Maartje
Since I was a child I feel what others might need to be fully themselves.
About me
“Soul led, wise and feeling.”
“Maartje as a human being, her vision, her logic: I long for more!”
“Your presence is opening.”
“Just talking with you already is healing.”
“You radiate so much love!”
“Maartje feels flawlessly.”
“It’s so great that you are here!”
“Your experience really speaks volumes.”
— Reviews
Hi, my name is Maartje Stroeken. I guide people of all ages; private individuals and Health Professionals from my personalized holistic vision and method ‘Being fully yourself!’. It’s what I do with passion for 12 years now from my private practice (since 2013).
Since I was a child I feel what others might need to heal and fully connect with themselves. From my own life experiences - birth trauma, eating disorders, grief/ loss, sensory overload - and from successfully guiding many others with various problems, I know how difficult and joyful life can feel.
It is my strength to guide you from my holistic vision tailored to your personal needs. I guide you to be fully yourself; who you already really and fully are as a human being. In other words: your unique interplay of consciousness, deeper self/ spirit, heart, mind, emotions, body. So that you can live from the inside out as an expression of who you really are. Into your strengths, authenticity and potential. In connection with yourself, others, your environment. And: how you can do that by yourself.
Being fully yourself and living with joy and satisfaction as it suits you best!
This is how I guide you and for whom:
In Sessions 1:1 & 1:2 for everyone I guide private individuals and Health Professionals of all ages with various life questions and problems. In a Session you’ll experience lots of tailored healing insights and practical tools as a direct way to deeply reconnect with yourself; who you already really and fully are.
In a Session for Health Professionals — such as (mental health/ clinical) psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, medical doctors (GP), Mindfulness (and eating) and (self-) compassion trainers, teacher trainers, healers, therapists, dietitians, coaches, social workers, (dance/ yoga) teachers, (HR-/ study-) advisors a.o. — I guide you with your own life questions and problems. Supervision and/or guidance for Health Professionals will be personally tailored to your needs, your profession and field of work/ target group.
Connection (system-) Sessions 1:1 & 1:2 are for yourself or together with your partner, child, parent, (girl-) friend or colleague.
Without endless waiting lists, intake, diagnostic and treatment processes.
Really? Yes, really! That’s just how it is.
Each Session is like every person unique and a beautiful co-creation. Therefore, I’d like to let the many examples from previous sessions and reviews speak for themselves.
You are very welcome for a Session!
Read more about the Sessions for adults and Sessions for children & adolescents or Supervision and guidance for Health professionals.
You can directly book your Session here.
In addition to the 1:1 & 1:2 Sessions, I share news & inspiration, poems, meditations, and there are the videos.
The group sessions offer you can find in the events calendar (new date follows).
You can stay informed about everything via the newsletter.
Something for everyone ;-)
Enjoy!
Love,
Maartje Stroeken
P.S. Below you may read more about my background.
Reviews Sessions 1:1 & 1:2
“When I asked my 20 year old son, I want to write a review for Maartje; what can you say about it? He said: "If Maartje hadn't been there, I don't know if I would still be here....." I don't need to say more, right 🥹. More than grateful 🙏 Thank you dear Maartje, you are a beautiful human being. Your work is life changing ✨💕✨.”
— Mother, Sessions 1:2 for son
“I am very grateful for what the sessions have offered me, it gives me a lifelong insight and direction. Without Maartje's gifts this would not have been possible.”
— Lilian, Medical doctor
Collaborations, work experiences & education
I work together with physiotherapy practice Fysiovision, Shoulder- arm Center Plus and am affiliated with the Eating Disorders network. I also regularly provide Sessions for to employees and owners of renowned companies, institutions and municipalities. Also, I like to work in collaboration with and complementary to regular medical medicine.
Besides the Sessions 1:1, I have worked for about 10 years as a Category 1 Mindfulness (and eating/ compassion) trainer, Mindfulness and eating teacher trainer, and Mindfulness Supervisor in collaboration with SeeTrue Mindfulness and Toon Hermans House for people with cancer and/or their loved ones (2013 - 2023, rating 8.8 average out of 270 anonymous evaluations).
Also, after completing my 3-year Dance training and performance (2009 - 2012), I very much enjoyed dancing and working for 6 years as a substitute dance teacher for Modern Dance Maastricht (2014 - 2020). Thereby, I danced in various (solo) dance performances.
After my Yin yoga training with founder Sarah Powers (2016) I guided Yin yoga lessons (for Yogaplace Maastricht, Dance Company Sally, 2016 - 2018), as well as many Yin yoga Sessions and group sessions from my private practice (2016 - present).
Besides my work from my holistic private practice and as a Mindfulness trainer, teacher trainer, supervisor, dance and yoga teacher, I have a scientific background in Philosophy of Mind and Cognition (BA 2005, Radboud University Nijmegen, thesis and internship 8.0); the analysis of questions about mental processes and consciousness as well the connection between body & mind.
After that I studied Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience (BSc 2012, Maastricht University, thesis and internship 9.0) where I did scientific research into the functioning of the brain at molecular level in psychological processes, psychiatric and neurological disorders (f.e. Alzheimer’s).
Also, I followed intensive training in mindfulness, compassion, cognitieve & positive psychology, non-dualism and so much more for adults, children and adolescents in the Netherlands and abroad with a.o. I AM SeeTrue Mindfulness, Mark Williams, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Kate Munding, Tara Brach, Adyashanti (2015, certified Mindfulness trainer Category 1 member Association Mindfulness Based Trainers in the Netherlands and Flanders (VMBN) and MBSR-advanced trainer in the Mindfulness Quality Register SMR).
In 2021 I experienced recognition of my way of body-oriented attunement when following training in bodywork and trauma healing with a.o. Gabor Maté, Hameed Almaas, Bessel van der Kolk and Peter Levine.
October 2023 I decided to completely let go of the I AM SeeTrue Mindfulness training and teacher training programs and only offer the Sessions and Group sessions based on my own holistic vision and method ‘Being fully yourself!’. It allows me to help people more powerful, direct, faster, and refined, tailored to meet your needs with many life questions and problems (2013 - present).
I wish for everyone to live a fulfilling life. In connection with yourself, others, your environment. Into your strengths, authenticity and potential. So that you can live from the inside out as an expression of who you already really fully are as a human being.
Being fully yourself and living with joy and satisfaction as it really suits you best!
For me the blooming red poppy is a beautiful symbol for that, as you can see below.
I love sharing news & inspiration about Being fully yourself and living with joy!
About themes such as: embodiment, self love and compassion, meditations, conscious living from the heart & soul, my love for nature, walking, dancing, Yin yoga and so much more…
Living life as I am ;-)
You can also find me on Instagram: @Maartje.Stroeken
What others experience:
“Maartje immediately connects at a deep level, beyond thought, which touches the core and naturally creates a deep connection with myself.”
— Helga, Trainer
“It's great when Maartje is standing next to you and guiding you! So much wisdom, so many insights... Then I really feel everything shifting in my body. As if things get a new place and 'fit' better. That gives peace and confidence.”
— Els, teacher
Connecting fully with yourself/ others/ your environment and living with joy.
Read more about Sessions for adults and Sessions for children & adolescents
or Supervision and guidance for Health Professionals.
Questions? Contact me here.