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The Breath: gateway to awareness and healing
Why Breathwork? Breathing happens automatically — you don’t need to think about it. But what makes the breath so powerful is that it is both unconscious and conscious. You can choose to bring awareness to it. When you turn your focus inward and observe the rhythm, depth, and movement of your breath, you also start feeling what lives in your body — sensations, emotions and tension. When you’re stressed, your breathing becomes shallow and fast. Over time, unconscious tension in

karin van der zwan
Apr 12 min read


Why does it feel like nothing works?
So many people ask me this. They say: “I’ve tried everything —yoga, breathwork, meditation —but I still feel stuck.” Here’s the truth: Most people do these things with one goal —to get rid of discomfort. To fight pain, anxiety, illness. But healing doesn’t come from fighting. It comes from surrender. We live in an age of instant gratification —fast food, fast answers, fast relief or quick satisfaction… But real healing isn’t fast. Yes, sure, there are quick fixes to temporari

karin van der zwan
Mar 311 min read


Trauma & Body Connection: The Psoas, Vagus Nerve and Fascia
Trauma healing is not only psychological.It is deeply physical. The connection between trauma and the body lives in three essential structures:the psoas muscle, the vagus nerve, and the fascia. Understanding this trauma & body connection changes how we approach healing. The Psoas Muscle Deep in your core lies what is often called the “muscle of the soul” — the psoas muscle. The psoas contracts in danger: fight, flight, freeze.Under long-term stress or trauma, it may never fu

karin van der zwan
Mar 312 min read


11 Ways to Activate the Parasympathetic Nervous System | Trauma & Nervous System Healing
Your body responds to stress and trauma through the nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is survival: fight, flight, freeze. The parasympathetic nervous system is healing: rest, digest, repair. Long-term stress keeps the body in survival mode. Healing begins when the body feels safe again. In this article I describe 11 ways to activate the Parasympathetic Nervous System. Slow Breathing Breathe in gently through the nose, then exhale slower and longer. Long exhale

karin van der zwan
Mar 312 min read


22 Meditation Types for during the Day
When you think of meditation, the image often comes to mind (as in the image above) of sitting in the lotus position, being silent...

karin van der zwan
Sep 16, 202412 min read


The Hermetic cosmic laws; 7 Ancient Egyptian principles about life
We are programmed to see things from a perspective of the visible and tangible. This is what we call 'reality'. However, as your...

karin van der zwan
Aug 8, 20244 min read


17 Frequently heard objections to seeking help for psychological problems
(and my answer to this as a healer and therapist) Although, fortunately, we talk more and more openly about mental healthproblems these...

karin van der zwan
Aug 8, 20248 min read


Spiritual growth versus ego resistance
Everything in life is always in motion and development. Things come and things go. To make room for new developments and new forms, old...

karin van der zwan
Aug 8, 20242 min read
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