I write songs and mantras to integrate my lived experiences, and to accompany me in ritual, ceremony, and daily life. When a process resurfaces, returning to a song helps me anchor, soften, and re-orient my nervous system. You’re welcome to use these in the same way: as reminders, anchors, or gentle entry points into presence. Click the title to find the lyrics and, where available, chords.
Om Yana Yatra
To realign with your true nature and life’s path
I wrote this Sanskrit mantra to anchor the intention I weaved into the fallow deer drum I made. Don’t worry too much about getting the sounds perfect – play and you’ll come a long way!
Vlak Voor de Zon Opkomt
For moments of threshold, melancholy, or despair.
This song touches the cycle of transformation: turning toward the growth edge and choosing change – while also honoring how dark and vulnerable the moment just before that turning point can feel.
Ma Cacahuateotl
To accompany the preparation or drinking of ceremonial cacao
This mantra, written with Aukje Dijkstra, invokes the qualities of “divine cacao,” or food of the gods, as it was known in Mesoamerican traditions. The lyrics weave together Nahuatl (the language of the Aztecs), Spanish, Dutch, Frisian, and English.
Verhouden tot de Veelheid
To find simplicity in times of overwhelm or complexity
This song speaks to life meeting you fully when you step into your power. It traces a journey from fear of failure toward alignment with inner trust
I am the Source
To find calm when time or space seems scarce
I wrote this mantra while on my way to catch a train – not wanting to rush, yet needing to move efficiently. It invites a felt inquiry: how does your body respond to the idea of being the source of time and space?
Filling up and spilling over
Enjoying the abundance of life, going with its flow
This mantra is an adaptation from the song Waterfall by Cris Williamson. The song was sung which such passion by a lovely and youthful 75-year-old at a retreat I was at, spontaneously, because she just couldn’t hold it in. When you tap into the stream of life, can you connect to agelessness?
Niet Meer te Ontkennen
Living from the heart in surrender, during times of big shifts
This song gives imagery to that sense when you are in the middle of a big transition, your head has no idea what will be on the other side, but your heart beats with a steady trusting.
These songs are also part of the field I work with in Inner Echoes – a guided, embodied exploration of voice, resonance, and inner listening. You’re warmly invited to join when the timing feels right, check Hipsy to see when the next event takes place.