About Petra

Petra Vos works where stories, behaviour and deeper human patterns meet.

Originally trained as an ICU nurse, Petra spent years working in complex and high-pressure environments where human decisions, emotions and relationships unfold in real time. These experiences sparked a lifelong curiosity about how people think, make choices and navigate life’s turning points.

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Petra Vos

Over the past decades she has specialised in systemic work, behavioural insight and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Petra is a highly trained systemic constellator and an institute trainer in NLP, and has worked internationally for many years with individuals, teams and organisations.

Clients often describe Petra as someone with “X-ray vision” an ability to recognise underlying dynamics, behavioural patterns and the unspoken forces that influence decisions, relationships and identity.

Her work invites people to explore questions such as:

  • What shapes the choices we make?
  • Which patterns do we repeat without noticing?
  • What is truly ours and what have we unconsciously adopted from others?

Through mentoring, speaking and immersive experiences, Petra helps people recognise these patterns and navigate the space of the unknown with greater clarity, courage and curiosity. She is the author of FUTURE ME, a book developed together with young adults aged 18–30. Their reflections, insights and solutions form the heart of the book, opening honest conversations about identity, wellbeing and shaping the future.

Where Petra finds inspiration

If you are looking for Petra, you might find her with her curls dancing in the wind, gazing out over the Wadden Sea/ Oceans. Here she enjoys the wide horizons, the endless skies and the rhythm of the sea. Standing barefoot in the tidal mud, she feels the ancient elements that have shaped this landscape for centuries.

It is here that her mind clears.
Here new ideas arise.
Here inspiration quietly finds its way.

Curiosity, travel and stories

Petra loves travelling.

What she finds in travelling is adventure, unexpected encounters and the opportunity to stretch her own boundaries. Different cultures, landscapes and ways of living continue to inspire her curiosity and broaden her perspective.

These experiences often become stories — stories that invite reflection, connection and sometimes a new way of seeing.

The Power of Story

Petra loves stories in every form.

This is one of the reasons she practiced theatre sports, a form of improv where stories are created together in the moment.

Through improvisation, humour and spontaneity, improv touches people not only intellectually, but also emotionally and physically, in the head, the heart and the gut.

It is another way Petra explores what she values most: human connection, curiosity and the courage to step into the unknown.

For Petra, every story whether personal, collective or imagined carries the possibility of seeing life differently.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming

In short, NLP is the science that teaches you to understand and model your own success. It is a way to discover and develop your talents and to bring out the best in yourself and others. Among other things, NLP teaches us how to make better use of our brains and how to establish better connections; it covers language use and all aspects of communication, unconscious processes, and how to understand and utilize non-verbal body language.

You learn NLP by doing. Thinking differently leads to acting differently.

Systemic work

Systemic work focuses on the dynamics and movements of the system. It involves the flow of the soul, observing what presents itself and unfolds. These processes move slowly and without external direction. Systemic work is woven into the training sessions, and if the specific needs of the situation require it, a tailored systemic process can be initiated.

Zielewind does not host family constellation evenings. You can experience a systemic constellation during the ‘Even wad Anders’ day.

Certificates

  • Certifield International Institute of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
  • Certified NLP Trainer of the Art and Science on Neuro-Linguistic Programming
  • Certified Capital Coach NLP
  • Certified Master Practitioner NLP
  • Certified Professional Systemic Work Constelator
  • Certified Master Opleiding Systemisch Werk, gespecialiseerd in organisatie, coachen en context
  • Certified Basis Opleiding Systemisch Werk
  • Certified (SFM) Success Factor Modeling for Healthcare
  • Presenter Mastery Program by David J.P. Philips (various level of communication skills in presenting development as well as public speaking modalities)

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