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Have you been dealing with an increasing amount of discomfort, stress, fatigue, pain…? Or does it seem like you are less productive or less motivated than you used to be? Would you like to enhance your stress resilience, alongside others?

The ‘Centrum voor Mindful Leven’ offers Mindfulness-based Stressreduction group courses.

We also offer individual consultations for different audiences(youth 15+, young adults, adults and elderly people)

We also have an offer for vulnerable people.

Do you need help (urgently)?
Asking for anonymous help is also possible

If you are an adult,

you can contact Tele-onthaal 106, anonymous and free of charge(http://www.tele-onthaal.be)

or you can contact the anonymous suicide helpline 1813.

If you are an adolescent or child (up to age 18),

you can contact the free and anonymous helpline of Awel (tel. no.: 102).

Do you need help urgently?

If you are an adult, you can contact the free helpline 1813.

If you are an adolescent or child (up to age 18), you can contact the free helpline of Awel (tel. no.: 102).

Hi everyone and welcome on my website. My name is Marisa and I have about 20 years of experience with mindfulness and therapy. A few things about me:

I am a certified MBSR trainer and researcher in MBSR, supervised by instructors from different American centers that laid the foundations of MBSR, such as the Center for Mindfulness, Brown University (Insight Dialogue Community).
My thesis in 2007 was about the impact of MBSR on anxiety, depression, life quality and coping in CFS patients.
In what seems to be a previous life, I was a top athlete in basketball. In this competitive environment, dealing with high amounts of pressure and stress was a challenge. It was during this period in my life that I became fascinated by mindfulness, meditation and physical exercise.
I used to be a high school teacher and student mentor.
I dream of a world where people feel more connected with themselves, each other, as well as nature. My ultimate goal was to create a community around mindful living, hence the name ‘Centrum voor Mindful Leven’ (English: Center for Mindful Living). The center is well established on an international level. Besides that, I also have a multidisciplinary practice.
In my free time, I work as a volunteer.

Would you like to book an introduction call? That is possible via this link.

Hi everyone and welcome on my website. My name is Marisa and I have about 20 years of experience with mindfulness and therapy.

A few things about me:

I am a certified MBSR trainer and researcher in MBSR, supervised by instructors from different American centers that laid the foundations of MBSR, such as the Center for Mindfulness, Brown University (Insight Dialogue Community).
I work at the Brussels University Center(BRUCC) and at the VUB.
My thesis in 2007 was about the impact of MBSR on anxiety, depression, life quality and coping in CFS patients.
In what seems to be a previous life, I was a top athlete in basketball. In this competitive environment, dealing with high amounts of pressure and stress was a challenge. It was during this period in my life that I became fascinated by mindfulness, meditation and physical exercise.
I used to be a high school teacher and student mentor.
My ultimate goal is to contribute to a mindful society and a mindful world, a world with more life quality and human well-being, a world where people feel more connected with themselves, each other, as well as with nature, hence the name ‘Centrum voor Mindful Leven’ (English: Center for Mindful Living). The center is well established on an international level.
In my free time, I work as a volunteer

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A thought tells a story. And you can choose at any moment whether to go along with the story of that thought or not.

~ Marisa

Jon Kabat-Zinn talks about
Mindfulness in Everyday Life

... and about mindfulness in society, with Anderson Cooper

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Do you struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, excessive worrying or psychosomatic complaints? The best way to solve this is via conversations with a psychologist.

In my multidisciplinary psychological practice Lavendel, I combine different methods and techniques, including cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered-existential therapy, focusing, mindfulness and diagnostic research. Together we search for causes, connections and solutions.

I always work out a plan to work towards an improvement through several sessions, adapted to your specific situation, personal history and what is possible for you.