About Selma van der Graaf

Hi, welcome! My name is Selma. I help people live with more calm and clarity.

I know what it’s like to push through life on autopilot. Growing up in a world focused on goals, I learned to work hard, be efficient, and keep going. It built determination and discipline, but it also led to burnout.

I spent years at the head office of ABN AMRO, dedicating myself to my career, while neglecting to check in with myself. My mind was always moving, but my body was often ignored.

Yoga opened a door. It showed me there was more to life than just thinking and doing. I dove into multiple yoga teacher trainings, tantra, breathwork, systemic work, NLP, psychology, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Through these practices, I learned to:
• Move and care for my body with awareness
• Understand and use the breath to support calm and energy
• Connect with my emotions and feelings
• Communicate clearly with myself and others
• Make choices that align with what truly matters

Now, I share these tools in trainings and private sessions. Not as a quick fix, but as guidance and support to help you find your own clarity, calm, and balance.

There’s no shortcut. But there is practice. And I’m here to offer you tools to practice and to choose a path that truly feels right for you.

Selma van der Graaf

The path to clarity and calm is not a straight line, it is a practice that keeps unfolding

welcome to the heart of connection

My education journey

2020 50hr Yin yoga and anatomy teacher training with Esther Scheen
2021 50hr Yin yoga and energy teacher training with Esther Scheen
2021 250hr Foundational Vinyasa yoga teacher training with Avani Gilbert
2022 50hr Tantra fundamentals training with Afke Reijenga & Stef Kroon
2022 1 week immersive tantra training Awaken as Love Stage 1 with James Stevenson
2023 1 week immersive tantra training Awaken as Love Stage 2 with James Stevenson
2023 40hr Nidra yoga teacher training with Moena de Jong
2024 Breathcoach training with Stephen Monné
2024 Systemisch coach training with De Bewustzijnsfabriek
2025 YA certified workshops and masterclasses in Trauma informed yoga, mobility, and pregnancy yoga
2025 Masterclasses and lectures around traditional hatha yoga: moon sun fire. The original science of self excellence and soul remembrance
2025 PERSONALITY AND PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING WITH MIRO VERMEEREN & ELIAN GOETTSCH