"It gave me these structures and challenged me to refine my ability to communicate, coach, and lead others"
Mindvalley Certified HoloBody Coach

"It gave me these structures and challenged me to refine my ability to communicate, coach, and lead others"

From Personal Transformation to Purpose: My Journey to Becoming a Certified HoloBody Coach 
I am in debt.
 Not in the financial sense, but in a way that runs much deeper. My debt is one of gratitude—to the experiences, the people, and the unseen forces that shaped my path and led me to this moment. 
The Crossroads That Changed Everything
 In 2009, I lost my father. A year later, in 2010, my wife and business partner took her own life. In an instant, the world I had built collapsed. By 2011, drained of the passion that once fueled my career, I walked away from the hospitality industry, leaving behind the restaurant and catering business we had built together. 
What followed was a period of complete disorientation—a sense of being unmoored, lost in a storm with no direction. Grief morphed into frustration, then into self-pity, until one day, something inside me shifted. I read Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku’s The Happiest Man on Earth and decided that I had become tired of feeling powerless; If Eddie could get his life back on track, I could too! I made a decision: if I couldn’t change the past, I would change myself. 
I began searching for answers. Books and podcasts became my mentors. I immersed myself in the works of Eckhart Tolle, who taught me the power of presence, and Andrew Huberman, who grounded my understanding of the mind in science. I explored both the spiritual and the physiological, learning how thoughts shape reality and how neuroplasticity allows us to rewire our brains. Slowly, I started applying what I learned—first in my mind, then in my body. 
I built new habits, tested different routines, and optimized my health, understanding for the first time that the body and mind aren’t separate—they are one system, constantly shaping each other. With discipline and relentless curiosity, I rebuilt myself. I incorporated journaling, meditation, yoga, and exercise into my daily routine, strengthening both my mental and physical resilience. During this process, I deepened my understanding of metabolism, stress adaptation, HRV, movement efficiency, and the nervous system. I tested new protocols on myself—integrating ice-cold showers, breathing techniques, and digestive recovery strategies, learning firsthand how these elements work together to create lasting transformation. 
The Calling to Pay It Forward
 Years later, with again a thriving business and a fulfilled life with a loving wife by my side, I should have felt complete. But there was still something there, a feeling of debt to the universe that gave me a second chance. 
I knew that much of my success had come from my own efforts, but just as much from the knowledge, wisdom, and guidance of others. And that realization brought with it a responsibility: to pass it on. 
That’s when my wife discovered HoloBody Coaching with Mindvalley. She recognized immediately that it aligned with my intense journey and search for further transformation. She urged me to explore it, and from the very first module, I knew she was right. This wasn’t just about optimising health or teaching people how to eat better—it was a complete system for unlocking human potential, built on both science and intuition. 
And more importantly, it wasn’t just about knowing—it was about learning how to teach. Transformation isn’t just about acquiring knowledge and maybe telling someone else about it; it’s about guiding others through it in a way that makes it stick, resonates, and empowers them to take action. I realized that true mastery isn’t just in what you know—it’s in how you convey that knowledge to others. That was my core focus in this program. 
Holobody gave me these structures and challenged me to refine my ability to communicate, coach, and lead others through their own breakthroughs and while doing so sharpened my own knowledge along the way. 
A New Mission
 Now, at the end of this certification, I don’t just feel equipped—I feel driven.
 I want to help others experience the same transformation I did. To teach them how to use their body as their greatest asset, their mind as their sharpest tool, and their willpower as an unshakable force. 
The work doesn’t stop here. This is just the beginning. 
To my fellow HoloBody Coaches: We have the tools to change lives. Let’s get to work. 🚀 

Rutger Schipper

Entrepreneur

Arnhem, Netherlands

Related Stories

Mindvalley Certified HoloBody Coach

"Thanks to Mindvalley for instilling good practices"

I started Holobody for mindset and health transformation. I am in the Aerospace industry and Covid did depress the market and also individuals in this market. The Mindvalley tools helped give me purpose moving forward. Key were sleep patterns developed. Dark room, temperature, glasses to...
Read more

Paul Grether

Global Key Account Manager

Montreal, Canada

Mindvalley Certified HoloBody Coach

"I have experienced significant improvement in quality of my life in such a short span of time, if I can do it - everyone can do it"

Before this Quest my life and body was less energetic and dull. After taking this Quest I feel energetic , grounded and more knowledgeable to transform my health to the next level. The reason I enrolled in this Quest was that i was unstructured and not knowing about ABCD of heal...
Read more

Dwarka Prasad Kawde

HOLOBODY COACH

Nagpur, India

Mindvalley Certified HoloBody Coach

"One of the best thing is being part of a community a group of like minded people that care"

Health and mental wellbeing has been my life’s interest. I love that the HoloBody program brings together the mind the body and the spirit. It teaches us clarity and focus. It teaches us to learn first about our own health all backed by science, so we can then speak from personal experien...
Read more

Cheryl Marshall Williams

Nurse

London, United Kingdom

Mindvalley Certified HoloBody Coach

with Ronan Diego de Oliveira Learn more

Mindvalley is fueled by your stories

Our community runs on voices like yours. It keep us going, and keeps us grounded.
Tell us like it is. What's your story?
Tell us your Story