“I’ve been working with Michelle for quite some time now, and it has been a transformative journey. Michelle’s unique approach combines profound expertise with a warm, personal touch that makes every session deeply rewarding and fun (although this seems like an odd description for doing deep healing work). Her ability to tailor sessions to my specific needs has resulted in noticeable improvements in my physical and mental well-being. The environment at Bodylearning is inviting and professional, making each visit a pleasure. I highly recommend Michelle to anyone looking to enhance their body awareness and overall health.” Jennifer, coach.
After Long Covid
“After being affected by long covid which resulted in short breathing and tachycardia, I couldn’t put my breathing and heart rate under control especially in stressful situations where the symptoms were intensified. Michelle helped me to take back my breathing, understand the signals of the body prior to what might trigger a crisis, and raise awareness of how to come back to a balanced state.
It turned out to be very beneficial for the work life as well, the body shows itself when it’s stressed and signals lack of confidence in difficult situations; such as in meetings where difficult discussions are handled.
I totally recommend Michelle for any kind of issue you would like to work with through the breathing. Not only it brings connection to your body and feelings, but also improves your reflection and response to any situation, bringing new perspectives in stress handling.
Her approach is empathetic, understanding and fully adaptive to the individuals. Adding Michelle’s humor to the equation, it also provides lighter energy which makes this experience enjoyable!” Vanessa, engineer.
Observing our Thoughts
Some of my clients describe, during their sessions with me, how their negative thoughts cause tensions, anxiety and even sleep problems, and how difficult this is to change.
Breathing exercises are very useful because, by paying attention to the practice, we channel the mind into the body – into the present moment – and in this way we can stop or alleviate the physical reaction. [Read more]
Nourishing your energy
« We tend to suppose that energy is dissipated with use. We think that doing extra work incurs loss. But energy increases as we use it ».
Haruchika Noguchi wrote these lines in 1984 in his book ‘Order, spontaneity and the body‘. In it, he reflects on the importance of confronting what life presents us with, in order to gain more vital energy. He believes that a person does not become stronger and healthier by avoiding – as a life strategy – what is perceived as negative or difficult. [Read more]
Reduce a habit
We are at the end of March and I would like to ask you a question: do you still remember what resolutions you made at the end of 2023?
Making a resolution for the coming year has become a fairly common practice: we declare our intention to improve ourselves, to take better care of ourselves, to make our lives better, more satisfying or more exciting.
Then we give it some attention and, as soon as everyday life resumes after the festivities and holidays, we forget the fact that we wanted to bring change into our lives and we abandon our resolutions, often overwhelmed by the things we have to do.
Does this ring a bell? [Read more]
Practicing gratitude
‘What is forgiveness?’
asked the pupil to the master.
The master smiled, picked up a stone and placed it in front of him:
‘the violent man would use it as a weapon to do evil.
The builder would make it a brick on which to build a cathedral.
For the weary traveller it would be a chair where he could find rest.
The artist would sculpt the face of his muse.
The absent-minded would stumble upon it.
The child would make a game of it.
In all cases, it is not the stone that makes the difference, but the man.
With forgiveness, man chooses to transform the stones of life into love.’ (*)