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The Non-Linear Movement Method®: Connecting to your Bodily Wisdom
I discovered The Non-Linear Movement Method® at a time in my life when I was experiencing many shifts in my body that were causing me to disconnect from the feeling of vibrancy and pleasure I once knew. I felt an increase sense of anxiety and overwhelm, my energy was lacklustre and my libido was non-existent.
I felt quite confused for some time but as soon as learned I was entering menopause I sought the guidance of women’s embodiment teacher Michaela Boehm. She is the founder of the The Non-Linear Movement Method® a powerful somatic modality developed over the past 2 decades of personal practice and expertise in working with trauma, emotional closures, and physical contractions with clients and students.
The way I felt in my body and about this new stage in my life improved immediately as did my relationships and my outlook on life. I trained to be certified as a Non Linear Movement Method teacher and integrate this method in all of my women’s wellness workshops and retreats.
This method has many deep, powerful applications:
Smooths out the Nervous System
The demands of modern life create stress and tension in the body and an overactive mind. The NLM Method 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.
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.
Awakens the body to Aliveness and Pleasure
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.
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 NLM facilitates a continued movement, which gently opens the freeze pattern and allows for recognition and release of the underlying bodily and emotional patterns.
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.
Unites Body and Mind in Intimacy with Physical Sensation
Through continued engagement with the release of contraction and facilitation of emotional awareness the engrained 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.
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.
