About Pieter
Together with Maarten, I co-founded Awayk with the mission to assist individuals in savoring every moment of life. This understanding already resides within each person, and I am deeply passionate about guiding you to uncover its meaning for yourself.
Over the past four decades, I have embarked on a quest to comprehend human behaviour's motivations. Since my youth, I have been an optimistic and energetic individual, surrounded by numerous hobbies and friends. Having traveled extensively and lived and worked in diverse cultures, I have gained a broad perspective on the intricacies of the human mind. My educational background includes studying business administration and pursuing modules in philosophy, psychology, schema work and later also psychedelic assisted therapy. I have effectively applied this knowledge to analyze corporate structures and cultures. However, despite my hard work and ascent up the career ladder, I always felt a sense of something missing.
In 2016, a friend gifted me with a transformative psychedelic experience on my birthday in the North Sea dunes. Being an experienced meditator at the time, I was able to dive in deep. Its profound and intricate nature makes it close to impossible to give an adequate description through words alone. All of my accumulated knowledge became something to be experienced and felt, rather than merely understood on a rational level. I gained the ability to see through my own patterns and grasp them as a whole. This revelation illuminated the missing piece of the puzzle, ultimately granting me the ability to savor life in the present moment as it unfolds.
With genuine enthusiasm and a warm smile, I am dedicated to listening to and truly understanding your unique story. I know how to ask the right questions without judgment, guiding you to explore your inner self more deeply. Together, we will prepare you for your personal journey. I will provide you with the necessary tools and teach you how to delve into and navigate your own path. My primary objective is to help you gain invaluable insights that will enable you to savor life each and every day.
Strolling around in nature with my three kids and my beloved wife makes me feel like the most fortunate man alive. I also enjoy riding my mountain bike through the forest where we live, or exploring the city nearby.
Over the past four decades, I have embarked on a quest to comprehend human behaviour's motivations. Since my youth, I have been an optimistic and energetic individual, surrounded by numerous hobbies and friends. Having traveled extensively and lived and worked in diverse cultures, I have gained a broad perspective on the intricacies of the human mind. My educational background includes studying business administration and pursuing modules in philosophy, psychology, schema work and later also psychedelic assisted therapy. I have effectively applied this knowledge to analyze corporate structures and cultures. However, despite my hard work and ascent up the career ladder, I always felt a sense of something missing.
In 2016, a friend gifted me with a transformative psychedelic experience on my birthday in the North Sea dunes. Being an experienced meditator at the time, I was able to dive in deep. Its profound and intricate nature makes it close to impossible to give an adequate description through words alone. All of my accumulated knowledge became something to be experienced and felt, rather than merely understood on a rational level. I gained the ability to see through my own patterns and grasp them as a whole. This revelation illuminated the missing piece of the puzzle, ultimately granting me the ability to savor life in the present moment as it unfolds.
With genuine enthusiasm and a warm smile, I am dedicated to listening to and truly understanding your unique story. I know how to ask the right questions without judgment, guiding you to explore your inner self more deeply. Together, we will prepare you for your personal journey. I will provide you with the necessary tools and teach you how to delve into and navigate your own path. My primary objective is to help you gain invaluable insights that will enable you to savor life each and every day.
Strolling around in nature with my three kids and my beloved wife makes me feel like the most fortunate man alive. I also enjoy riding my mountain bike through the forest where we live, or exploring the city nearby.
Education
- Basics of psychology - Scheidegger
- Basics of philosophy - Erasmus school of Philosophy
- Ceremonial Guide - Into Your Wilderness
- Therapist Psychedelic Experience training - Mindtravellers
- Therapist training (Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), TA, Scheme-therapy, Constellations, Gestalt) - Phoenix (in progress)
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