Who am I
My name is Marjolein, 37 years old, from the Netherlands & moved for love to Switzerland in 2023. Before moving to Switzerland I was the owner & founder of Studio YAMA in Rotterdam. Here we provided daily yoga classes, workshops, training & ceremonies. It was a beautiful & serene space that stood for practice, knowledge, growth, joy & community.
At the start of my twenties I started with the practice of Yoga during my travels in South East Asia and Australia. It was a way to move my body and connect to myself. Once back home from travelling 2,5 yrs I had difficulty finding my course of direction and was looking for some guidance. I found a 2 year Yoga TTC in Rotterdam that suited perfectly for what I was looking for. Answers to who I am and what I am supposed to be doing here. Becoming a teacher of any kind in this field was never something I could have imagined.
From this moment on Yoga became my life and I fully dove into all that had to do with it. I became the manager of the studio where I did my training, taught in the TTC’s & for about 4 years straight did specializations in Ayurveda, Chakras, Vedanta & Sanskrit studies with various teachers like Swamini Atmaprakashananda, followed many deepening courses & had a daily Ashtanga practice. In 2019 I felt it was time to step back into the ‘real’ world again and took some time off as I was close to a burn-out. It was in this year, 2019, that I started to write & create my vision for the future and all I could offer, did the MBSR teacher training & opened Studio YAMA.
Over the past 10+ years I have led many classes, courses, workshops & trainings. Naturally and from my own personal experience I have become a specialist in guiding women on their paths going through heartbreaks of different kinds, (pregnancy) loss, trauma & the always returning questions of who I am and what is my purpose in life.
My approach is holistic & unique to each individual. For me the path of Self Inquiry has always been the leading one and this is deeply rooted in how I guide. I’m a Yoga teacher/therapist, believing that through movement we become more receptive to our inner voice & with that knowing who we are. With practices & tools like Mindfulness (from Buddhism) and Acceptance Commitment Therapy I have a grounded & clear view that helps others to create mental flexibility to move along with the challenges we face and living a meaningful & happy life.
Teachings of Vedanta & Sanskrit with various teachers like Swamini Atmaprakashananda and a Dutch teacher of Vedanta called Rommert to name a few. | 2015 - ongoing
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Coach
Stresswise Academy | certified | 2022 - 2023Prenatal Yoga
Postnatal Yoga
Mum & Baby Yoga
Arhanta 2021 - 2025 | certifiedMindfulnesstrainer MBSR part 2
Centrum voor Mindfulness | certified | January - June 2020Mindfulnesstrainer MBSR part 1
Centrum voor Mindfulness | certified | March - April 2019Massage / Marma training
Dr. Lita Dash | Shankara Europe / Sri Sri Ayurveda | certified | 2018 - 2019Ayurveda Basictraining
Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra | Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg | certified | 20172-year Yoga Teacher Training | 500h
Yoga Vidya Rotterdam | certified | 2015 - 2016
* Next to these trainings I’ve been to many workshops, deepening courses, ceremonies, retreats, Vipassana’s etc. I’ve also organized retreats in The Netherlands, Germany & France. For me the most important thing has always been the consistency of the practices in our day to day life. Staying for a longer time with the same teachings & guides is what matters (for me personally) to gain insights and wisdom. The hopping around and doing as many certifications one is able to do is for me not gaining knowledge. It’s just a way of keeping one busy, distracting the mind when things get too difficult & never knowing the full depths & wisdoms of what a practice holds. Which can only evolve over time with consistent repetition, discipline, sincere efforts & the integration into our daily lives.
