Lecture | Care for Your Heart from Within

A lecture on self-compassion and conscious breathing, organized for World Heart Day 2026.

By becoming more aware of what happens in your body and strengthening your connection with yourself and others, you care for your heart at a deeper level. This lecture explores how stress and tension affect the body, how conscious breathing directly influences the nervous system and heart rate, and how self-compassion contributes to greater calm and resilience. Short practical exercises and scientific explanations give you concrete tools to get started.

The lecture is given by Sara Horvath, a mindfulness trainer and breathing and creative coach. Sara has lived in the Netherlands for over 12 years and has a background in elite sports and the corporate world. After a demanding period, she embarked on a personal journey toward recovery and balance, where breathing, creativity, and mindfulness played a central role. She works with individuals and teams and develops her own programmes that combine playfulness and self-insight. More about Sara: mettaya.com

This lecture is part of a series of activities organized by KunstenHuis Idea in September around heart and health, including health checks, workshops, and book recommendations. The full range of the Volksuniversiteit can be found at kunstenhuisidea.nl/volksuniversiteit.