The Coaching Pilgrim

Flowers, flowers, flowers!!! Feeling grateful for this very flowery Camino 🌺

Packed my backpack again. Ready for new adventures 😁

I’m on my way to Italy to meet my group - 5 amazing ladies that boldly decided to go for it and walk the last 150 km to Rome 🥾

Stay tuned if you want to follow my adventures!

“Can I easily find my way on the Camino?” people frequently ask me. Yes! You can 😊 The route is well signed.

If you join me, every morning I will show you which part we’re walking that day. I explain where to buy food and where you find water points. On my - very old fashioned 😆 - PAPER MAP of the Via Francigena I point out where to pay extra attention so you don’t get lost.

“Are we not walking all together then?” Yes! We do 😊 A Camino is a fantastic experience to share with a group, but we walk in smaller groups too and I actually encourage walking alone as well. Oftentimes it is in the silence that you find your answers 💚

Do you have a practical question like these? Let me know!

This is Suus. She joined me last year on a Coaching Camino and she loved it so much, that she decided to join again this year. If you want to know how much exactly she loved it, take a look at her face - that happy smile says it all 😊💛

Do you feel like you could need a happy smile like that? I’ve got a few spots available in May! If you decide to join before March 1st, you pay the Early Bird price of €999 🐦

For you 🫶

Do you need time for you, and only for you? Join me on a Coaching Camino this May 🥾🥾

There are times in our lives where we seem to have forgotten who we are and what we need to feel happy. We look around and think: how on earth did I end up here?? And… how do I find my way back??

A Camino shows you the way - not only to Rome (or Santiago, or…), but also to yourself ❤️

A Camino means time to reflect and to reconnect with yourself. It is time for you!

May 17-25 we walk from Bolsena to Rome. 7 walking days of around 20 kms per day. We sleep in pilgrim hostels, monasteries or b&b’s and we enjoy the fantastic Italian food and wine!

Three coaching sessions are included: one before, one during and one after the trip.

For Early Birds the price is €999. March 1st the price goes up to €1199.

Interested? I’d be happy to tell you more 🤗

A bright winter day in Austria. Happy to be reunited with my oldest ❤️
I’m back from 1 week in Denmark and she’s back from 7 weeks (!) in Australia. Catching up, enjoying the view, drinking tea and eating cookies 🍪

JUMP into the new year!! ⛰️

10 years ago, I went on a long walk by myself and thought about my life. I was not happy. Something had to change. But what? And how? I had no clue. I felt stuck. And lost.

I had seen a documentary about people walking to Santiago de Compostela. They called it a camino. Suddenly I felt very strongly: that is what I need. A break from daily life. Time away, being alone, so that I could - hopefully - figure out what it was that could make me happy again.

Some months later I got on a plain to Spain. My backpack was too big and too heavy and my feet were not used to walking that much day after day… but I made it! I walked 450 km, even beyond Santiago, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. And somewhere along the way, I found myself again. I know, it sounds cheesy 🧀😅 but I have no other words to describe what happened.

It was an amazing experience. I was hooked. Hooked to walking and hooked to the camino. The year after I went again. And the year after again. And then it hit me: this is what I want! I want to organize camino’s and share this amazing experience with others that need it just as much as I did that first time.

And here I am today. Now an experienced pilgrim, coach and camino guide. In Italy, because that’s where I feel at home and speak the language. In May I wil be walking my 8th Coaching Camino with a group 🥾🥾

I guess you could say the camino changed my life 😊 What changes are you going to make in 2025?

JUMP into the new year!! ⛰️

10 years ago, I went on a long walk by myself and thought about my life. I was not happy. Something had to change. But what? And how? I had no clue. I felt stuck. And lost.

I had seen a documentary about people walking to Santiago de Compostela. They called it a Camino. Suddenly I felt very strongly: that is what I need. A break from daily life. Time away, being alone, so that I could - hopefully - figure out what it was that could make me happy again.

Some months later I got on a plain to Spain. My backpack was too big and too heavy and my feet were not used to walking that much day after day… but I made it! I walked 450 km, even beyond Santiago, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. And somewhere along the way, I found myself again. I know, it sounds cheesy 🧀😅 but I have no other words to describe what happened.

It was an amazing experience. I was hooked. Hooked to walking and hooked to the Camino. The year after I went again. And the year after again. And then it hit me: this is what I want! I want to organize Camino’s and share this amazing experience with others that need it just as much as I did that first time.

And here I am today. Now an experienced pilgrim, coach and Camino guide. In Italy, because that’s where I feel at home and speak the language. In may I wil be walking my 8th Coaching Camino with a group 🥾🥾

I guess you could say the Camino changed my life! What changes are you going to make in 2025? 😊

NEW DATES 🥾🥾

I am planning another Coaching Camino and I can’t think of a better way to prepare for the new year ahead!

May 17-25
On the Via Francigena from Bolsena to Rome. Seven hiking days of around 20 km per day, sleeping in pilgrim hostels & monasteries and eating delicious Italian food.

Walk with me! Escape the chaos of everyday life. Calm your rambling mind and learn to listen to your inner voice again. There is no better gift to give yourself 💚

More info coming soon 🥁🥁🥁

Most exciting hike ever!!! ⛰️🥾
Crossing the Ellmauer Tor at a height of almost 2.000 m, a steep path partly secured with steel cables.

Fun fact: when we crossed it was +25 degrees, a week later it was -5 and there was snow on the top!

Let’s never forget that we rock and 💪

This Friday a fresh new group of pilgrims will meet in Siena to walk with me.

It’s already the 7th time I am walking the Via Francigena with a group and this time 7 women are joining me. Ready for new experiences!
❤️🤍💚