{"id":5739,"date":"2026-05-18T14:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energy.golazo.com\/companies\/aisha-cortoos-rest-to-energise\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:13:27","slug":"aisha-cortoos-rest-to-energise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energy.golazo.com\/companies\/en\/aisha-cortoos-rest-to-energise\/","title":{"rendered":"Aisha Cortoos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
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Rest to energise<\/h1>\n

What if performing better starts with daring to slow down?<\/p>\n

In Take a Break to Accelerate<\/em>, Aisha Cortoos shows how long-term performance depends on the alternation between activation and recovery. She explains why constant strain and a lack of proper breaks lead to fatigue, stress and sleep problems, and offers scientifically backed insights on how to maintain a healthy balance.<\/p>\n

In Shut Your Eyes to Energise<\/em>, Aisha focuses on sleep as an essential factor for mental and physical functioning. She provides insight into how sleep works, how behaviour and external circumstances influence sleep quality, and shares practical advice on optimising sleep and breaking the cycle of worrying, stress and poor sleep habits.<\/p>\n

These keynotes are available in Dutch, English and French.<\/em><\/p>\nbook now<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t

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ABOUT<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Aisha Cortoos<\/h2>\n
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Aisha Cortoos is a clinical psychologist specialising in sleep, stress and mental resilience. She developed her expertise at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and UZ Brussel, where she worked for many years as a sleep psychologist and conducted research in the sleep laboratory. In collaboration with the Belgian Society for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine, she contributed to the development of the Belgian approach to insomnia. As the founder of Brainwise, she now translates scientific insights into practical workshops on sleep optimisation and well-being in organisations.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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