About Rina
I work with energy, tangible in breath, rhythm, and movement. In the classroom and at the hospital bedside, I use sound and stories to open spaces where words sometimes fail.
For me, a person is more than their thoughts or feelings. Beneath it all, something soft and quiet lives. You might call it presence, or light. In my work, I help children and young people remember that they are not their thoughts, not their illness, not their tension. Within their hearts is a still place they can return to, a place that already exists. From there, space arises.
My background in dance led me to education. There, I saw how movement speaks, especially for teenagers who struggle to find words for what lives within them. Theatre added play and imagination to that. It became a way to practise showing yourself, taking up space, and sensing boundaries.
From that work, I developed ‘The Blooming Experience’, where young people explore through dance how gentleness and expression can coexist. With ‘Tiny Wisdom Clinic’, attention shifts inward: more stillness, using meditation, breath, and simple words that help connect with what lives inside.
In her individual guidance through meditations and healings, Rina finely tunes her approach to meet the needs of each person. She adjusts her offerings as necessary, even last-minute during sessions. Rina cultivates an atmosphere of trust and safety, enabling you to open up to her guidance. She assists you in getting closer to yourself and teaches how to discover inner peace, confidence, and strength.
Since 2015, I have been working under the name Raspberry Bloom. I develop wellbeing programmes and give guest lessons. Over time, one-to-one sessions also emerged, sometimes in people’s homes, sometimes on location.
In 2025, this work found a permanent home in my own practice space. A place to slow down and reconnect with the body.
In my work, movement, expression, and therapeutic bodywork come together. I have trained in Neurological Music Therapy (ArtEZ), Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis, and Transpersonal Development. In addition, I am trained in NLP, sound work, and craniosacral therapy (Upledger Institute). What I learned through these paths is woven into how I work and how I am present in my sessions.
Wellbeing programmes
As a guest lecturer – known to some as the ‘Chill Teacher’ – I work with children and teenagers in the classroom. Through simple exercises, they discover how their bodies respond to tension and how they can influence their own breath, attention, and energy.
For schools, I develop programmes that respond to the needs of the group. These include short exercises, meditations, and audio resources that teachers can use independently, in class or at home. There is no heavy theory, just small, practical moments of calm and awareness.
In addition, I support young patients and their parents in the hospital. Through live meditation set to music, we create moments of slowing down, a space where nothing is required and where breath and sound can provide support.
This was a new experience for me: meditation in the classroom. It was heartwarming to witness the children so engaged in their breathing exercises. I was pleasantly surprised to see them meditating to music with their eyes closed throughout the entire session. The massage practice also unfolded with remarkable respect, something I hadn’t expected. Your calm and skillful guidance undoubtedly played a significant role in this success, Rina. Thank you very much!
“What you feel matters.
Emotions are never too big, they are honest”
Chill teacher in the hospital
Rina offers a wonderful new opportunity for both patients and parents to relax and temporarily forget the sometimes complex hospital environment. For children who are staying in the hospital, it can be challenging to shift their thoughts or remain calm in stressful situations. However, ‘Chill Teacher’ makes this possible for them and, at the same time, she helps children to better cope with everything that occurs during their hospital stay.
Body-centred guidance
Sometimes you notice that your body doesn’t fully rest, even though you keep functioning, even though you’ve tried everything.
In my practice, there is space to slow down and tune in to what your body is signalling. Not to fix anything, but to explore where tension resides and what needs attention.
I guide adults (18+) in a body-oriented way. Words are not the focus; we work with awareness, gentle touch, and stillness. In the sessions, I use craniosacral techniques, sound, and elements from Reiki and energy work.
You are welcome in my practice space in Utrecht whenever you long for more calm, or whenever you feel your body is calling for attention.
Appointments can be scheduled via the button below.
