About me

Jolanda van Amsterdam

Evy’s author & illustrator    

Looking back on my life, there have been a few of sources of inspiration for me:

• The world
• Children
• Creativity and
• Consciousness development

Unconsciously I was looking for a way how to connect these ‘sources of inspiration’ in my life. I looked for it in relationships, in my work, education and even in Africa but I was always missing something…

But what I was missing was not to be found in the world, but it in myself. I needed a struggle with PTSD/CFS to become so determined to find the right door which would lead me to real answers and solutions.

The moment is set foot at the Leonardushoeve in The Netherlands to become a therapist myself I felt that was the place where the magic would happen.

I started the ViTT Therapy course (Visscher Integral Transformation Technique) where I was rewarded for my search and effort!

During my training, I transformed trauma, beliefs and patterns and I gained more and more insight into the functioning of the stress response and the emergence of overstimulation. The more I transformed, the more I found my way in, felt my right to exist, felt more secure and more connected… with… Myself… And with that, I found what I was looking for, what I always longed for! I sought the connection with myself that I had not been able to experience in my childhood due to trauma and an unstable family situation! It was neuroscience and quantum physics in practice!

The more I landed into my own internal safety, I understood that my light inside really turned on if I could let go of the outside world… Through trial & error, a succession of “oh yes moments” I realized that I had to really commit to myself and “train” to gain control over my own space, my own aura.

Slowly healthy boundaries grew and I began to understand that I still I had a big heart for the world but not at the expense of myself.

After the wonderful experience with my son, in which he completely reconnected with himself through the aura exercise, he said “Mom, all children should know about this!” my inspiration pieces came together like puzzle pieces.

Suddenly I had a view of the complete puzzle and I knew what I had to do. My passion for children, the world, consciousness development and creativity got a goal!

In my head, I saw a doll-character running forth and back. That character was Evy! She gave parents and children insight into the aura and showed how the exercises worked so that parents and children could experience this for themselves and understand each other better!

With enthusiasm I sat down at the drawing table and so Evy slipped from my head onto paper! When I wondered what name this character would get, ‘Eef/Evy’ immediately came to mind. It was only later that I understood that the meaning of is ‘Supernatural being’ or ‘the life-giving one’. Evy is a girl’s name of Hebrew origin and a derivation of another girl’s name, Eve. To mean “life” and “breathe,” Evy connotes a fullness and warm sense of being, reminding us to take a deep breath, slow down, and experience life.

That is what I wish for you and for all children in our world.

With love,

Jolanda