Program: February 2025

Theme:

What is your intention and how do you want to pay attention to it?

In the winter, nature comes to rest, to gain energy for a new cycle of growth in the spring. In December, there is time for reflection and we look back on the year that has passed. In January, there is room for new insights, what we want to do differently in the new year. And this month we can become aware of our intention and how we want to pay attention to it. This will help you to improve your energy flow.

This month we pay specific attention to the kidneys and the bladder and in particular the energy channels of these organs, also called meridians. Good cooperation of these meridians is important for our health. If there is too much stress for a long time, an imbalance can arise, which can result in complaints.

In order to restore your balance, it is important to be aware of your intention and where you want to pay attention to it. We will go into this further in our theme workshop.

With the activities below in the month of February, we provide you with tools and inspiration to support you in this.

Saturday February 1
45 minuten
Theme workshop february 2025

In the winter nature comes to rest, to gain energy for a new cycle of growth in the spring. In December there is time for reflection and we look back on the year that has passed. In January there is room for new insights, what we want to do differently in the new year. And this month we can become aware of our intention and how we want to give attention to it. This will help you to improve your energy flow.

Workshop every monday
22.00-22.45
Body Vital Yoga

This Yoga session is based on calm and gentle movements in the postures. Calm movements create little resistance and allow you to release tension. The relaxation and movement during the exercises improve the flexibility of your body. Yoga causes the energy in your meridians and body to flow better. Enjoy this yoga session and improve your vitality. 

Livestream every tuesday
21.00-21.30
Improve your energy meditation livestream

Your body and mind come to rest and you work on improving your energy with this guided meditation. Our chakras are the energy centers of our body. We connect with the powerful energy of the earth and the golden energy of the sun and let it flow through our chakras and our body. Enjoy this nourishing meditation. 

Wednesday february 5
30 minutes
Breathing workshop

 Jos Derksen, breathwork specialist, teaches you breathing exercises in this workshop that help you to bypass your thoughts and get closer to your emotions. Good breathing is important for your physical and mental health. With proper breathing, your brain and muscles get enough oxygen. This ensures, for example, that you can move or concentrate on a certain task. You can also reduce your stress symptoms with good breathing. 

Wednesdag february 12
45 minuten
More vitality with PureHealthy food

Sophie Luderer, dietician of the organization PuurGezond, inspires you with an explanation of how you can eat very tasty and healthy at the same time. The PureHealth team has a lot of knowledge of nutrition and lets you experience that healthy and tasty food go very well together. PureHealth team: "We have a wealth of experience, base our advice on science and we really love good food ourselves". 

Wednesday february 19
40 minuten
Gestalt-Art workshop

Herman van Wietmarschen, Gestalt-Art therapist, teaches you more about yourself in your work environment in this workshop by doing creative experiments from Gestalt-Art therapy. Gestalt-Art therapy is a holistic, experience-oriented psychotherapy aimed at developing awareness, better contact and more self-direction in the here and now. This workshop is an introduction to a number of working methods, such as guided visualization, systemic work and working with images. We will look at how you feel at work, where your strength lies, your dreams and your work 

Wednesday february 26
40 minuten
Workshop touching with loving attention

Estelle Smits is director and teacher at the Institute Massage for Cancer. Touching with loving attention is central to Estelle. The power of a loving touch where everything is allowed to be there is for her the core for restoring trust in the body and the balance between body and mind. Touch is a necessity of life. Massage can be supportive for complaints such as stress, fatigue, pain, nausea, depression, anxiety.

Livestream every thursday
21.00-21.30
Relaxation meditation

This guided meditation helps you to relax your body and mind and let go of what you want and can let go of. You become aware of your breathing and make contact with your body. You feel the nourishing energy of the earth and the sun flowing through your body. In this way you work on improving your health & vitality and afterwards you are wonderfully relaxed. 

Livestream every friday
11.00-11.30
Compassion meditation

This guided meditation together helps you to calm your body and mind. We also pay attention to how you can live with more compassion for yourself. You may be who you are. What are you struggling with, anger, frustration, pain, sadness. Feel appreciation for yourself as a unique and valuable person. We connect with the nourishing energy of the earth and the golden light of the sun and let it flow through our bodies. By meditating together, we can experience a sense of connection with each other. 

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I want to participate

Our program is based on the following 4 pillars:

  • Awareness; It is important to become aware of what is going on in your body and mind. Based on this, you can make more conscious choices. This is a growth process.
  • Relaxation; Positive stress is good for us, but too much stress for a long time can lead to complaints. During our workshops you will experience how you can best relax so that your body can recover.
  • Inspiration; With our workshops, newsletters and information on our website, we constantly provide you with knowledge and inspiration.
  • Action; By actively participating in the program, you learn new things and you can experience that this has a positive effect on your health and vitality. This way you increase your natural resistance and stimulate your self-healing ability.

This way you achieve the best result yourself!

How you apply the program is of course your own choice. Below we give advice on how you can best apply the program, if you want to achieve a good result for yourself and/or if you participate in the study of the Amsterdam UMC.

    1. It is important that your body and mind can relax daily. This through a daily meditation, alternating with a yoga session 1 to 2 times a week. Yoga provides relaxation and flexibility.
    2. Be inspired by the theme workshop, as our monthly theme forms the basis of our monthly program and makes you aware of what you can do yourself to increase your natural resistance and strengthen your self-healing capacity.
    3. Every month you will also learn some effective and easy exercises. It is important to spend 5 to 10 minutes every day on these exercises, for example at the beginning of the day or when watching television.
    4. Participate in the breathing workshop every month and give it some attention during your activities during the day. By breathing consciously, your energy increases and you can release any tension more easily.
    5. Follow the monthly nutrition workshop on how to eat tasty and healthy food at the same time. A good balance in your diet contributes to your health.
    6. Follow the workshop loving touch and experience what this means for you.
    7. Be inspired by the Gestalt Art therapy workshop.

Practical advice

  • Make it a habit and put fixed times in your agenda where possible, for example, resolve to do a short meditation in the morning after waking up or spend 5 minutes on the exercises.
  • Another option is to always listen to a meditation or do yoga before you go to sleep. If you plan some activities like this, you already have a basis and it becomes a habit.
  • In summary: try to do something good for your health every day and become more and more aware of what you can do yourself to improve your health and vitality. It’s also a kind of daily “mindset” of “I’m going to improve my health now”. Our program supports you in this. Sufficient exercise and being outside, preferably in a natural environment, are also important for your health. 

Participation in Amsterdam UMC study

If you participate in the study of the Amsterdam UMC or the study of the Self-Examination Network Netherlands (ZONN), you are supposed to spend about half an hour every day on the program.

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