Wake Up and Love

I'm Alex,

In my 5+ years career in consulting and tech, I experienced the excitement of a busy life with fast-tracked promotions and constant flow of new challenges.

My secret "trick" to stay happy, energized and creative was my mindfulness practice. I traveled the world to learn the most impactful and powerful techniques, and then worked for 2 years as a workshop facilitator, in parallel with a full time job in tech.

My breakthrough moment was becoming initiated as an IKA facilitator by Marika Daya in Bali. My life mission is now to help others walk the same path to have a happy life alongside a succesful and purposeful career. It's possible to achieve both!

Wake Up and Love is my project within which I bring together different techniques:

Integrated Kundalini Activation (IKA)
Kundalini means life force energy in Sanskrit. It represents consciousness that manifests as energy and animates your physical body. Kundalini is often symbolized as a coiled snake at the base of the spine and can be activated to rise through the energy channel in the body
Integrated Kundalini Activation is a direct energy transmission. The facilitator acts as a tuning fork, setting a high frequency of energy in the room. Once the participants lie down on the mat and release control, they may experience their own life force energy being activated, removing blockages and leading to a state of oneness and connection to their essence.

Breathwork
While its modern version was popularized in the 1960s, breathwork is a fundamental tool of the shamanic tradition, originating in hunter-gatherer societies before the dawn of agriculture.
The power of breath is easily accessible – we can tap into it at any point in time and in any place. During a workshop, we use multiple types of breath for different purposes: e.g. slow breath to calm ourselves down, and fire breath to generate intense transformative energy. Through that combination we create altered states of consciousness, for spiritual growth, healing and self-development.

Healing touch
The use of touch is powerful in the transformation process. Its effectiveness is dependent on the intention and focus of the giver and the receiver.
In healing touch workshops we first connect to that intention, then charge our hands with the energy to heal, to be eventually able to help each other in the transformation journey.

Cacao ceremony
Cacao is an ancient medicinal plant, used since thousands of years for healing. The plant is known as the “heart opener”, because it often causes us to sense more intensely the feeling of love, both towards others and ourselves.
In a ceremony, we use organic cacao from Peru, and charge it with rituals and mantras. Accompanied by the sound of a shamanic drum, we then take a sip and embark on a journey of self discovery.

Intuitive movement
What differentiates intuitive movement from other types of dance, is its non-directive nature. It starts with listening to your body needs at that specific moment. Although you may be moving in same space as others, your attention is centred on your own experience and it does not matter how your movement looks to others.
This practice allows a more balanced relationship between the mind and body, where body is recognized as more than just a tool to get things done. This allows you to truly be here and now, and release stress and tension from everyday work.

Transformational coaching
Each of the 5 tools may trigger profound changes in your life. For example, practicing IKA made me quit my job and completely stop drinking alcohol. It can be overwhelming to have such big shifts happening in your life and no one to talk to about them. That’s why every workshop I host includes space for participants to talk about their experience and any changes they are experiencing.
If more time is needed, I also offer 1:1 coaching sessions. In those sessions my role is to listen attentively, and support you with helpful questions. In this way I empower you to find all the answers yourself.