De verrassende werking van pulsen | Live demonstratie

Summary

The Nieuwe Tijd Podcast features body-oriented therapist Lieveke Driessen discussing burnout, intuitive massage, and “pulsing”—a gentle rocking technique she uses to notice areas of restricted movement and encourage the body to relax. In a live demonstration with volunteer Stefano, she applies light rocking to different areas and describes observing changes in how freely the body moves.

Driessen describes leaving education after experiencing burnout and feeling unseen and overextended. This led her to reconsider what she wanted from life and to train in intuitive massage, pulsing, chakra work, and related practices. She says clients often come to her feeling emotionally stuck, unsure of what they want, or weighed down by daily pressures and multiple responsibilities.

The conversation also explores self-awareness, personal choice, and making time for wellbeing. Driessen says treatments may feel helpful over several days rather than producing an immediate effect. She presents pulsing and energy work as part of her practice, while noting that she does not know whether the method is scientifically established.

Wellness and Self-Care Strategies Discussed

• Notice your own needs and feelings. Driessen reflects on how burnout and feeling unheard prompted her to consider what she wanted and where she wanted her life to go.
• Question external pressure. The speakers encourage asking, “Who is making me do this?” and reflecting on how much decisions are shaped by other people’s opinions or social expectations.
• Make room for rest and balance. Driessen recalls regularly working evenings, weekends, and holidays, and contrasts that with a healthier approach to work boundaries.
• Use reflection or meditation. Driessen says she found it useful to develop personal insights through meditation, while noting that changing thought patterns takes time.
• Seek support when needed. She describes combining psychological support with massage treatments during her own recovery from burnout.
• Consider gentle bodywork as a relaxation practice. In Driessen’s approach, pulsing involves light rocking rather than forceful manipulation. She says she uses it to help clients feel looser and more at ease. These are her reported observations, not established medical claims.
• Allow time after a treatment. Driessen advises clients not to get up immediately after pulsing, but to let their bodies settle and rise slowly.
• Set an intention and make a concrete plan. Her planned “Inner Circle” group sessions would begin with a check-in and an intention, and end with participants reflecting on steps to put that intention into practice.
• Use appropriate screening and caution. Driessen says she asks about a client’s health before treatment and identifies cancer treatment and diabetes as situations requiring particular care or a gentler approach. The discussion emphasizes checking contraindications and seeking qualified guidance.
• Be compassionate with yourself when learning. Driessen describes reconsidering a treatment decision and says she wants to learn from the experience rather than remain stuck in self-blame.

Presenters and Sources

• Niels — Podcast host; surname not clearly stated in the subtitles.
• Lieveke Driessen — Guest and body-oriented therapist.
• Stefano — Volunteer in the live demonstration.
• Other sources mentioned: Driessen’s From Passion to Practice training (trainer unnamed) and books by Michael Pilatek (name as transcribed).