It’s Sunday June 11 2017 and I’m watching the news on Dutch television. The latest news is that the Irish in Northern Ireland are afraid Theresa May, may (pardon my grammar) decide to resurrect the towers used to defend the border between Northern an Southern Ireland. (which would make her a true borderliner) It all …
The fact that we as human beings have access to the use of language; the use of words, is something we most of the time take for granted. Just as we take for granted that we can use our hands to pick something up. While we sometimes have to ‘look for the right words’ to …
Here’s a question for you: Why, without you thinking about it consciously, does the body spontaneously stretch itself after sitting behind the computer screen for a while or after a long ride in the car? Or why does the body stretch itself in the mornings?; after a good night’s sleep? Why do you yawn when …
Not so long ago my 22-year old son and I talked about the present day and age his generation grew up in versus my 1960-80 cradle. ‘You guys were lucky’ my son said. ‘Compared to today, your world was far more innocent; far less violent; far less marked by despair. I counteracted his words by …
Throughout life I’ve met quite some teachers to whom I owe a lot; but then we all do. Even when we are not aware of it we encounter people along the way who supply us with bits and pieces that shape us into who we are. Sometimes it is that one book, that one brief …
Its the very first thing we do when we arrive and very last when we leave. From our first inhalation to our last sigh out, every day, every night; every moment of our lives we breathe, one way or the other. And that is not all. When you take a moment to observe your breath, you’ll …
Do you consider yourself to be judgmental? Just be honest with yourself, while remembering there is basically nothing wrong with being judgmental. The ability to be judgmental is a natural Tool given to us to be able to distinguish good from bad; rotten from fresh, capable from incapable, worthy from unworthy. We need it to …
Over the last few month I have been writing articles and interviews for the upcoming 2-day training presented by Sara Allen in Amsterdam, May 20 and 21, on Energy Medicine for the Dying. For those of you who have never heard of Energy Medicine: Energy Medicine is a way to shift the natural energies that …
How you tune into life is how you set the tone of it ‘Be mindful of your self talk’, somebody told me this week, ‘it’s a conversation with the Universe’ Basically it means that the way you view life is the way you get life. When you’re grumpy, you get a grumpy day; when you’re …
The National Expertise Centre for Dying is a non-profit organisation. The 4 women behind the foundation, Ineke Koedam, Els den Outer, Lyda Westenbrink and Ineke van der Ouderaa, regard it as their mission to create a contribution to the quality of living for every person who is dying by giving insight in the process of …
