Guide · Connector · Inspirer
Alex de Bokx
I bring people together, through places to live, projects that matter and room to find a new direction.
Different projects, connected by my interest in people.
My background is in hospitality, events and youth care. Today, I help people and organisations find direction and see new possibilities.
Hillside House in Portugal is about living and working together. Through Food2Grow, I support school meals in Nepal. Waking Up gives people time to rest and reflect.
What I work on
Hillside House
A place on the Portuguese coast where people live and work together.
The storyFood2Grow
Support for school meals in Nepal, together with local people.
The storyThe Waking Up Program
From the head to the heart. A personal journey in Portugal.
The programIndia & Nepal
Small-group journeys through North India and Nepal, February – May and October – December.
The journey
The Waking Up Program · Portugal
From the head to the heart.
Sometimes life asks us to stop and look at ourselves differently. The Waking Up Program is time to pause and reconnect with yourself.
Away from home and your daily routine, Portugal gives you room to slow down and notice what is going on inside you.
This is not a holiday or a retreat. It is an inner journey.
5days
A first awakening
Time to slow down and try the first Waking Up Moments.
€2,950
8days
Going deeper
More time for coaching and personal reflection.
€3,950
12days
A deeper transformation
The longest format, with time to explore, let go and decide on your next steps.
€5,950
Hillside House
Another way to live and work.
Hillside House combines my experience in hospitality with a wish to build a place where people meet.
A former hotel on Portugal's Silver Coast, fifty minutes from Lisbon: seven furnished apartments for one or two people, for stays of a month or longer, with a shared lounge, workspace, café and outdoor kitchen.
Food2Grow
Learning starts with a good meal.
A child who arrives at school hungry finds it difficult to concentrate.
In a Himalayan village in Nepal, Food2Grow gives 140 primary-school children a healthy lunch. Local people cook it, the food is bought locally, and small monthly contributions keep it going.
What people say
Experiences of people who took part in the Waking Up Program or worked with Alex.
“I landed in Portugal, literally and figuratively. Sitting by the sea together, saying nothing, in silences that were not uncomfortable: that was new. Stepping out for a while and working on yourself is a gift you should give yourself.”
EstherThe Waking Up Program “In the conversations with Alex you gain insight into your own patterns, recognise and acknowledge them, and then find another way forward. For us it comes down to three words: gratitude, love and inspiration.”
Vincent & CarolaThe Waking Up Program · March 2026 “Because Alex knows all the session leaders well, everything felt safe and familiar. He arranges it all with personal attention, creativity and pragmatism. We came home full of energy, inspired, and with a healthy glow.”
Thom & AnnelienThe Waking Up Program · March 2026 “Alex is not an adviser who comes in to fix something. He is a guide who helps you remember who you are, what you stand for, and how to put that into motion.”
FritsGuidance & coaching
Translated from Dutch.
A story, in my own words.
I tell it myself, in Dutch, with English subtitles. On the Inspiration page I share more films: about Waking Up, Hillside House, Food2Grow, the journey to India and Nepal, and whatever moves me.
What brings you here?
Do you have a question or an idea? I'd like to hear from you. A first inspiration conversation is free.