{"id":215,"date":"2023-08-17T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T12:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theheartofconnection.com\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:14:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theheartofconnection.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tAbout Selma van der Graaf\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>My name is Selma, and for years I worked in the corporate world, always striving for perfection and results. I lived on autopilot, driven by discipline and ambition, but often without truly pausing to connect with myself.<\/p>\n<p>A journey to Costa Rica brought me to a standstill. There I discovered that happiness is not found in working harder or achieving more, but in connection: with myself, my body, others, and nature. I completed my first yoga training and realized how much there is to uncover when I not only let my mind speak, but also listened to my heart and body.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, I have deepened my path of personal development through yoga, breathwork, tantra, systemic work, and psychology. Each of these explorations has shown me the importance of creating space for rest, clarity, and conscious choices.<\/p>\n<p>These insights are what I now share through my trainings, courses, and sessions. I guide people to:<\/p>\n\u2022 experience more calm and clarity<br \/>\n\u2022 connect with and care for their bodies<br \/>\n\u2022 use the breath as a source of energy and relaxation<br \/>\n\u2022 give space to emotions and feelings<br \/>\n\u2022 make choices that truly fit who they are\n<p>I don&#8217;t believe in quick fixes. I believe in practical tools and a process that brings you closer to yourself. My work is about the same shift I made myself: from the outside to the inside.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theheartofconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250831-HGF-HR-1317.klein_-2.png\" alt=\"Selma van der Graaf\" title=\"Selma van der Graaf\" itemprop=\"image\"  \/>\n\t<p>The path to clarity and calm is not a straight line, it is a practice that keeps unfolding<\/p>\n<h1>\n\t\t\twelcome to the heart of connection\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMy education journey\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2020 50hr Yin yoga and anatomy teacher training with Esther Scheen<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2021 50hr Yin yoga and energy teacher training with Esther Scheen<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2021 250hr Foundational Vinyasa yoga teacher training with Avani Gilbert<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2022 50hr Tantra fundamentals training with Afke Reijenga &#038; Stef Kroon<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2022 1 week immersive tantra training Awaken as Love Stage 1  with James Stevenson<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2023 1 week immersive tantra training Awaken as Love Stage 2 with James Stevenson<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2023 40hr Nidra yoga teacher training with Moena de Jong<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2024 Breathcoach training with Stephen Monn\u00e9 <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2024 Systemisch coach training with De Bewustzijnsfabriek<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2025 YA certified workshops and masterclasses in Trauma informed yoga, mobility, and pregnancy yoga<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2025 Masterclasses and lectures around traditional hatha yoga: moon sun fire. The original science of self excellence and soul remembrance<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>2025 PERSONALITY AND PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING WITH MIRO VERMEEREN &#038; ELIAN GOETTSCH<\/h5>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Selma van der Graaf My name is Selma, and for years I worked in the corporate world, always striving for perfection and results. I lived on autopilot, driven by discipline and ambition, but often without truly pausing to connect with myself. A journey to Costa Rica brought me to a standstill. 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