We teach employees a practical skill: how to regulate themselves under pressure. Not as a relaxation tool. As a functional capacity they use during the workday.
Request a conversationStress itself is not the problem. The problem is that most employees never develop the capacity to process it. Tension accumulates across the workday. The nervous system stays in a state of activation for hours, sometimes days, without completing the cycle. Over time, this leads to exhaustion, reduced cognitive function, and eventually absence.
Yoga classes, mindfulness apps, and team outings can reduce tension temporarily. They don't change how a person's nervous system handles pressure on a Tuesday afternoon between two difficult meetings. That is where burnout either develops or doesn't.
Companies that invest in vitality programs without addressing this mechanism get temporary results. The risk remains.
Self-regulation is the ability to move between states of activation and recovery. It is a trainable skill. Employees who have it don't just feel better after a session — they handle pressure differently while it is happening.
We work with three interconnected systems: the body, the cognitive processing of stress, and the emotional layer that most approaches ignore entirely. All three need to be addressed for the capacity to actually change.
Standard vitality program vs. Take Practice
Movement-based work that helps the body exit prolonged states of tension. Employees learn to recognize physical stress signals and actively down-regulate them. Suited to teams with high sedentary load or physical holding patterns from sustained concentration.
Group work focused on how stress affects communication and decision-making in teams. Participants develop shared language for pressure states, which reduces friction during high-stakes moments and supports more stable team dynamics over time.
A structured drawing method developed by psychologists to process cognitive and emotional overload. Employees learn it as a standalone tool they can use independently, including at home. No artistic background needed. The method works through the motor system to complete unfinished stress cycles.
Targeted psychological support for employees or managers under sustained pressure. Particularly effective for key roles where extended absence would be costly, or where early-stage burnout signals are already present. Prevents escalation before it becomes absence.
After working with us, employees typically recover faster after stressful situations, maintain focus for longer periods, and respond less impulsively when pressure peaks. They also develop the capacity to process overload independently, which means the effect doesn't disappear when the program ends.
For the company, this translates directly into reduced risk of stress-related absenteeism, more consistent performance, and a lower chance of breakdown points in teams that carry high cognitive or relational load.
Take Practice was founded by Natalia and Camiel. We have been working with body-based and psychological approaches since 2014. Our work has always focused on the same question: what actually changes how people handle difficulty, not just how they feel about it.
We are based in Veghel and work with companies across the Netherlands. Our formats can be delivered on-site or in our studio.
Psychologist, art therapist, and certified Neurographica instructor. Works with the cognitive and emotional processing side of stress. Understands from clinical training how the nervous system actually responds to sustained pressure, and what helps it complete rather than accumulate.
Authorized Ashtanga Yoga teacher at Level 2, with extensive training in progressive body development. Works with the physical dimension of stress accumulation: posture, breath, motor patterns, and how the body holds and releases chronic tension.
We begin by understanding your current situation: where stress is affecting performance or creating absence risk, and which format would be most relevant. From there, we propose a targeted approach. No commitment required at this stage.
Take Practice — Veghel, Netherlands — takepractice.nl