Silence your inner critic, maximise what your mind can do for you - Rijswijk - Private lessons

Silence your inner critic, maximise what your mind can do for you

From 35 € /h

Your mind can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. And you get to decide.

If you have a persistent inner critic or you suspect you could be happier, if only you knew how to, this class is for you. Over the past ten years, I have combined knowledge from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and psychology with a long-term practice of meditation to solve my childhood trauma on my own. I have spent over 1500 hours in formal practice, several hundred of them in isolated retreats.

I will help you develop an understanding of your own mind that will lead you to identify and drop sources of unhappiness and get closer to your best version. Hopefully, one day you would not need me as your teacher.

Interested? Let's get in touch.

Extra information

An open mind and the willingness to question everything you believe

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Around The Hague, Netherlands

At teacher's location :

Hammarskjöldlaan, Rijswijk, Netherlands

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About Me

Your mind can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. And you get to decide.

Over the past ten years, I identified my childhood trauma, solved it, and repaired my relationship with my parents, without ever consulting a therapist. To do this, I combined knowledge from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and psychology with a long-term practice of meditation. I have been obsessed with questions about trauma, suffering, happiness, human nature, and the human mind for all these years. My own mind and life is the laboratory where I test out new ideas.

A human brain has sixteen thousand genes, with many possible variants for a single gene. In other words, you are a unique individual. I will give you the tools to understand the unique mind that drives your fears, desires, anxieties, and hopes. You will learn to become an expert of your own mind, which will lead you to drop sources of unhappiness and get closer to your best version. Hopefully, one day you will not need me as your teacher.

Interested? Let's get in touch.

Education

Masters degree in Computer Science, with a specilization in Bioinformatics, Delft University of Technology. Final GPA 8.11. Awarded best MSC graduate for my Thesis.

Experience / Qualifications

I have spent over 1500 hours in formal practice, several hundred of them in isolated retreats. In addition, I have been obsessed with questions about trauma, suffering, happiness, human nature, and the human mind for all these years.

Age

Children (7-12 years old)

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Skills

Self-improvement

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These are just some of the activities we'll be doing, and the classes will be personalized depending on each child's preference.

Classes can be given in English, Spanish or Italian.

If you are interested in having more information please contact me :)

All the best energies,

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Teaching is my true passion! I genuinely enjoy sharing my knowledge and skills with those in need. My friendly and supportive attitude allows me to establish a connection with every student right from the first lesson. So, if you're feeling demotivated and down, don't worry! I'm here to help you find the motivation you need for both academic and personal success.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime here. I will respond to you as soon as possible!

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I combine different styles of asanas, mostly astanga, vinyasa for a more juicy flowy practice and yin yoga for a more restorative and slow gentle approach.

And I wanna have FUN with you, thats the most important thing, to give your whole body a smile from inside out!

I'm excited to meet you:)

Good day,

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Children or young people who are gloomy.
Who take the wrong path or don't feel like going to school. I will help children and young people with whom the parents no longer have any advice. I do this by having conversations with the child but also with the parents. I will make a plan based on what the circumstances are. From that you will see how much time I need. But you can also schedule me for individual hours of course. What I want to work on is the awareness of the child. Who is the child, what is school, what is friends, what are limits, what do our parents mean, what will come and what will go. What will benefit and what will not, etc. I first want an introductory meeting with the parents so that the parents first get to know me and I them. Who I am and what I can do. I have a background in healthcare and welfare, but there I learned a fraction of what I can apply to the young people who need help. Everything I apply comes from my own experience and experiences of people in my environment. Furthermore, words are not enough, but there is a very good chance that I can do something for your child. I did not learn it from a book, I will be very honest about it right away. But there is someone who has studied from books for years. The knowledge that I have about human psychology can not only be read through but lived.

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All class types are balanced and harmonious for ANY LEVEL of yoga experience. Classes are accessible to beginners, and can also be quite challenging for regular practitioners.

I offer mini-group classes, individual and virtually online. When the weather is warm and dry, we can bring yoga outdoors in the park.

Please feel free to reach me if you want to learn more or have any questions. Don't be shy, we are one. ;-)

Warmly 🙏 namaste,
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Each 1 hour session will be based on cultivating key components of mindfulness, such as: cultivating present moment awareness, compassion for self and others, non-judging, letting go, etc. Participants will be requested to commit to doing a few minutes of mindfulness practice at home between sessions. (If booking multiple sessions)

I am an artist specialized in making multisensorial interactive experiences. I graduated from Artscience at KABK in 2016 and I am very interested in how we perceive and respect our own nature and the universe we are part of. In my practice I use sunlight as my main medium.

I offer a fun program I developed for kids, where the main focus will be to explore creativity and the senses, learn about the 3 r's (Reuse, Reduce and Recycle) and make projects with things we find in small walks at the neighbourhood and parks, cook vegan food, and small guided meditations.

These are just some of the activities we'll be doing, and the classes will be personalized depending on each child's preference.

Classes can be given in English, Spanish or Italian.

If you are interested in having more information please contact me :)

All the best energies,

Natali

I am a Math and Physics tutor with over 10 years of experience, backed by an MIT background and training from top technical schools. My lessons are unmatched, blending charisma, passion, and innovative teaching methods to create a magical learning experience. I focus on highly personalized, one-on-one sessions, understanding each student’s unique mindset to unlock their full potential.

Teaching is my true passion! I genuinely enjoy sharing my knowledge and skills with those in need. My friendly and supportive attitude allows me to establish a connection with every student right from the first lesson. So, if you're feeling demotivated and down, don't worry! I'm here to help you find the motivation you need for both academic and personal success.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime here. I will respond to you as soon as possible!

Meditation is being recognized today more than ever as a way, to not only relax, but mostly to drastically enhance our life quality by creating profound changes within us. Yet, to many, the rich offer there is today can seem overwhelming and stops from discovering this beautiful practice.

I specialised in Sound Yoga and Mantra Meditation.
We all have within ourselves the most powerful and wondrous device to heal and reconnect with ourselves : our own voice. As unique as each of us, in its frequency and colors, your voice is you.

During this class we will work on different breathing techniques, opening the voice and feeling the power of its vibration, Chakra harmonisation, getting in touch with the inner-voice, opening the heart and we will conclude with a deep mantra meditation.

The vibration of the sounds, the awareness of the body, the practice of the mantras and the value of the silence, takes the student into the heart of Yoga. The Union.

This is an open level class, without any age or experience limitation

Hello, I’m Leonor, and I come from Porto, Portugal. I have a bachelor in Economics and I'm currently pursuing a masters in Cultural Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. I am certified with C1 in English, so besides the Direct Method, I can help you perfect your Portuguese trough English as well! I also love culture and sharing so I would teach you about Portuguese art, music and more :)

I have several years of experience with Mindfulness practices within educational settings in order to address procrastination, stress, anxiety, and enhanced cognitive and academic performance. I have conducted Mindfulness-based interventions in education institutions in both Belgium and The Netherlands. I have also followed courses at Mindful Schools among others.

In addition, I have a MSc. in Education, and I am currently a PhD candidate at Leiden University within the Humanities Faculty, as part of the Institute for History - International Studies.

My academic activities include developing special courses in order to prepare students for TOEFL, SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT examinations (American standardized tests required to apply to certain universities).
I am also an International Baccalaureate® (IB) and Advanced Placement proctor and tutor for the American School of The Hague.

I have many years of experience teaching English, Spanish, History, Social Studies, Psychology, MS maths and Algebra.

My class is all about tapping into the expansion and liberation inside yourself, to meet yourself anew, whenever you want.
Yoga starts with relaxation, only then you will be able to flow in alignment with your emotional, physical and energetical body. For that we want to connect more with our breath. We will use the medicine of breath, sound and movement to purify the body, energy and mind all the way so you can feel your power again!
I combine different styles of asanas, mostly astanga, vinyasa for a more juicy flowy practice and yin yoga for a more restorative and slow gentle approach.

And I wanna have FUN with you, thats the most important thing, to give your whole body a smile from inside out!

I'm excited to meet you:)

Good day,

During the lesson I want to focus on the child or young people.
Children or young people who are gloomy.
Who take the wrong path or don't feel like going to school. I will help children and young people with whom the parents no longer have any advice. I do this by having conversations with the child but also with the parents. I will make a plan based on what the circumstances are. From that you will see how much time I need. But you can also schedule me for individual hours of course. What I want to work on is the awareness of the child. Who is the child, what is school, what is friends, what are limits, what do our parents mean, what will come and what will go. What will benefit and what will not, etc. I first want an introductory meeting with the parents so that the parents first get to know me and I them. Who I am and what I can do. I have a background in healthcare and welfare, but there I learned a fraction of what I can apply to the young people who need help. Everything I apply comes from my own experience and experiences of people in my environment. Furthermore, words are not enough, but there is a very good chance that I can do something for your child. I did not learn it from a book, I will be very honest about it right away. But there is someone who has studied from books for years. The knowledge that I have about human psychology can not only be read through but lived.

I come from Denhaag and I am 26 years old.

Teaching yoga, regularly practicing, and sharing its principles is a big passion of mine since graduating as a yoga teacher back in 2012 in Washington DC.

My teaching style is smooth, comforting, and caring, with 1st priority on the client's goals. After the class, you feel recharged with deep dynamic flow (VINYASA) or fully relaxed long-held yin poses (YIN YOGA). You can experience the mind-calming benefits during MEDITATION, nourishment of touch from the elements of THAI YOGA MASSAGE, and hands-on assistance when the body asks for deeper sensations, simple modifications, or help.

If your focus is on strengthening, weight loss, and conditioning of the body, and especially IF you are fond of electronic dance music and open to shaking your hips and spinning wildly your chakras, we are definitely a great match! In this class (called BUTI YOGA) you will be guided in energetic POWER YOGA fused with cardio and HIIT (bonus: a bit of sweat guaranteed ;-).

All class types are balanced and harmonious for ANY LEVEL of yoga experience. Classes are accessible to beginners, and can also be quite challenging for regular practitioners.

I offer mini-group classes, individual and virtually online. When the weather is warm and dry, we can bring yoga outdoors in the park.

Please feel free to reach me if you want to learn more or have any questions. Don't be shy, we are one. ;-)

Warmly 🙏 namaste,
Liana

This class introduces participants to mindfulness based tools which can help to increase their resilience and well-being in a safe and fun environment. This is a practical training for cultivating mindfulness as a skill. In this experiential learning based class participants will explore various techniques that can be used to reduce stress and anxiety and build resilience. The training will present the working principles of mindfulness based practices and provide an opportunity for participants to try out a variety of techniques.

Each 1 hour session will be based on cultivating key components of mindfulness, such as: cultivating present moment awareness, compassion for self and others, non-judging, letting go, etc. Participants will be requested to commit to doing a few minutes of mindfulness practice at home between sessions. (If booking multiple sessions)

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