From the office floor to the mat, and back

My first real introduction to wellbeing wasn’t in a studio. It was at the office.

I started my career at a fast-growing startup, where our CEO brought yoga into the workplace. It was my first time on a mat, and the first time I realised that taking care of yourself could be part of a normal workday.

After two years there, I moved to Adyen: fast-paced, ambitious, back-to-back meetings and long days behind a screen. On top of that, I spent years working as a DJ and freelancer in nightlife. Office by day, decks by night.

Through it all, movement, breath and stillness kept pulling me back. In 2022, I followed that pull to Ubud, Bali, for my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training.

That’s where Stay Grounded began. Not as a studio, but as a way to bring that same pause back to where my own journey started: the workplace. Today I work with teams at companies like Infront, DRIFT and Marriott, with office yoga, desk yoga, breathwork and mindfulness that fit into a real workday. Down-to-earth, without the fluff.

I’ve been on the other side of the desk. I know the energy dips, the full calendars and the shoulders creeping up to your ears at 4 pm. And I know what a few minutes to breathe can do.