Ayurveda Works Haarlem

Ayurveda Works Haarlem As an Ayurvedic Practitioner I support people in their journey to find balance in their body and min

11/05/2026

Why do we always go to THIS 🍕 part of the supermarket…
and not THIS🥦 one?

It’s not because you’re lazy.
And it’s not because you have no discipline.

The real driving force is your brain programming.

Your emotional brain is always searching for quick relief:
comfort, dopamine, stress relief, reward.

And the food industry knows exactly how the brain works.

These foods are designed to keep you craving more through sugar, salt, fat and texture. They activate the reward system in the brain very fast.

So when you are stressed, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted or in menopause, your brain automatically pulls you towards foods that create temporary relief.

Your brain is not asking for “bad food.”
It is asking for regulation, NOW

This is why emotional eating is not solved with more control or another diet.
You have to change the programming underneath the behavior.

A few things that help:

don’t go shopping hungry or stressed

make a list before entering

avoid walking through every aisle

pause and ask yourself what you are really needing in that moment

learn to regulate the nervous system instead of feeding the craving.

Write CRAVINGS in the comments and i will send you the link to my Brakethough session where you will discover what is behind your eating patterns and how to make peace with food.

08/05/2026

If you feel confused around food, tired of contradicting advice, and like you can’t trust your own body anymore… you’re not alone.

Most women I work with in menopause don’t lack knowledge.
They’ve had too much of it.

And somewhere along the way, they stopped listening inward.

Your body is still speaking through hunger, fullness, energy, cravings, sleep, and mood.
You just stopped being taught how to hear it.

This is not about another diet.
It’s about coming back to yourself.

If this feels familiar… I see you 💬

06/05/2026

Most women settle for quick cold lunches:
crackers with cheese, a sandwich, yoghurt and fruit, or a salad eaten in a rush.

But if you are tired, craving sugar later in the day, feeling bloated, or struggling with evening overeating… this kind of lunch is often not supporting your body.

Especially in menopause, your body thrives more on warmth, nourishment, and steadiness—not cold, light meals that leave you hungry again an hour later.

So what happens when lunch is too light?

energy crashes in the afternoon

stronger cravings later in the day

digestion feels unsettled

dinner becomes too big

food control feels harder in the evening

A warm, nourishing lunch helps shift all of this.

Think:

cooked protein

vegetables

healthy fats

slow, grounding carbohydrates

real satisfaction

Not complicated. Just food that actually supports your body.

This is not about doing more.
It’s about finally prioritizing yourself.

04/05/2026

The real struggle of women in menopause with emotional eating is not food, but this:

* people-please even when you’re exhausted

* struggle with boundaries and saying no

* feel responsible for other people’s emotions

* hold everything together while ignoring their own needs

* have a strong perfectionist voice that never lets them “do enough”

* only relax when everything is finally done… but it’s never done

And on top of that… your hormones are shifting.

So you may also be dealing with:

* poor sleep or waking up during the night

* mood swings that feel out of nowhere

* hot flashes and sudden heat in the body

* fatigue that doesn’t improve with rest

* body aches and tension

* low energy and mental overload

* feeling emotionally more sensitive or overwhelmed

And then it shows up with food:

eating when you’re not physically hungry

cravings at night

feeling out of control around food

starting over tomorrow… again and again

But underneath it all…

it was never just about food.

It was about learning to cope by over-giving, over-performing, over-controlling…

and then finally collapsing where it feels safe.

And here’s the shift:

Finding peace with how you learned these behaviours is what changes your relationship with food.

The first step to healing your relationship with food is not control—it’s understanding what drives your behaviour, and gently rewiring how your brain responds to these patterns.

Not necessarily through therapy, but by learning to rewire these automatic responses so you can create new patterns that actually support you.

Do you recognize yourself in this and want real change?

Write CHANGE in the comments and I will send you the link to my free breakthrough session.

02/05/2026

Because eating enough is not just physical.

Yes, your stomach has had enough… but you might still be looking for something else: comfort, calm, grounding, distraction, relief.

And for many people, there’s something deeper underneath it:

Unconscious programming.
Old beliefs. Learned behaviours.

“Finish your plate.”
“We don’t throw away food.”
“Eat it all.”
“No dessert if your plate isn’t empty.”
Sometimes even punishment if you didn’t eat enough.

So you learned:
don’t listen to your body… listen to what others say, expect, or might think of you.

And later in life, it runs in the background without you even noticing.

You eat on autopilot.
You eat fast.
You barely taste the food.
You don’t notice the textures.
You hardly chew.
You keep eating to avoid feeling what’s really there.
Some people stuff themselves now so they won’t feel hunger later.
Some keep eating because they don’t want to offend others by saying no.
Some were never taught healthy boundaries, so saying no feels harder than overeating.
Some keep eating because they feel they don’t belong if they don’t eat like everyone else.

And in a society where overeating is often normalised, even celebrated as fun, rewarding, or “treating yourself” it becomes even harder to notice what is actually healthy for you.

Food becomes more than food.
It becomes coping. Numbing. Habit. People-pleasing. Belonging. Protection.

Most of this is unconscious.
Until you start becoming aware.

So maybe the real question isn’t: Why can’t I stop eating?

Maybe it’s:
When did I stop listening to my body?
Which beliefs am I still carrying?
And what am I trying not to feel now?

20/04/2026

Let’s be honest.

You don’t suddenly start overeating for no reason.

There’s something underneath it.

An emptiness.
Unmet needs.
Emotions you didn’t have space for during the day.

And you got very good at pushing those aside.

You keep going.
You take care of everything.
You show up for everyone.

But where are you in that?

Because at some point…
you feel it.

That emptiness.

And in that moment, food becomes:

distraction

comfort

something that fills the space, even if just for a bit

And yes… menopause can make this louder.
More sensitivity, more overwhelm, less buffer.

But the real question is:

What is actually in the way
of giving yourself what you really need?

And…

What would change
if you put yourself first earlier in the day?

Not perfectly.
Just a little more.

I’m curious — what would you do differently?

Tell me in the comments

18/04/2026

You’ve tried diets.
You’ve tried control.
You’ve tried “starting over on Monday.”

But you’re in menopause…
juggling your job, your family, teenagers…
and the snacking and overeating just keeps happening.

You don’t even know what to do anymore.

You want control again.
Peace in your mind.
To feel good in your body — and fit your clothes.

What if the real reason behind your eating…
has nothing to do with food?

I’m offering a FREE Breakthrough Session
where we uncover what’s really driving your patterns
and I give you simple steps to start shifting it.

⚠️ Only for women who are DONE with pills, diets, and quick fixes —and ready to do the real work.

I personally select who I work with.

Are you that woman?

Go to the link in bio, leave your details,
and I’ll send you the questions to apply.

17/04/2026

Ayurveda is not a diet. It is not restriction. It is not another set of rules to follow perfectly.

Ayurveda is a way of life.

It is learning to listen to your body instead of fighting it.
It is building a loving relationship with yourself, your body, and your needs.
It is having the time and awareness to actually take care of yourself.
It is creating space for deep, meaningful and lasting relationships with others.
It is about balance. And about living in alignment with your own nature in everything you do.

Recently someone was genuinely surprised when they found out I eat cake… and drink apple juice sometimes.

“You are an Ayurvedic practitioner… and you eat that?”

Yes. I do.

Because we tend to turn everything into a religion. Into black and white. Into “allowed” and “not allowed”.

But life doesn’t work like that. And neither does Ayurveda.

This is exactly why diets fail. Not because people lack discipline, but because they are built on restriction instead of understanding.

Ayurveda doesn’t ask you to control life.
It asks you to understand yourself within it.

15/04/2026

Emotional eating isn’t about food.
It’s about regulation.

Food is just the fastest way you’ve learned
to feel better. Yes I said learned....this means you can unlearn this behaviour, lose weight and feel really good im your skin!

08/04/2026

You’re trying to do with food what food can never do.
You can stop sugar.
Do paleo.
Go raw vegan.
Fast.
Take the supplements.
Follow another meal plan.
Do fat burning workouts.
Detox again.
Meditate.
Do yoga.
Start over every Monday.

And still…
you end up overeating.
Snacking.
Thinking about food all day.
Feeling out of control again.

Why?

Because it was never really about the food.

You’re trying to do with food what food can never do.

You’re trying to feel better.
Less empty.
Less anxious.
Less alone.
Less overwhelmed.
Less hurt.

You want comfort.
Relief.
Safety.
To feel held.
Seen.
Heard.
Loved.

And food gives you that…
for a moment.

For a few minutes you feel good.
Or numb.
Or full.
Or calmer.

Because yes… your brain gives you a little hit of dopamine.
A little reward.
A little relief.
A little “ahhhh…”

But then?

The feeling comes back.
The emptiness is still there.
The stress is still there.
The pain is still there.

And now your body feels heavy.
Your belly feels big.
Your clothes feel tight.
You feel gross.
Ashamed.
Mad at yourself.

And again you say:

“This is the last time.”

But deep down…
you already know it won’t be.

Because you can’t fill an emotional void with food.

You can’t eat your way into feeling safe.
You can’t snack your way into feeling loved.
You can’t overeat your way into peace.

And that is exactly why
all the diets, fasting, food rules, workouts and “discipline”
never really fix it.

Because the real hunger is not in your stomach.

That’s the painful truth.

You don’t need more control.
You need to heal the part of you
that learned to use food for comfort.

That’s the work 💖

07/04/2026

Do this instead:

The “drink 2 glasses of water before meals” tip is meant to make you feel full so you eat less.
But if your goal is to stop overeating, that strategy often backfires.

Why?
Because it teaches you to ignore hunger instead of understand it.

And when you keep disconnecting from your body…
you don’t heal overeating.
You make the cycle stronger.

What actually helps:

✔️ Don’t wait until you’re starving
✔️ Eat enough at meals
✔️ Balance protein, fiber, and healthy fats
✔️ Stop skipping meals
✔️ Regulate stress before eating
✔️ Slow down while eating
✔️ Learn the difference between physical hunger and emotional urgency
✔️ Heal the diet/restriction pattern
✔️ Support hormones + blood sugar

Overeating is not fixed by trying to feel less hunger.
It’s healed by understanding your hunger.

💛 That’s the work.

Adres

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