About Me

My soul purpose is to be the heart beat that attunes you to your inner frequency. I combine my extensive experience in coaching & therapy, yoga, dance, women’s work and strategy consulting to help men, and mostly women, to hear the whispers of their soul.

I specialise in soul purpose and feminine empowerment work and am certified as a Co-active coach, Unesco trauma-informed movement therapist, Awakening Women’s Temple leader and Madretierra menstrual therapist.

I love my dance, tarot, art and meditation practice, and am passionate about conscious femininity and spreading cyclical awareness.

Living close to nature on Crete and in India has attuned me to living cyclically – following the rhythm of the seasons, the moon, and my menstrual cycle.

Cyclical living is now at the core of my work and mission through new and full moon circles, as well as sharing menstrual cycle knowledge as widely as possible as a tool for self knowledge and embodiment.

About Me

My soul purpose is to be the heart beat that attunes you to your inner frequency. I combine my extensive experience in coaching & therapy, yoga, dance, women’s work and strategy consulting to help men, and mostly women, to hear the whispers of their soul.

I specialise in soul purpose and feminine empowerment work and am certified as a Co-active coach, Unesco trauma-informed movement therapist, Awakening Women’s Temple leader and Madretierra menstrual therapist.

I love my dance, tarot, art and meditation practice, and am passionate about conscious femininity and spreading cyclical awareness.

Living close to nature on Crete and in India has attuned me to living cyclically – following the rhythm of the seasons, the moon, and my menstrual cycle.

Cyclical living is now at the core of my work and mission through new and full moon circles, as well as sharing menstrual cycle knowledge as widely as possible as a tool for self knowledge and embodiment.

About Me

My soul purpose is to be the heart beat that attunes you to your inner frequency.

I combine my extensive experience in coaching & therapy, yoga, dance, women’s work and strategy consulting to help men, and mostly women, to hear the whispers of their soul. I specialise in soul purpose and feminine empowerment work.

I am certified as a Co-active coach, Unesco trauma-informed movement therapist, Awakening Women’s Temple leader and Madretierra menstrual therapist. I love my dance, tarot, art and meditation practice, and am passionate about conscious femininity and spreading cyclical awareness.

Living close to nature on Crete and in India has attuned me to living cyclically – following the rhythm of the seasons, the moon, and my menstrual cycle.

Cyclical living is now at the core of my work and mission through new and full moon circles, as well as sharing menstrual cycle knowledge as widely as possible as a tool for self knowledge and embodiment.

In 2012 I decided to make a drastic change and re-align my life to my values. I left my corporate career in London to deepen my yoga and meditation practice in India and become a certified co-active life coach (with the Coaches Training Institute in London).

I ended up settling in Auroville, an intentional community in a forest in South India, where I offered workshops, retreats, trainings, and private sessions while going deep into spiritual practice. My growth journey led me to women’s work and embodiment practices such as intuitive movement, kalaripayet (an ancient Indian martial art) and women’s temples.

In summers I’d travel back to Europe to host workshops, circles and retreats, especially at YogaOnCrete where in 2018 I felt a call to stay on into autumn and winter in the island’s vast, wild and yet sweet landscape.

I still live on Crete, renovating an old countryside home with my partner while continuing my offerings, online and in person to a wide variety of international clients.

About Maitree

Maitree (maitri) is a sanksrit term which means uncondiontional love and friendship with oneself. In Buddhism, loving kindness is considered the basis for a compassionate relationship with yourself, and therefore with others. It is one of the four key virtues to practice and cultivate. In the teachings of Pema Chödron, a senior American Buddhist nun, Maitri takes a central place. She says:

“Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitree, or unconditional friendliness, a simple, direct relationship with the way we are.”

Maitree is the foundation and guiding principle for all the work that I do.

About Maitree

Maitree (maitri) is a sanksrit term which means uncondiontional love and friendship with oneself. In Buddhism, loving kindness is considered the basis for a compassionate relationship with yourself, and therefore with others. It is one of the four key virtues to practice and cultivate. In the teachings of Pema Chödron, a senior American Buddhist nun, Maitri takes a central place. She says:

“Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitree, or unconditional friendliness, a simple, direct relationship with the way we are.”

Maitree is the foundation and guiding principle for all the work that I do.

Trainings and Certificates

I am certified in four key methods that form the foundation of my work.

Menstrual Therapy

* Madretierra Menstrual Therapy Certification, Milan, Italy (2018)
* Red School Hormone Harmony Online Training (2018)
* Red School Menstrual Cycle Literacy Online Training (2018)
* Red School Menopause Online Mini Course (2021)

Women’s 
Wisdom Path

* Awakening Women Temple Group Facilitator Training, Auroville, India (2018)
* Awakening Women Online Courses: Kali Sadhana (2020), Mary Magdalene Sadhana (2018), Tara Sadhana (2018), Lalitha Devi Sadhana (2018), Parvati Sadhana (2016), Lakshmi Sadhana (2016)
* Initiation into Tarot de Marseille, Auroville, India (2014)

Trauma-Informed Movement 
Therapy

* Expressive Movement Therapy Certification, Creative Movement Therapy Association of India (2016)
* Integrative Body-Movement Trauma Therapy with Romana Tripolt (2018)
* Ongoing supervision & personal therapy with SmartMove’s Brinda Jacob-Janvrin (2016-2018) and Trauma Therapy Academy’s Romana Tripolt (since 2018)
* Introduction to Somatic Experiencing with Somatic Experiencing Greece (2021)

Life 
Coaching

* Certified Professional Co-Active Coach at the Coaches Training Institute, London (2014)
* Qualified Professional Co-Active Coach at the Coaches Training Institute (2013)
* Dr Laskow’s Holoenergetic Tracing Process, Auroville India (2015)
* Organisation & Relationship Systems Coaching Fundamentals, London (2017)
* Assistant at Co-Active Coaches Training Institute’s Courses, London (2013 & 2017)

In addition I am very grateful to have received and attended these teachings and initiations:

* Vipasana Meditation 10-Day Retreat, Athens, Greece (2019)
* Iyengar Yoga 7-Day Retreats, Crete, Greece (2018)
* 5-Rhythms Heart Beats 5-Day Retreat, Auroville, India (2018)
* Kalaripayet Intensive Training, Auroville (2018 & 2019)
* CMTAI Annual Conference, Bangalore, India (2017)
* Authentic Movement 2-Day Workshop, Bangalore (2017)
* Yoga & Dance 7-Day Retreat, Crete (2016)
* Women’s Wisdom 5-Day Retreat, Auroville (2016)
* Karma Yoga volunteering at Solitude Farm Café, Auroville (2015)
* Jetzuma Tenzin on Buddhism, Bir & Dharamsala, India (2014 & 2015)
* Teravada Buddhism Meditation 7-day Retreat, Sri Lanka (2014 & 2015)
* Karma Yoga volunteering at Naturellement Café, Auroville (2013)
* Yoga Asana, Pranayama & Philosophy at Mysore Mandala Yoga Shala, India (2012)
* Mysore Ashtanga Yoga Practice at Stillpoint Yoga London (2012) and The Yoga Retreat Koh Phangan (2011-12)

Short CV

* Full Moon Women’s Circles in Apokoronas, Crete (since 2020)
* Hosted New Moon Circles at Red Tent Crete (2019-2020)
* Soul Purpose Online Circle Journey (since 2019)
* Offered sessions, workshops & retreats at Vérité Yoga Center and Quiet Healing Center, Auroville (2014-2018)
* Founded Maitree Community (2016) and New Moon Sisters (2017)
* Summer Women’s Retreats at YogaOnCrete (since 2015)
* Founded Maitree Coaching with Julie (2013)
* Published Love Turns, a novella (2012)
* Strategy Consulting Manager at Deloitte London (2008-2012)
* Associate at Outsights, Futures ThinkTank and Consultancy (2006-2008)
* Member of Dutch National ThinkTank (2006)
* MPhil (distinction) in Social & Political Sciences, University of Cambridge (2005)
* MA (distinction) in History, University of Utrecht and Paris IV – La Sorbonne (1999-2004)
* International Summer Exchange Programmes in France, Spain, Benin, Romania (1998-2002)

Testimonials

“The retreat was absolutely wonderful. So mindfully organized with a full focus on everyone’s welbeing and spirit. Julie is an amazing and inspiring woman. I wish I could have stayed longer to gain even more knowledge from her, as well as enjoy the wonderful food, the nature, and my lovely sisters.

I am inspired. I am blissful. I am grateful. I am energized. I have a clear vision for the very first time in my life.

I am complete – Thank you Julie”

“Julie is truly a wonderful coach. She is curious, present, genuine, and full of intelligence and power.

I have worked with her on and off for years. She held space for me through many cycles of emotion, searching, and growth. She also challenged me – always with great mastery and grace – to see and look into corners I was only vaguely aware of, and celebrated and plotted with me when I found important perspective there.

I cannot recommend her enough.”

“My memories  of the Cyclical Femininity Retreat with Julie are linked to the experience of being beautifully connected with my femininity and feeling the strong bond between very different women, who open their hearts to share and support each other.

Julie created a warm and safe space welcoming each individual soul and honouring all facets  of us women.

My journey continues with Julie’s Soul Purpose Circle, a big chance to reflect on my essence and gift to the world.

Julie accompanies our group of women with great passion and faith in finding their own inner rhythm and truth.”

“Working with Julie was wonderful, welcoming, in tune, trusting, deeply connected, and celebratory. Every step of the way I felt respected in my intimate rhythm, I felt received and witnessed with all that surfaced, I felt honoured in my questions and my knowing.

Julie’s ability to tune in and support whatever is arising with her intuition, connectedness and tools is a true gift to receive.

Starting into this process never ever would I have believed where we ended up – way more clarity, abundance, joy and connection than I ever dared to dream of. I am so deeply humbled by the journey – it feels like pure magic.”