impact

POZE didn’t come to me all at once.

It grew slowly — shaped by my daily routines, my stress, and a series of quiet realizations.

In 2021, I was commuting across Brussels on a longboard to get to work. It was dangerous. Every morning felt like a battle — navigating traffic, dodging reckless drivers. I would arrive at the office already tense, drained before the day had even begun.

What I looked forward to most were the small coffee breaks with colleagues — those spontaneous “POZE” moments where we could breathe, talk, and let go of the pressure.

That craving for pause followed me into my desire for nature. I longed to escape — to the forest, the mountains, or the desert. I didn’t know it yet, but I was already chasing what POZE would one day become.

Later, I worked in an office near the Bois de la Cambre, and something changed. I could ride through the woods before and after work. That simple routine started grounding me. The fresh air, the stillness, the trees — without realizing it, nature was giving me energy. Even our lunch breaks took place near the Forêt de Soignes. Everything felt more balanced, more aligned.

But that balance quickly vanished when I had to start commuting to Ghent — three hours of driving, traffic jams, and a mental fog that never lifted. I was stuck in a loop: sleep, drive, work, repeat. No time. No space.

After a few months of pushing through, I broke.

That moment was a turning point. I started questioning everything — my pace, my routine, my detachment from the natural world. Coming from Mauritius, I grew up surrounded by greenery, sea breeze, and light. I hadn’t realized how much I missed it — until I lost it.

That’s when the desire to create impact was born.

First in my own life. Then in the lives of others — people who, like me, were stuck in a rhythm that disconnected them from themselves.

I started walking in the forest again, slowing down, playing music, doing pottery, reconnecting with the simple things I love.
Slowing down helped me do things better. It taught me to enjoy life’s small pleasures again — moving my body, eating without rushing, listening to the birds, giving time to others… and to myself.

It didn’t happen overnight. It took time. But when the shift finally came, I knew it was time — time to rethink everything.

Time to rethink me.

That’s how POZE was born — a human, honest answer to a world moving too fast.

A way to bring breath back into our lives.
To create — not just with our hands, but with purpose.