Why Innerrest

For much of my life, I was searching for something I could not yet name.

I looked for it in learning, philosophy and spirituality, but also in life itself. In work, in sport, in relationships, in silence, in loss, and in the unexpected turns that life sometimes takes.

Looking back, I can see that moments of inner rest had been there long before I understood them as such. What changed over time was not that I suddenly found all the answers. I began to recognize something I could return to.

My name is Jos. Much of what I have learned has come through life itself: as a husband and father, neighbour, colleague and friend, through sport, through years of spiritual and energetic learning, and through many years of working with people as a trainer and coach.

They continue to shape how I understand myself, care for myself, meet others and engage with the world around me. And they have also taught me to question my own assumptions, to listen, and to remain open to seeing things differently.

Life itself has probably been my most persistent teacher. Again and again, it has been everyday experiences, setbacks, discoveries, losses, questions and unexpected turns that have taught me the most.

The search has changed shape many times, and it has not come to an end.

I no longer believe that inner rest is something we must achieve.

More often, I experience it as something we can rediscover and return to. Not as a permanent state, and not as a place to withdraw from life, but as something that can help us stay connected with ourselves while living it.

Innerrest grew out of that continuing exploration, and out of a wish to share some of what I have learned and found useful, while leaving room for others to discover what is meaningful in their own lives.