My path

Born in the Netherlands, I have always been curious about people, cultures and what enables individuals and societies to grow. Above all, I have always felt a strong desire to contribute to positive change in the world.

For more than 25 years, I worked in international cooperation, leadership and organisational development, primarily within the European institutions. I have always been passionate about bringing people together and creating conditions for collective growth. As a coach, facilitator and trainer of trainers, I increasingly started taking up roles in supporting communities of practice and individual coaches, facilitators and leaders who are holding space for others, being convinced about the importance of our mutual growth and support.

Alongside my professional career, I began exploring Eastern and Western approaches to human development more than 20 years ago, starting with Indian yogic philosophy. Gradually, my personal and professional experiences came together around one central insight: the inner state from which we perceive, relate, choose and act fundamentally shapes what becomes possible.

In 2024, I started working closely with Moses Garelik, founder of UniOne. Its ME–I–ALL approach became an integral part of my work, which I began integrating and further developing in individual and team coaching, circle work and organisational change. Today, I lead the development of the UniOne Academy.

Uzima Life brings these different dimensions of my journey together. Through coaching, leadership development and facilitation, I create spaces for those who accompany others to deepen their presence, awareness and capacity for conscious choice, while also bringing this approach into teams, organisations and wider systems. My aspiration remains to contribute to meaningful, life-affirming change.