Your task is not to seek for love,
but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have build against it.
Rumi

Rebalancing bodywork

Our bodies carry memories, stories of joy, pain, love, and loss. Sometimes, these experiences are hard to put into words, yet they can be felt: as a slight pressure on the chest, a knot in the stomach, or a tense breath. By listening attentively to these subtle signals without immediately trying to explain them, a deeper insight can emerge. This enhances the connection with yourself, allowing you to sense your boundaries more clearly and enabling you to make choices with greater confidence that align with who you are.

How it works

In a healthy body, everything is in motion, and you experience spaciousness and resilience. However, unprocessed experiences and unconscious patterns can disrupt this natural flow, which may lead to physical or emotional discomfort. Rebalancing focuses on becoming aware of what lives inside you, through conversation, mindful self-inquiry, and touch/bodywork. Attuned touch supports the release of long-held tensions and stress patterns, and enhances your ability to listen to the subtle signals of your body. By bringing mindful awareness to bodily sensations, feelings, and inner experiences, you deepen your connection with yourself. This opens the door to meaningful change, allowing new possibilities to emerge naturally.

What to expect in a session

A session is a combination of conversation, mindful self-inquiry, and bodywork with touch. We begin with a conversation in which you can share what you would like to get out of the session. Your intention forms the guiding thread of our work together. From there we explore the theme that is present for you at this moment, both in words and in what can be noticed in your body.

During the session I work with trauma-informed touch, such as gentle pressure and attentive, listening touch. Many tension and stress responses arise in the more autonomous parts of the nervous system, where reactions such as startle, freezing, or withdrawal can occur, often before there are words for them. By slowing down and staying with these bodily signals with attention, space can emerge to notice and explore subtle impulses and tensions in the body. We work together by slowing down and attuning to what wants to reveal itself from within. In this way, step by step, more regulation, orientation, and a sense of safety can develop within yourself and in contact with others.

When the focus of the session is more physical in nature, the work can also become more body-oriented. In that case I may use shiatsu and craniosacral techniques to help the body create space where tension has become held.

We end the session with a brief reflection, so that you can consciously integrate the experience and carry it into your daily life.

When to book a session

• When you want to get more in touch with yourself: This is a valuable approach if you want to become more aware of your own body and feelings, and learn to listen better to what your body is telling you.
• When you have physical complaints without a clear cause: Sometimes physical complaints such as pain, tension or fatigue can arise from unprocessed experiences and unconscious patterns.
• You feel stuck: If you are struggling to move forward in your personal development, working with your body can open the door to new insights and growth.
• You are experiencing stress, anxiety or trauma: We focus on reducing stress, anxiety and trauma stored in the body and increasing your sense of wellbeing.
• If you often experience feelings of dissociation: Such as not feeling fully present, it can help you to become more aware of your own body and feelings.

How many sessions are needed?

Some clients experience relief from their symptoms after only a few sessions, especially if the problems are less profound. Then, scheduling 5 to 10 sessions may be sufficient. For clients working on deeper patterns, such as trauma, chronic stress or long-standing emotional themes, it can be helpful to work together over a longer period of time.