Are you being seen, heard and acknowledged?

"I love you", "Thank you for your hard work" ,"You're an amazing friend". They seem such simple words yet we say them so rarely. And also, I won this amazing award…

Behind the ScenesKarin Peeters17 November 2021dutch, nederlands, coaching, london, psycholoog, awards, recognition, acknowledgement, beingseen, entrepreneurComment

What happens when we are showing up?

Let me tell you about the incredibly powerful consequences of making the commitment of simply showing up.

Kindness & ConnectionKarin Peeters5 October 2021coaching, lifecoach, self-love, showing up, commitment, worthy, self-care, therapy, therapist, meaning, quote, important, for yourself, show up, not showing up, quotesComment

This is why your circles should be round.

Resolving unfinished business is like a spring clean for the soul. Like a Marie Kondo for the heart, you might know her, the Japanse decluttering lady.

Meaningful LivingKarin Peeters6 September 2021coaching, lifecoach, fritz perls, empty chair, unfinshed business, unresolved issues, regret, resentment, highest self, karma, moral compass, forgivenessComment

Dalai Lama on feeling guilty

Feeling guilty. Gosh, we do that a lot don’t we. Enjoy this wonderful story about how the Dalai Lama responded when he was first told about our experience of “guilt”.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily LifeKarin Peeters24 August 2021coaching, lifecoach, dalai lama, guilt, feeling guilty, buddha, buddhism, four opponent powers, remorse, regret, purification, confess, self-love, repentanceComment

"Dog Ball Thrower Thingy"

Why every time I see a "Dog Ball Thrower Thingy" it reminds me of how it transformed my judgemental mind.

Meditation & Inner CalmKarin Peeters7 July 2021coaching, lifecoach, dog ball thrower, dog ball launcher, thought transformation, change the way you thinkComment

The wisdom of chocolate sprinkles...

Release the rules that no longer serve you, and let your inner child come out and play.

Meaningful LivingKarin Peeters22 June 2021coaching, injunctions, transactional analysis, life script, rulebook, inner child, limiting beliefs, beliefs, chocolate spinkles, therapyComment

How to get clarity when you’re in ‘two minds’?

When you experience inner conflict, how will I help you? What are we actually going to do during our coaching session?

When I open up to my inner world... will it make me feel worse?

What will come up when I open up to my inner world? Will it make me feel worse, or like a huge weight has fallen off my shoulders?

Behind the ScenesKarin Peeters1 April 2021opening up, control, anticipatory fear, inner world, pandora's box, therapy, coachingComment

Is it better not to know?

Meeting Victor made me ponder. Is it better not to know? Or is self-awareness the key to happiness?

Meaningful LivingKarin Peeters8 February 2021thought transformation, coaching, self-awareness, awareness, homeless, happiness, ignorance, bliss, meditationComment

Becoming un-busy

Stop the glorification of busy, and re-create the stories in your mind for more inner calm.

Meditation & Inner CalmKarin Peeters11 January 2021unbusy, busy, stress, thought transformation, coaching, meditationComment

What does Buddha mean?

Watch this video to find out how Buddhism is more than just a peaceful statue in a posh spa.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily LifeKarin Peeters19 October 2020coaching, lifecoach, meditation, retreat, buddhism, buddha, sangye, buddhistComment

Balm for the soul

When you watch these photos of my spiritual sabbatical, the heart of Inner Pilgrim, which dreams are ignited within you?

Behind the Scenes, Transformational TravelKarin Peeters12 October 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, eastern, psychotherapist, sabbatical, gap year, backpacking, travel the world, spirituality, dalai lama, kopan, zanskar, ladakhComment

How to know who can help you and who will make things worse?

There is a forest of self-proclaimed gurus out there, how to know who will make you feel worse, and who could actually be able to help you?

Behind the ScenesKarin Peeters6 October 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, compassion, communication, eastmeetswest, eastern, philosophy, psychotherapist, career, lifeComment

Letting go of what's no longer serving you

Meditation is like cleaning a cup. A cup always has the quality of spotlessness, the dirt is added and can be removed.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily Life, Meditation & Inner CalmKarin Peeters23 September 2020coaching, lifecoach, transformation, meaning, meditation, letting go, retreat, buddhism, sumedho, limiting beliefsComment

Is 'caring' our deepest human driver?

Buddhist practice to open the heart by developing the four boundless qualities of Loving Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equinimity.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily LifeKarin Peeters22 September 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, immeasurables, compassion, equanimity, appreciative joy, loving kindnessComment

Therapist: Blank Screen or Real Person?

How would you like your therapist to be? Here you can get to know me.

Behind the ScenesKarin Peeters12 September 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, sabbatical, gap year, burn out, life story, karin peetersComment

Why we need to let go of wanting to be right in arguments.

Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy? These three words bring harmony.

Meaningful Living, Kindness & ConnectionKarin Peeters7 September 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, compassion, communication, relationship help, right speachComment

I can't meditate

And this is why that’s nonsense.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily Life, Meditation & Inner CalmKarin Peeters31 August 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, tibetan buddhism, meditationComment

What do onions have to do with psychology?

This is how to fix your challenges with deeper levels of consciousness.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily Life, Meaningful LivingKarin Peeters24 August 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, to-do-list, aspiration prayer, tibetan buddhismComment

Do you turn life into a to-do list?

Every task becomes a chore in our mind. Even the things which we actually enjoy. Like a vampire, we suck the life out of it. This Buddhist ritual brings back joy.