21/06/2026
☀️ What began as free yoga in Zoetermeer became something far greater: a community built on kindness, connection, and support.
On this Summer Solstice and International Yoga Day, I’m reminiscing…
Eight years ago, we gathered every Sunday in a park in Zoetermeer for free yoga.
No studio. No business plan. Just people.
Looking back, I realise my intention was never to build a business.
My intention was to bring people together ❤️
To create a kinder, safer, more supportive community through the wisdom of yoga. Not just through movement, but through connection, awareness, compassion, and understanding.
Because yoga means union. Imagine the life with less greed, with far leas war, it would be the kind of life we want for ourselves, and for our children.
And while we practised on our mats, something else happened. A community was born.
From Yoga in the Park came Zenang. From Zenang came Yoga Festival Zoetermeer (the first one!).
From Zenang came Mahé 🫶🏾
To everyone who joined those early Sunday mornings, and to everyone who is part of Mahé today: thank you.
You weren’t just attending yoga.
You were helping build something beautiful 🤍