About Iris

”I am very passionate about many things. I love sports, I have done sports my whole life. I grew up in the Netherlands doing ballet and inline skating. At 8 years old I started judo. I continued all the way to black belt, while competing at an international level. On that level you learn what resilience & perseverance means. Wins and losses are a learning process. I started strength & conditioning training very early on, incorporated with my judo training. I truly believe these years have given me a very powerful performance mindset.

After 10+ year of Judo, I started doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing and MMA. I have trained competitive Muay Thai in Thailand, an unforgettable experience. In addition to Martial Arts I love get a good CrossFit workout in. Any chance for a good sweat, I will take.

In competitive sports what you eat plays an important role, that is why already from a young age I learned about what food is, and what food does. I have gone through years of struggle and experimenting with different approaches to eating. I have now found balance, a natural & healthy relationship with food (and myself).

I have found that no self-quantification, popularity, amount of muscle or all the money in the world will truly make you happy if you don’t accept yourself as you are right here, right now in the first place. Movement played one part in helping me make this mental shift.

I always keep an open mind, and keep educating myself through the latest sports research, trends and courses. If you are curious to my education background, check out my credentials here.

Languages I speak: English, Dutch (Native) and Finnish

What does ‘Flow Nomads’ mean?

If we take a look in the dictionary, Flow means something is moving steadily, continuously.. A river flows. Yet a river is not the only thing that flows. We find Flow throughout life. Life is an ever-changing series of events, continuously, steadily.

A Nomad does not stay in the same place for a long time, travels from place to place. Yet we are not only physically nomadic. The mind may be on the move, searching, loving, creating, weathering a storm, not staying in the same place for a long time, traveling from place to place.

A Flow Nomad is looking for, and spreading happiness in an ever-changing world, with an ever-changing mind. To find Flow in a way that is truly holistic: nourishing body, mind and soul.

Flow Nomads represents a collective of health and wellness professionals, ready to help you improve your physical, mental and emotional well-being.

– Iris Vos‍, Founder Flow Nomads