EMBODIMENT

Build resilience and emotional responsiveness

Inspire emotional release

Work through trauma

Regain a sense of ease and comfort in the body-mind

Ground in the present moment

Inspire creativity

Deepen experience of pleasure.

Deepen intimacy

Regain trust and feeling of safety in your body

Take an active lead in the process of healing

Expand your sensual sensitivity

Ease anxiety or depression

THEIR WORDS…

“Through fully engaging in movement with Ashka, leaning into the discomfort, showing up and allowing her to guide me, I have learnt what the art and liberation of embodiment is.

I was once unable to touch my own skin in any kind of loving way; during a session with Ashka, I would lay frozen on the floor, my lips would tingle and tighten, unable to express even a groan. Through many painstaking hours I can now spend hours at a time doing a delicious self-pleasure practice. Life-force permeates every part of my being and seeps into the people around me and my work. I freely express the love I feel for family and friends through juicy sighs and meaningful touch that feels safe and nourishing in my nervous system”. 

Amy

“Someone once told me ‘The body needs meditation and the mind needs movement’ but I never understood what that meant before meeting Ashka. I was riddled with shame, guilt, self-loathing, and completely unaware of who I was. On the surface confident, capable, and underneath drowning and collecting more water in my lungs as each month passed. Ashka split me open and exposed the raw messiness within. She has guided me through the thick mud with love and strength when I could not provide it for myself. It has been overwhelming, no it has actually been terrifying…but so much less terrifying than the thought of continuing one more hour in blindness, plugged into the Matrix, dissociated from my body and everything and everyone”.

Fiona

I am a certified, level 1 and 2 instructor of the Non-linear movement method

The NLMM®, created by Michela Boehm, is a somatic movement method of accessing the innate wisdom of the body. Through gentle, non-impositional guidance the body accesses a state of inner flow through which we are able to identify and unwind the patterns of bodily tension and underlying mental loops. The result is a systematic, self-guided unburdening of the nervous system. The NLMM facilitates a continued movement, which gently opens the freeze pattern and allows for recognition and release of the underlying bodily and emotional patterns.

THIS METHOD HAS MANY DEEP, POWERFUL APPLICATIONS:

1. Smooths out the nervous system

The demands of modern life create stress and tension in the body and an overactive mind. The NLMM encourages an identifying and unwinding of the patterns of contraction and through gentle, non-force movements relieves the bodily tension and underlying mental loops. The result is a systematic, self-guided unburdening of the nervous system.

2. Processes and identifies emotions

As the body unwinds and the mind relaxes its pressured pace the emotions associated with these patterns become apparent and are being let go of. You can note recurring emotional loops for further processing  and at the same time allow emotions to simply rise and release.

3. Awakens erotic energy and sensual sensation

As tension, contraction and emotion are being released the body becomes sensitized and we are able to feel deeper. One of the marked results of this sensitization is an ability to feel increased pleasure and well being. Participants report an increased ability to connect through their body, both with themselves and others.

4. Releases trauma patterns into flow

One of the results of traumatic experience (fresh and old alike) is “freeze”, a state in which body, mind and emotions are stuck in a state of numbness. Often “freeze” is falsely perceived as a feeling of “calm/nothing”, which results in an inability to release the experience and ease the bodily patterns. The NLMM facilitates a continued movement, which gently opens the freeze pattern and allows for recognition and release of the underlying bodily and emotional patterns.

5. Unites mind and body in intimacy with physical sensation

Through continued engagement with the release of contraction and facilitation of emotional awareness the ingrained patterns become apparent and less pronounced. Over time physical sensation can be engaged with and the acceptance and tolerance of all sensation increases. Intimacy with whatever is present is possible.

6. Creates high bodily responsiveness

NLMM educates the body how to release and process contractions, stress and emotional tension.  The body becomes highly attuned to all sensations and can note, react or release fluidly and without having to attend to traumatic or suppressed backlog.

7. Opens access to bodily wisdom

By putting emphasis on movement and circumventing the analytical mind and loops of tense thinking the natural intelligence of our bodies is accessed. Through gentle guidance the mechanisms of “freeze” and refusal to feel are being loosened and bodily wisdom can create the necessary actions and releases.

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NLMM is facilitated on a mat or blanket. Participants dress similar to a Yoga or Dance Class, in comfortable, non-restrictive clothing.

The method can be practiced at any age, fitness level and mobility. The movements are designed to be self-regulating and can be done in any position, including laying down.