few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Started as an entrepreneur and created a website and flyers (yes, I'm proud, and I should really dwell on that more).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Volunteered during hug-mother Amma's visit to the Netherlands (this time I didn't need a hug, but was more than happy to serve).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I let that immense list and the impressions sink in, my head almost explodes. Mostly from happiness and gratitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Partly because of the last breathing training (and the homecoming) in December, I noticed that \u2013 although there are always struggles and setbacks \u2013 I long for life in a community. That might be something to explore in the new year. Just like scaling back the intensity of my life a bit. I would burn out before I leave for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although I'm something of a visionary, I'm not the kind who gets to work on intentions for the new year. So I don't know if I'll post anything about my goals and wishes. Endlessly merging with the here and now is already a beautiful achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy New Year to all of you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Wow, 2025 zit er weer op en wat een achtbaan was dat! Ondanks dat ik redacteur ben en van schrijven houd, ben ik niet zo van een journaal bijhouden (te lui of gewoon d\u00f3\u00f3r!). Ik heb vorig jaar toch maar eens onder de loep genomen en gekeken naar wat ik zoal heb gedaan. En amai, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1183,"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1181\/revisions\/1183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koester-coaching.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}