Natural Waves - Mom Care & Hypnobirthing

10/11/2023

Pregnant and preparing for your optimal birth experience? And looking for a complete antenatal course for you and your partner?

In Natural Waves' hypnobirthing classes, you build confidence and release tension for the calmest, smoothest and most natural birth possible. A unique hypnobirthing course from the Netherlands full of knowledge and exercises to optimally prepare body and mind for childbirth, for a good start for baby, mother and partner.

This course is for you, if you want to
🌟 Learn how to use your breath to be calmly present during your surges
🌟 Learn exercises to prepare positively for birth together with your (birth) partner
🌟 Build confidence in your body’s natural capacity to birth your baby
🌟 Take a hypnobirthing course as a refresher after your last birth experience
🌟 Stay in charge during labour
🌟 Learn everything you need to navigate in the birth care system
🌟 Learn tools to deal with special circumstances and interventions
🌟 Give birth without a partner

Feel free to contact me for any questions at [email protected].

If you want a free taster, you can apply for a free hypnobirthing mp3 with the link in the bio.

Or start today and register for the online, group or private course on www.naturalwaves.nl.

Looking forward to see you! 🤱🌿🌟

07/11/2023

European Fertility Week - Mind Matters. When you want to become pregnant and it doesn't happen straight away there are several thoughts that come to mind. What actually is a "normal" time span to become pregnant in? Half a year? A year? Timeless? And what if I am not able to conceive at all or are there are special circumstances preventing this?

As a complementary therapist working with integral fertility reflexology, I always start with rebalancing your bodily systems. Then, the energy starts to flow again and the body can work towards homeostasis. Body and mind are one. That means, that besides this bodywork, I will also address emotional, mental en spiritual aspects of fertility. Thus, mental blockages can be lifted alongside the physical ones and support the couple involved. What do they actually need on all levels to welcome a new life?

So in the vast majority of cases, the route will be free to actually become pregnant. About 95% of women will be able to conceive if there is no time-limit.

And then it might just happen that I will receive that mail or phone call from one of my clients telling me they just found out they are actually pregnant.... The miracle of life. Such grateful work to do.

30/10/2023

A week to remember the cycle of life. Halloween, Allerzielen, Allerheiligen, Dia de Mu***os, St. Maarten. Remembering the souls who are not with us anymore, lighting candles to commemorate those dear ones still in our hearts. 💗

A special time for me personally, losing my father on 29th October 2019. Four years ago now. Almost five months after the birth of my daughter. Life and death going hand in hand. 🌿

🎃 Yesterday I cut this pumpkin with her and lighted a candle in the very core of it. Light shining from within.

The best way to deal with the dark is to let the light shine on it. Celebrating the nice memories, the lessons learned and being present in the moment now. Living life, light and love. 🌟

19/10/2023

Postpartum Care 🤱- The last days of October, the time that all those babies conceived in the cosiest darkest winter days are about to be born. I wish for those babies to have (had) the best possible conception, pregnancy and birth. 🌿 We as mothers tend to focus so much on this period before birth, but the period right after birth is just as important. Let this post give you some more insight into why.

In the coming days for your little autumn baby, you're so welcome to call me to your house for a post-partum consultation in the surroundings of Utrecht. Then you can nurture yourself while your baby is close to you, you can stay in your little nest. Looking forward to see you! My cargo-bike and me are ready for you.

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02/10/2023

Oxytocin - the ultimate love hormone 💗. A hormone we all know from our daily life, but in what situations does it affect us? And what does it have to do with being in love, hugging, childbirth and being shy? Find out more in this post.

12/09/2023

Menstruatiepijn en menstruatiekrampen, ook wel dysmenorroe genoemd als het heel heftig is, komen bij vele vrouwen voor tijdens hun menstruatiecyclus. Deze krampen worden veroorzaakt door de samentrekkingen van de baarmoeder als deze haar baarmoederslijmvlies afscheidt. Terwijl sommige vrouwen hier licht ongemak van ondervinden, kunnen anderen last krijgen van hevige pijn die hun dagelijks leven kan verstoren. In deze blogpost gaan we dieper in op de oorzaken, symptomen en behandeling van menstruatiekrampen om met deze periode om te gaan.

Achtergrond, tips en adviezen over menstruatiepijn en menstruatiekrampen vanuit een regulier en complementair perspectief.

12/09/2023

Progesterone - the yang yin hormone. 🌿🌹

Most of us know female hormones can fluctuate over time and under different circumstances and have effect on our body and mind, fertility and reproductive health, but what do we actually really know about the role it plays? When is it in and out of balance? What happens if we have too little or too much? And what we can do to nourish good quality hormonal balance? Therefore here some facts and insights, to help you in your feminine self-care routines and provide private consultations if you want to dive into the topic a little deeper. 🤰👵🧕🌿🌹

Feel free to contact me if you seek personal support!

Credits: written and designed by .holisticwoman with a little help from Canva

08/09/2023

Estrogen - the female juiciness hormone 🌹🌿

Most of us know female hormones can fluctuate over time and under different circumstances and have effect on our body and mind, fertility and reproductive health, but what do we actually really know about the role it plays? When is it in and out of balance? What happens if we have too little or too much? What are the different types of estrogen (are there different types at all? Yes, namely estrone, estriol and estradiol!). And what we can do to nourish good quality hormonal balance? Therefore here some facts and insights, to help you in your feminine self-care routines and provide private consultations if you want to dive into the topic a little deeper. 🤰👵🧕🌿🌹

Feel free to contact me if you seek personal support!

Credits: written and designed by .holisticwoman with a little help from

31/08/2023

Last night we experienced a blue super moon. A good time to take a look at the moon cycle or the menstruation cycle from an Ayurvedic view, inspired by this natural event. Because naturally, most women bleed in sync with moon cycles.

With this post, I hope to give some insight into the natural phases of menstruation, in order for us women to (re)connect to our natural rhythms, which is so often disturbed by our rather mechanic and structured way of life.

For me personally, finding natural support for my menstruation cycle made such a difference, for so long experiencing such painful cramps every month and then going to really smooth and balanced cycles afterwards. Ok, those PMS-situations still pop-up every once in a while, but I know what to do now. Keen to share my experience and knowledge for you now!

Currently I'm in the process of making information sheets, which you would receive during personalised consultations. Because no-one is the same, every remedy and approach is different. Available from next week onwards.. Looking forward to see you! Contact me for a consultation or book on www.naturalwaves.nl.

28/08/2023

🌹 Summer giveaway - Menstruation and hormones consult 🌹 Oh dear, the summer holidays have ended and I did not give away all my summer giveaways yet! So here the last one in a row. For all those women out there who can need some extra support during their period. For example for those days you do have to (go to) work but would rather stay home to sit with your lower energy & sensations (menstrual cramps) and maybe even diarrhoea. Or even for those experiencing other hormonal issues such as PCOS or endometriosis, of which the latter effects about 10% of all women!

🌹Integral reflexology including nutritional and herbal remedies plus Ayurvedic insights into your moon cycle according to your dosha-type with personalised advice can make such a difference. Did you know there are reflexology zones on your feet which are related to the reproductive system? And that both you and I can actually feel those zones when they are out of balance? They might be quite sensitive! Ouch! If this is the case, they can be nurtured and taken care of, the energy can flow again and your reproductive organs may rebalance. If this sounds like something you want to experience, this summer giveaway might just be the thing you are looking for. 🌹

🌹 How do you participate?🌹
1. Like this post
2. Share why it is so essential for women to be heard and seen for their hormonal fluctuations.
3. Follow this instagram account

Additionally, sharing this post with your friends in a story = a great gift to me!

🌹 What's next?
Six days after the post is published, I will choose the most touching, special or touching comment and associated person who is welcome to a free consultation. I will let you know this as a comment below the post and in my stories. The appointment will then be scheduled before Tuesday 19th September.

22/08/2023

Afgelopen zaterdag weer hypnobirthing cursus gegeven. Fijn met drie stellen op mijn oude vertrouwde plekje bij Nieuw Rotsoord. We gingen aan de slag. Starten met de de vragen en wensen die je hebt over de bevalling. Kijken naar wat je liever niet hebt, waarom en wat als het anders gaat dan je graag zou willen. Waarom we het liever over geboortewensen hebben dan geboorteplan. Zo fijn om te merken dat er al zoveel kennis beschikbaar is onder cursisten. De info kan dan zacht landen. Ook kunnen ze thuis alles nog nakijken en luisteren, want ze krijgen de online cursus er gratis bij. En het boek met oefeningen en vrije hypnobirthing teksten natuurlijk ook. Die oefeningen tijdens de les blijven elke keer weer zo bijzonder. Merken hoe intiem het kan zijn, horen hoe fijn het gevonden wordt om op een ander niveau met elkaar te verbinden. En weten dat oxytocine niet alleen het bevalhormoon is, maar ook het liefdeshormoon. The energy to get the baby in, is needed to get the baby out… Daar mogen ze de komende weken samen lekker mee aan de slag 😊

05/08/2023

🌹Summer giveaway - Fertility consult.🌹 Yes. The summer holidays have started. Lovely quiet weeks in the city of Utrecht. For those not on holiday, you can join Natural Waves / Marise's summer giveaway initiative for extra relief during this holiday season. Who knows, you might receive a fertilising & energetic experience. Hooray!

🌹Giveaway 4/6 Fertility consult.🌹
This week's giveaway is a fertility consult, for all those women who could a natural boost to conceive in either the natural or artificial way. More info via the link bio.

🌹How do you participate?🌹
1. Like this post
2. Share your favourite story, poem or quote about fertility in the comments .
3. Follow this instagram account

🌹Additionally, sharing this post with your friends in a story or message = a great gift to me!

What's next?
Four days after this post is published, I will choose the most touching, special or touching comment and associated person who is welcome to a free consultation. I will let you know this as a comment below the post and in my stories. The appointment will then be scheduled during summer holiday 2023, i.e. before 22 August.

Just to be clear, this is a promotion by practice Natural Waves Body, where I (Marise) am the practising therapist - women's health specialist. If you participate, you are 18+. This promotion is on my own initiative and in no way connected or started by Instagram.