by Jiska van der Kooij | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
So much fear and anxiety these days…. Yes, there is virus going around, and yes, people died and are dying, and yes, not just one person… But I’m wondering how many layers of fear you have been putting around the principal fear? When you dive a bit deeper into your...
by Jiska van der Kooij | Jul 6, 2017 | Assertiveness, Uncategorized
Assertiveness means being able to express your feelings, your wishes, your wants and your desires appropriately. It is an important personal and interpersonal skill or way of communicating. In all your interactions with other people, whether at home or at work, with...
by Jiska van der Kooij | Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
On 10 February our daughter Vittoria was born! During the last month of my pregnancy, some nights I had regular Braxton Hicks contractions. Two weeks before the delivery the contractions started to get stronger and on a Friday night we thought that Vicky would make...
by Jiska van der Kooij | Dec 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I had my 7 month ultrasound! And my little girl is doing well! Actually, I was not worried but it still was nice to see her moving and see her sucking on her thumb. And it is as if things get more realistic when you see your baby on the ultrasound as well:...
by Jiska van der Kooij | Nov 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Only 4 months left and I will have my little daughter in my arms. So real and so surreal. At 22 weeks, I had my anatomy ultrasound and everything was ok! This was a kind of milestone, it is always so nice to hear that your baby is developing well and doesn’t have 12...
by Jiska van der Kooij | Jul 23, 2015 | No category
The Power of Now: Brief Mindfulness Induction Led to Increased Randomness of Clicking Sequence Read article Debiasing the Mind Through Meditation Mindfulness and the Sunk-Cost Bias Read article
by Jiska van der Kooij | Jul 23, 2015 | No category
Andy Puddicombe, All it takes is 10 mindfull minutes. Mindfulness expert Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn defines ‘What is mindfulness?’ and discusses the hard work and rewards of practicing mindfulness.
