Blog | Valerie Geerts - Stress & Mindfulness coach

'Be patient' - The poem that teaches us one of the Mindfulness pillars

We are often eager to get quickly to the next important event in our lives and therefore miss the present moment. Cultivating patience is...

The benefits of Mindfulness at work

There are those who risk psycho-physical exhaustion, those who quarrel with colleagues, those who are multitasking ... and those who...

Happy memory!

Remembering a positive experience can trigger dopamine and help fight negative thoughts. Brain scans show that dopamine is released not...

How to start practicing Mindfulness?

What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not...

Grounding

Grounding symbolizes stability, sense of security, reliability, balance, strength, ability to support yourself, ... Traumatising events,...

Mindfulness in pregnancy

During the period of pregnancy there are undoubtedly many changes that women and those next to them face: physical, hormonal, prospectal,...

Stress and our skin

Unfortunately too often the deleterious role of the level of stress on health is underestimated, but the increase in cortisol, famous as...

Dysfunctional thoughts

'Our thoughts can affect our emotions. Conversely, emotions can affect our thoughts. In addition, what the body feels is influenced by...

Burn-out

A burnout is a set of symptoms that results from a condition of chronic and persistent stress, associated with the work context. A...

Smart working & stress

"While you struggle to catch a glimpse of the timing of the new balance of work remotely and in presence, in many organizations the light...

Chest breathing and anxiety

Breathing seems like one of the easiest things in the world. We inspire and we exhale. However, most adults have lost the connection to...