Working Together

Ideas of how we could work together to weave your interests and mine include:

• developing and co-delivering existing or new workshops or wellness days
• creating or being part of a retreat
• contributing to community initiatives
• or … something not yet imagined!

Scroll down to see what I am currently involved in or jump to see a list of individuals or groups that I have worked with. You can also read more about my approach and background here.

Let’s see what’s possible!

Current community involvement

Helping fight period poverty

Want to learn more about period poverty and help break the taboo around menstruation?
Join me and get involved with BruZelle!

Several times a year the Leuven Region of BruZelle organises sewing marathons. All day long, bags are cut, stitched and filled with menstrual products by volunteers. You can sign up to come for a whole day or just a few hours. The next one is planned for Saturday 7 March 2026.

The last sewing day was held on 11 October 2025 with great success!

1910 maandverbanden & 432 tampons binnen gebracht
762 zakjes & een veel stoffen gedoneerd
1653 nieuwe zakjes gemaakt
2880 zakjes gevuld met 57600 maandverbanden

Een prachtig resultaat!

The impact?
* approximately 15,000 sanitary pads are distributed every month in the Leuven Region (packaged together in 750 reusable fabric bags)
* 115 schools in the provinces of Brabant and Limburg have cabinets with bags of sanitary pads and tampons. – as of February 2025

A great achievement, possible only with the help of donations, volunteers and supportive decision-makers in the schools!

Want to be involved?
Check out all the great work of BruZelle throughout Belgium and if you live in the Leuven area and want to get involved at any time of year, you can contact the Regional Coordinator, Rita Van Even.

Mindfulness in the community

Are you holding your own mindfulness or similar event and would like some extra promotion? Let me know and we can see if it seems like a good fit for me to help spread the word!

Or maybe you’d like to organise a session or event with some mindfulness woven in?

Feel free to contact me, I’d be happy to connect with you.

Previous projects

MEDITATION NIGHT AT LOCAL CAFE

The feeling… to hold a Loving Kindness Meditation evening. With all the various events going on in the world as well as in my own life, I was feeling unsettled in the early part of 2025. Knowing that I was likely not the only one, I discussed the idea with Enas from the Blended Minds book cafe in Kessel-Lo.

The coming together of hearts: Enas was immediately touched by the idea and so the planning began. The Loving Kindness Meditation Night came together very quickly and with ease. When the right intent is there, things just flow!





The result:  We joined for a very nice and intimate evening on 19 February 2025. Enas hosted everyone with a full heart at the Blended Minds cafe and I led the meditation. We closed off the evening with some sharing and discussion and even a few laughs.

Due to the success of this evening, we followed up in April 2025 with a two-part workshop series called “Birthing our new self” with a focus on putting yourself first and being creative.

What’s next?
Enas and I are planning more events, so stay tuned. You can scroll to the bottom of this page to sign up to receive my email updates. You can also follow the Blended Minds Facebook and Instagram pages.

If you would like to host a meditation or mindfulness evening at your home or business or as part of a retreat, please get in touch!

WORKSHOP THEME INSPIRED BY A NEED

Generating new ideas… In February 2024, I began talking with therapists at the LYMFECENTRUM RUELENSVEST 29 in Leuven to brainstorm ways to help encourage individuals to stimulate the lymphatic system through breath and gentle movements.

What sprouted: The creation and delivery of a new program called Move Your Lymph, launched with two pilot sessions that I delivered on-site in February 2024!



Fellow gardeners:  A big thank you to those who attended the pilot sessions and also to Karen and Ann from the LYMFECENTRUM RUELENSVEST 29 for their support.

Next stage of growth
This workshop was expanded out with success and delivered on 25 May 2025 (with co-facilitator Karen Vermeiren) and on 20 October 2024 in partnership with Studio Zuid in Leuven. The next in-person group session will be offered on 19 August 2025. The Move Your Lymph sessions can also be arranged on a private or group basis. If you would like to attend or offer these sessions or would like to promote them to your clients, please let me know!

PILOTING A NEW COURSE (FOR CANCER SURVIVORS)

What grew… Supported the delivery of a pilot 4-week mindfulness course at Inloophuis Leuven in 2023, designed for those with, or who have had, cancer.

Facilitator: the Leuven Mindfulness Centre (LMC)

What it looked like:
I assisted with visual promotion, set-up and take-down, greeting participants, leading brief breathing and meditation exercises, helping with sharing and debrief reflections.



What’s still blooming
Inloophuis Leuven is a drop-in center that provides a warm and supportive meeting place for people with cancer and their loved ones.
Visit their website for more information and to see their upcoming activities, including the mindfulness course which continues to be delivered on an ongoing basis by the LMC.

CO-CREATING A CONTAINER FOR STILLNESS

What grew… Silent day/Stiltedag – a retreat day in a beautiful location, with an invitation to make space together, to grow silent, to let go, to listen inwardly and to allow our present, inner selves to be.

Co-creators: An Van Huyck (Shakti’s Bron), Marleen Cockx & Lorinda Brinton



The feeling/ Het gevoel
“It is very nice to work together (co-create) with Lorinda. She brings clear inspiration from different traditions, which I find very interesting. When Lorinda says something, she will always do what she says. She has a big heart for people, nature and all living beings.” – An Van Huyck

“Het is heel fijn om met Lorinda samen te werken. Ze brengt heldere inspiratie vanuit verschillende tradities, wat ik heel boeiend vind. Als Lorinda iets zegt voegt ze steeds de daad bij het woord. Ze heeft een groot hart voor mens, natuur en alles wat leeft.” – An Van Huyck

And so it continues…
An and Shakti’s Bron regularly hosts various events, with silent days (In Stilte Zijn) continuing, offered by Marleen.

SHARING KNOWLEDGE

What grew… Stepping into being blog article

Working with: Brussels Mindfulness

The need
Many experiencing feelings of restlessness in early days of COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 lock-down

The seed
I wrote a blog article about the difference between doing and being and included suggestions of ways to integrate “being” into daily life.


What continues to grow
Other articles I’ve since written that are on the Brussels Mindfulness website:
Realigning your priorities with what matters most, Three ways to bring more silence into your life, Finding balance in an unbalanced world, Boost your well-being: Embark on a mindfulness group course