Who I am

I originally studied Applied Economic Sciences after which I worked in the marketing communications world for more than 20 years. In 2012, not being true to myself anymore led me to a burnout. By necessarily taking the time to really dare to look at myself, I rediscovered who I am in essence and where I get my energy from: a combination of the necessary freedom to take on projects that really suit me, a deep passion for connection and human-centered knowledge, the feeling of coming home in Asia and on a private level my great love for animals.

Raina - Pure Circle

I quit my job, started as a freelance consultant, undertook some long travels throughout Asia and studied psychotherapy for 4 years. During this study, I unexpectedly lost my father in 2013, which touched me deeply. But the final blow really came when I also lost my mother completely unexpectedly in 2017. However, I decided to continue my then-planned yoga training in India, which was the starting point of my path to greater depth.

After my trip to India, I moved to England to start the Pure Circle Inner Wellness Center. I took some additional courses such as a yin yoga teacher training in India, equine assisted therapy, Reiki, Acupressure Seated Massage and Breathwork Practitioner. 

Early 2020, we put our Inner Wellness Center in England on hold with Covid, after which we moved to Spain and I re-committed to freelance communication projects in Belgium.

However, I also wanted to keep following my heart and besides my work, I continued to study how to evolve towards the best version of yourself with body-oriented work.

I completed an additional training as a Health Coach in the UK and am currently in my second year of training as an energy healer (The Eden Method) in Germany, which for me completes the circle of being able to help people deeply.

With these various trainings and having gone through the necessary experiences myself, I finally dare to say that I know what it takes to get to the essence of yourself in your most optimal form. To gain permanent insights into this and to further develop a model to help you optimize your energy I see as my greatest mission in life. I am ready to finally take the leap from gathering knowledge and tools to sharing them and would love to help you balance your own energy and inspire you on your personal path.

I am currently based in France, having lived in England for 4 years and Spain for 2.5 years. I am very flexible and am regularly in Belgium to give treatments and presentations there but also love accompanying people near my home in France.

Courses that have all inspired me:

  • Applied Economic Sciences, UFSIA, Belgium (1990-1996) 
  • Integrative Psychotherapy AIHP, Belgium (2012 - 2016)
  • Relaxation AIHP, Belgium (2013 - 2014)
  • Equine Assisted Therapy, EAGALA, UK (2015)
  • Hatha Yoga Teacher Training (200hrs), Oceanic Yoga, India
    (2017)
  • Yoga for stress & anxiety, Svastha yoga therapy program, Netherlands
    (2018)
  • Seated acupressure massage, UK (2018)
  • Breathwork and several spiritual courses, Lendrick Lodge, Scotland
    (2018 - 2019)
  • Reiki I and II, UK (2019)
  • Yin Yoga Teacher Training (50hrs), Preksha Yoga, India
    (2020)
  • Health Coach, College of Naturopathic Medicine, UK
    (2023-2024)
  • Breathwork Teacher Training, Marga Yoga, Koh Samui (2024)
  • Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner, The Eden Method, Portugal & Germany, (2023-2025, in training)