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For whom?

Why?

How?

What will be the effect?

Who will be your coach?

Breathing coach

What will be the costs?

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Coaching and counseling by Mariet Bakker

For whom?
For anyone looking for a change and ready to take a step forward in life.

Why?
Perhaps you’ve been considering the idea to change a few aspects of your present life, but both internal as well as external factors have prevented this from happening. Possibly you’re unsure about your direction in life, or you’ve already put things in motion and need some advice. Talking to a coach helps you find out what the obstacles are, how to overcome these obstacles and learn how to walk steady on the path you’ve chosen. The gathered insights will help you understand yourself, your life and fully enjoy it.

How?
Coaching will tackle a problem or deal with a psychological quest or wish. Coaching has a clear beginning and end, and can come about through conversations, taking a walk, clothes-shopping or creating order in your wardrobes and cupboards.
Counseling will be needed when complicated patterns exist, or negative chains of thought -created over time and by now a habit. The process of counseling therefore, has a less well defined time-line. A problem can be solved within two sessions, or it may take somewhat longer to deal with.

What will be the effect?
Insight, acceptance, confidence, inspiration, relaxation, joy, new energy and a positive self-image. A change of job or true pleasure in your present career, a new partner, more inspiring surroundings, starting a training course, or perhaps just a new and fresh way of looking at all these elements in your present life.

Who will be your coach?
Mariët Bakker (1957). My roots lie in the world of film-making. I founded the film festival ‘Africa in the Picture’ in 1986 and -connected to this topic- I spent much time in Africa. In between festivals I worked as a producer and researcher as well as advisor and teacher for film companies, cultural institutions and the University of Amsterdam.
During my mid-forties it became clear I also wanted something else in life. I wished to further explore the path of yoga; coaching naturally grew out of that choice. While studying to become a yoga teacher I also trained as a coach/counselor at the Academy for Counseling and Coaching. I myself was coached during an IRO trajectory by Iris Gelber. I’ve been working as a professional yoga teacher and coach/counselor in Amsterdam since 2006. My experience in life as a woman, mother, partner, friend, world citizen, cook, student, teacher, director, networker and lover of nature is combined with the acquired knowledge of yoga, coaching, film, art and culture. This whole picture adds to and aids in the conversations with my clients, conversations in which I listen with much care and attention and in which I am a mirror to my client.

Breathing coach
In April 2010 I was certified as facilitator of Transformational Breathing®, you could call it Breathing Coach. Transformational Breathing® is a loving, powerful and self-healing technique of breathing which teaches you to use all of your breathing system, resulting in an open and integrated way of breathing. This technique establishes an integration and transformation of thoughts, emotions and beliefs or patterns creating emotions and repetitive thoughts. The breathing technique is active at various levels; at a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level. After a session using this breathing technique you will feel light, free and full of love.  Transformational Breathing® will teach you to perceive and realize your potential, and bring your talents, wishes and goals to a state of full growth.

TB can be practiced during individual sessions but also in groups, during workshops and so-called breathing-intensives (look at agenda spring 2011). For an individual session you can contact me to make an appointment, workshops to get acquainted with the technique are mentioned in the agenda or at the website of my teacher Wilna Eenkhoorn.

What will be the costs?
For an orientation-session a standard fee of 25 euro will be charged. Any following sessions will be charged according to income. I work with people living on welfare, people earning a regular salary or people referred to me by the company they work for. The individual fee is 50 euro, the company fee is 150 euro (for all categories an additional 19% VAT will be charged). Sessions last an hour to an hour and 15 minutes. Cancelling a session can be done until 24 hours before the actual appointment, after that the fee for one session will be charged.