Ontmoet de coach
My name is Jacoline. I guide people who long for calm, clarity and a life that truly feels aligned with who they are.
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Roots of Light grew from a deep desire to create space for slowing down, stillness and coming home to yourself. For more than fifteen years, I have been immersed in the exploration of consciousness and inner growth. What began as a personal search for calm and direction gradually unfolded into a lived path where psychology, breathwork, meditation and yoga come together.
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My foundation lies in Applied Psychology, a degree I am close to completing. To further deepen my work, I recently completed a breathwork training. My earlier training as a yoga teacher further strengthened my body-oriented approach.
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In my work, all of these layers meet. I guide in an intuitive, calm and holistic way, working with breath, silence, body awareness, and reflective conversation. Always attuned to what you need in the moment.
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My work is firmly grounded in psychological knowledge, practical experience and a deeply lived personal process. There are no quick fixes, but a safe and supportive space in which you can feel, let go and find your own sense of direction again.
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Alongside my work in the Netherlands, I also host retreats in Jamaica, at a unique and special place immersed in nature. During these retreats, silence, breath, nature and culture come together in a week of slowing down, connection and deep immersion.
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Whether you are seeking personal guidance or a transformative experience in the heart of Jamaica, you are welcome.
My Approach
Everyone is different. That’s why my guidance is always attuned to who you are and what you need in this moment. We don’t work with a fixed program or a standard route, but follow your pace and your process.
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We begin with a free introductory conversation in which we explore together what is present for you and what you are longing for. From there, we sense whether coaching is the right step for you at this time. Your question may deepen or shift along the way, that is part of a living process.
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You cannot think your way out of stress. When the nervous system is chronically overloaded or stuck in constant alertness or shutdown, there is simply no space for rest or recovery. The body remains in a state of activation, even when the mind understands that things could be different. That is why my guidance begins with regulation and the experience of safety in the body. From this foundation, space naturally opens for relaxation, insight and lasting change.
My way of working is both professional and intuitive. I guide from a solid psychological foundation, drawing on approaches such as ACT and solution-focused coaching, combined with a body-based approach in which breath, awareness and slowing down are central. Informed by insights from polyvagal theory, we work with breath and simple exercises to support and regulate the nervous system. Not by forcing change, but by creating space.
In my guidance, there is room for complexity. For sensitivity, depth and layers that are not always visible on the surface. I regularly work with people who recognize themselves in high sensitivity, giftedness or a bicultural background, and for whom stress or overload has a deep impact on their system. Always without placing labels at the center, but with attention to what this means in your everyday life.
Slowing down and embodied experience form the foundation of every session, because real change does not arise from insight alone, but from what you are willing to truly feel and live.
Internationally & locally connected
​Roots of Light is grounded in the Netherlands and deeply connected to the rhythm and soul of Jamaica.
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Coaching sessions take place in the Netherlands (Veenendaal) or online. The retreats invite you into the heart of Jamaica, a place rich in culture, powerful nature and a felt sense of life force.
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Within this connection, space opens for slowing down and meaningful exchange. In relationship with the land, the people and yourself.
What you can expect
Roots of Light offers guidance that invites rather than directs.
I attune to who you are and where you are in your process. There is space for silence and for conversation, for breath and for awareness.
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Without haste, without pressure.
With care, presence and trust.
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In your time.
At your pace.
In your own way.
Grounded Awareness
Roots of Light is rooted in the understanding that real change begins with grounding.
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The tree in the logo symbolizes strength, natural rhythm and stability. It's roots point to stillness, origin and presence.
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The light represents awareness, energy and movement. A reminder of who we are at our core and of our capacity to move with life, again and again.