It is a body-oriented method in which we locate tensions, blockages, and emotions held in the body, and then transform them using breath, conscious presence, and energy work. We work with body awareness. It is a holistic approach aimed at deactivating accumulated defense mechanisms and resetting the nervous system, allowing more space, inner freedom, and calm to emerge. 

In somatic bodywork, we start with gentle breathing as an entry point. I look for areas where tension & trauma are stored. You're invited to stay with it using conscious attention & breathing to transform it. It's also combined with energy work & awareness. It's a bit more grounded & accessible for 'the mind.'

With Merkaba healing, we don't go as deep with the breathing, so it's a bit calmer & less dynamic. There's more energy work. It's also more suitable for people with more physical complaints who can't lie on a futon or for whom intense breathing isn't ideal. Also for people who feel a bit scared of deeper trauma work.

In a Spiral to Heaven massage, the focus is more on the massage & relaxation. In an Embodiment session, the massage is used more as an entry point for deeper bodywork. These sessions are aimed at opening up the body more, feeling, processing EVERYTHING that holds you back from living.

These two sessions blend into each other a bit. If your body is open enough, it leans more towards an embodiment session; if your body is still more closed, it automatically becomes more of a massage because I can't really do much beyond that yet.

I do make a distinction for you, so I know whether you prefer the softer, relaxing approach or whether you're more interested in the deeper work. In an embodiment session, nudity is also optional.

In Somatic Bodywork you stay dressed, we work with breath & energy work & trigger points. With the Embodiment for men of Sensual Somatic bodywork you are (partially) undressed & warm oil is used. In addition to breathwork & energy work, soft, intuitive touches are also used. Although here too, tension is sought to feel through. It is pain and pleasure intertwined here.

Is a body-focused session combining gentle touch with soft somatic bodywork, breath & energy work. It's not a standard 'massage', although warm oil is used and you are (partially) undressed. In areas where tension and emotions are stuck, you are invited to bring your attention there, to open the body to the natural flow of energy. Pleasure can arise. Your life energy may feel a bit 'tingly' or intense, but sadness, fear, frustration & other emotions can just as easily take over. It's really about letting go of the idea & expectation of what you're supposed to feel.

Your body may tremble, experience little shocks, temperature changes, feel emotions, expansion, consciousness-expanding states, ...

It's not a surrogate session for the lack of intimacy & sexuality. That need is valid & definitely welcome. In this session, we focus on transforming emotions like anger, frustration, feeling not enough, the sense of loss... etc., so that you can step into your power. It's not a session where I fill in what you miss at home. There are other specialized professionals for that. The emphasis is on healing & trauma processing. The sensitive touches help you sink deeper.

The one-way street, you receive, I give. I stay dressed. You may receive this session from me naked, erogenous zones may (with your consent) be part of the full experience. (But is not a must) Pleasure & excitement that can possibly be felt is the result of the flow of your life energy, which can even give you consciousness-expanding experiences. (When the blockages have largely been removed) not as a result of stimulation. On the contrary, we go so to the slowing down and softening that the body opens up again to ALL sensations. By going deeper into surrender, it becomes easier to allow the more exciting emotions as well. That is also the intention.

Many men struggle with a lack of intimacy at home and feel rejected, not good enough, confused, angry, frustrated in that play,.... Somewhere they are looking for a solution for this. But they don't want to get their pleasure "somewhere else". Which is very nice. Well, then somatic bodywork or Embodiment for men can offer a solution there. Not by "filling in" what you are missing now. But what we want to achieve is to guide you through all those emotions so that you become empowered. So that you can regulate your own life energy, joy of life, your own emotions & nervous system,...

That way you can go to your partner with a different, softer, inviting energy. Can you become that container for her emotions & where she can sink into, which she actually wants from you, but does not express.

Moreover, you should not be naked and it is desirable to have open communication about it.

Somatic bodywork works with body awareness, with the stored emotions and memories held in the body. Every memory is stored both in the limbic system and in the body, connected to the nervous system. When you talk, you stay in the cortex, in the thinking part of your brain. You can reach certain insights through talking and adjust your behavior accordingly. But the stored memories and their linked emotions will still activate your nervous system when that sensitive chord is touched again.

With somatic bodywork, we actually switch off the thinking and work with feelings and body awareness. We feel it through and complete the movement in the body that it couldn't do back then.

Through a slightly more intense, connected breathing, you can more easily get in touch with your feelings. The touches take you to the place where you can direct your attention and awareness. All that follows is allowing... allowing what you feel and expressing it.

Different sensations can occur: little shocks, vibrations, temperature changes, sometimes nothing at all — just stay calmly lying down. Sometimes people get visuals, or... it could be anything...

BSM: Breath-Sound-Movement lets the kundalini energy awaken. Breath, sound & movement are three ways to wake up the life energy from the pelvis and let it move freely through the body. By using the breath in a connected way—deeper, slower, more gradually—you activate the parasympathetic system, which tells your nervous system to calm down, and you give your body the signal that it is safe. Because if your body doesn't feel safe, nothing will release. Movement, by allowing motion from the pelvic area, activates the life energy. Sound (allowing it) helps release tension. You also relax your jaw this way, where a lot of tension is stored too. Sound also has a vibration that physically helps shake loose blockages in your body. And by allowing sound, the energy doesn't get 'stuck' in the throat chakra, but can flow freely.

The touch makes you aware of those places where tension is stored in your body. Which parts need attention.