The constant pull of smart phones is not only disconnecting you from the world around you, but from yourself as well. So how can you practise just being which allows you to process the daily avalanche of information while keeping calm and focussed?

What is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction exactly and why does it revolves almost exclusively around mindfulness meditation? In this in-depth article I explain about the pros and cons of the standard MBSR training, and why my approach might suit you better.

If you’d like to know how to reduce stress and find inner peace and calm, you might want to try my meditation-free mindfulness that is suitable for everyone with a super busy life.

If you struggle with stress in the workplace and feel emotionally drained, I know exactly how you feel. But there is a way out if you follow these three steps.

Job stress and burnout: in the US none less than a whopping 75% of employees and business owners suffer from it. Don’t run the risk of becoming a statistic. Instead, be smart and escape job stress with my no-nonsense mindfulness tips.

Not sure if you suffer from stress? I give you 5 important stress definitions that can help you identify stress, plus 4 practical tips to keep stress at bay.

‘How can I combat stress effectively?’ is a question millions of people around the world ask themselves on a daily basis. Stress veteran Marisa has 4 easy mindfulness steps to combat stress.

Hyperventilation is unfortunately a familiar phenomenon to a growing number of people…

If you are a highly sensitive person, it sometimes seems as if life is a…

We all know about the importance of me-time but how many of us really get to enjoy it on a daily basis? If you’re like... 

For years I wanted to write a novel. Many people dream of such an accomplishment, but somehow never get to it. I even know professionals like me who... 

Whenever I’m about to write an article or blog post, I shut down my computer’s PDF reader, Safari and email programme. If I forget to do this...

Mindfulness meditation seems to be quite the magic pill in a time when our western society copes with the highest number of people...

Setting goals is vital achieving what you want. Maybe your main goal is to be more present in your relationships, or to find a more fulfilling...

It’s that time of year and if you are like most people, you’ve made a few new, shiny New Year’s resolutions. Maybe your main resolution is to be more present in your relationships, or to find a more fulfilling...

It happens to most of us. Sometimes it’s a slowly unfolding awareness, sometimes it comes in the form of a sharp, unexpected blow. It’s that moment when you realise that...

When I was still working in advertising and mindlessly chasing money, success and social status (like everyone else I knew) I truly thought that money would make me happy. If only I had more of it… I would be someone of value and thus feel happier. But to my utter frustration, this never...

When I was still busy competing in the rat race, during my life before mindfulness, I constantly struggled with a lack of time. And so I adopted the 'smart' art of multitasking. I would use my lunch break to do the groceries, in order to save time at the end of the day. After my work, I raced home and used the ‘saved’...

Before I learned how to apply mindfulness in my daily life, I often felt utterly frustrated because of an annoying friend, an unreliable neighbour or a demanding client. Naturally, I was totally convinced that my...

Last week I was visiting my friend Lonneke who happens to be a psychologist and mindfulness trainer. Being complete mindfulness devotees we talked about… mindfulness (of course) but we also discussed why mindfulness meditation not always gives the...

We usually think that we know what reality looks like. ‘My problem really is a super serious problem.’ ‘I am really right about this issue, and he is really wrong!’ We are truly convinced that our view of reality is the one and only right view. But can we...

Do you happen to be a perfectionist? Poor you! While striving for perfection seems a perfectly noble goal, it is in fact a rather ineffective and exhausting way of living your life. Mindfulness helps you to kiss your perfectionism goodbye and allows you to...