Veerle is a Psychologist and 500Hrs Yoga Teacher and offers a wide range of contemporary styles including hatha, vinyasa flow, yin, restorative, womb & earth yoga, yoga nidra and mantra. Yet at the core of it all, her true gift is to share her personal and intimate relationship with yoga & the cyclical wisdom of nature. Besides being a Yoga Yeacher & Women’s health facilitator, Veerle is also a extremely skilled psychotherapist, in which she combines her professional background of Western Psychology with Eastern mind & body healing modalities, a down-to-earth spirituality, Goddess archetypes, breath work, Buddhist Psychology and embodiment practices. To book a 1:1 session with me, please connect with me: Namaste@yogawithveerle.com

As a western psychologist, Veerle always had strong fascination for the mind, but missed the incorporation of body and soul in most of the Western therapeutic approaches. Discovering the Yoga teachings and Eastern philosophies of Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism and Tantric Goddess Mythology opened a whole new and multi-layered approach to the body, mind and soul. This combination of Western Science and ancient mystic teachings offered Veerle so much more tools to bridge the gap between spirituality and finding fulfilment and balance in day to day life. 

For Veerle her yoga mat, preferably outside in nature, is a sacred space of a moment to moment intimacy with her most inner self. Yoga allows her to tap into her own inner resources as well as a greater, loving intelligence moving through her and guiding her into greater clarity, fulfilment, softness and trust. Yoga and travelling often go hand in hand for Veerle, and over the years Veerle studied with many incredible teachers in different countries. Veerle has had the privilege of being guided by some great teachers including Simone McKay, Bex Tyer, Cat Kabira, Tina Nance, Sarah Powers, Simon Low, James Mattingley, Damien De Bali, Edward Clarck, Nikki Doane, Sudhir Tiwari, Nitya Mohan, Uma Dinsmore, Usha Anandi, Archana Sufiana, Angela Farmer & Mimi Kuo-Deemer. 

Veerle complemented her Yogic Studies with Ayurveda, EFT, Chi Nei Tsang abdominal massage, Ayurvedic Yoga Massage, and Yoga Therapy for depression, burn-out and chronic fatigue. Since 2017 Veerle is tremendously passionate about a more feminine spirituality, and the adaptation of Yoga for women. With the feminine body very much neglected in traditional yoga lineages, and an often enormous pressure on women’s bodies in our western society, as well as the depletion of Mother Earth, Veerle felt the need for a radical shift for her own body and feminine students. Today Veerle greatest mission is to guide women back into connection with their feminine bodies; especially their womb & menstrual cycle. As our modern culture & education has long forgotten the ancient wisdom of the feminine body as a temple and Nature as our most vital (re-) source, Veerle is an activist for feminine health & eco feminism.   

This path of awakening the feminine, Earth & Moon, and Goddess mythology has led her to many ancient Tantric Goddess temples in India, and evoked a deep interest in Indigenous Mother Worshipping cultures, rituals, and herbal medicine. Ultimately Yoga is the most intimate dance of living in harmony with nature and honouring her rhythms & cycles within you. 

The Goddess and the One who holds her are one and the same. We are inseparable. The way to me is through Her. ~The Radiance Sutras

Since the moment Veerle first stepped on yoga mat, while working in a slum with street children in India, Yoga became a practice to deeply honour the wisdom of life. Trusting that life offers us exactly what we need in that very moment, whether we recognize it or not. Yoga is an cyclical practice, never the same, of moving with life instead of pushing against it. Veerle believes that Yoga has the power to heal and sooth our bodies and mind, while inviting a radical inclusiveness. Without suppression or separation, Yoga is the union of all that we are and is therefore a sadhana of wholeness. In this way we come closer to our innate knowing, interconnection with nature, and our greatest purpose in life. The greatest gift of Yoga nowadays is to truly embody the qualities we develop on the mat, as our world and planet need more kindness, compassion, solidarity, truth, love and connection. 

Testimonials

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When ever I think about Yoga with Veerle the colour yellow comes to my mind. The colour is all around her, and her lessons create this warm, peacefull and happy energy that surrounds all of us. She always helped me with my inner process without even knowing; just by always finding the right poses and words at the right time. And at the end of every lesson you leave the mat with a yellow glow in your heart. (Kim)

Veerle is amazing! I got blown away and inspired by the variety of her classes and the wisdom she radiates. She touches every aspect of yoga and has the power to transform. Thanks Veerle! (Jan)

Veerle is a great yoga teacher. I've had a few teachers, but she's the only one who motivated me to keep on doing yoga. She is able to teach an entire class with different levels without losing her patience. She's a professional with kindness and humanity. She has an indescribable calmness that influences your own attitude. She keeps on encouraging and believing in your ability to do yoga. You won't regret going to her classes! (Lise)

I didn’t feel well at that time in my life, I suffered from insomnia and I was hoping yoga would help to bring some positive changes in my life. It took me a while before I found a style of yoga that suited me the best. The calm, but intense practices of Veerle’s yin yoga classes were exactly what I needed. I re-established more and more the connection with and within my own body. After her classes my sleep was deep and restoring, and for a long time I woke up again fresh and with a clear mind. The fact that Veerle has a background as a psychologist, and has overcome similar difficulties herself, has definitely contributed to the fact that I felt very understood and safe with her. During her classes Veerle shares interesting knowledge about the functioning of our vital organs, the meridian lines and points and how these energy channels of the body influence them. Veerle has contributed to the fact that I have grown more confidence in life and myself, and that I am able to cope much better and with more resilience to daily life challenges. Therefore I can warmly recommend Veerle’s classes to everyone. (Zabine)

Veerle offers a beautiful yoga practice. She is very experienced in teaching and has a calm and caring attitude. Her classes can be very challenging but never lacking lightness and the joy of the practice. She offers clear instructions which makes it easy to follow. She adapts her lessons to the need of the individual so that it is a rewarding experience for everyone. She covers a wide variety of aspects of yoga and pranayama so that every class with her is different and each one most enjoyable. Her gentle and loving approach are wonderful. Nobody should miss an opportunity of joining her yoga classes. (Rita)