About Catherine
Lawyer > Lyme Disease > Mindfulness Trainer
Having been a lawyer for six years, I got Lyme disease in 2010 that became chronic. Only in 2017 did I heal from it after walking many roads, but mainly through long Vipassana Silent Meditation Retreats (3 months). Sitting on your pillow, in- and exhale, meditate for 16 hours a day, a strict daily rhythm. Deep insights and thereby dissolving knots within myself. Physically and mentally. I healed. Thank God...!
Meditation has brought me more than just health. I feel more present in my own life, calmer and stronger. I make choices from a deeper perspective. Being more mindful has completely changed my life. I do the things that are important to me and let go of the rest. As a result, I feel happier and my life feels more meaningful.
Western society is so rushed. I wish everyone more peace in their lives.
Becoming a Mindfulness Trainer
Mindfulness Trainer Experience
2014-2022 Mindfulness Training for groups and individuals, in person and online
Mindfulness Training:
2013 - NL/Thailand
- Mindfulness Teacher Training, SeeTrue Mindfulness, Netherlands
- Vipassana at Dipabhavan (Koh Samui), Thailand
2015 - Thailand/Bali/India
Intensive Yoga & Meditation (Vipassana) Training, Thailand, Bali & India
2016-2021 - Thailand
Multiple Vipassana retreats at:
- Wat Chom Tong (Chiang Mai)
- Indriya Retreat (Koh Phangan)
- Wat Tam Wua (Pai),
- Wat Suan Mokkh (Suratthani)
- Wat Kow Tahm (Koh Phangan)
Yoga Training (Koh Phangan)
2019-2022 - NL/Online
Mindfulness Advanced Teacher Training, SeeTrue Mindfulness & Centrum voor Mindfulness, Netherlands
Lawyer
I really enjoyed being a lawyer. I loved sifting through the chaos to find clarity.
Then coming from that clarity advising my clients.
2009-2010
De Boorder Schoots, Naarden-Vestingh (Family Law)
2005-2009
- NautaDutilh, Rotterdam/Amsterdam (Litigation/International Arbitration)
- Simmons & Simmons, Rotterdam (Litigation)
2004
Student-Assistant:
- Simmons & Simmons, Rotterdam (Litigation)
- Houthoff Buruma, Amsterdam (Litigation)
Why the name 'LovingAwareness'?
When you start meditating,
You start seeing yourself
and the world around you
more clearly.
When you start seeing more clearly,
you start seeing your own
and other people’s flaws
more clearly as well…
That can be very painful.
To keep your view on the world bearable,
it is important to cultivate
kindness and forgiveness.
You will need your heart.
You will need the loving awareness
of your heart to see deeply.
Good luck on your journey :-).
