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I help women recover from body shame and increase their well-being through mindful movement & body aw Compassionate Movement For Body Love. But we need help.

I help women access their physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being through mindful movement and body-awareness. I work as a guide and collaborator to release stuck patterns and feelings, recover from body shame, and develop a more loving relationship with ourselves. You’ve come to the right place if:
*You love moving but don’t particularly enjoy regimented exercise
*You want a HAES®-aligned movement experience where you feel truly accepted and comfortable
*You would like to reconnect to joy, freedom, playfulness and pleasure inherent in movement
*You want to move your body but worry you’re out of shape, don’t have the “right” body, are too old, or feel too uncoordinated
*You’re tired of struggling with shame and are looking to accept your body
*You want to explore your emotions with intuition, flow, and curiosity, rather than through analysis and logic

What I believe in
I believe in the body as our greatest teacher. I believe the body has information that our mind has walled off, that all of our life experiences accumulate to create our physical and emotional ecosystem, and we must address them all if we want to transform the system. We are built to survive, and I celebrate that. But often, what we need to survive does not serve us to thrive. We need our body to tell us what it feels, desires, and wants to release. The mind cannot do this work because it doesn’t hold that material. The body holds our past, and it is up to the body to release and transform it. When a person is met with radical acceptance through a compassionate, open, non-judgmental presence, they feel safe enough to become vulnerable and meet their authentic self. This is where the healing process can begin. I believe we can heal in an infinite number of ways: through sensual movement, playful invention, and communal connection. I believe in release, compassion, acceptance, honesty, and the body as the brain. I believe in listening, in being at the service of healing others, in the power of community. How I do this
As a therapist and healer my job is not to analyze, give advice or direct the client, but rather to make space for them to connect with the story their own body has to tell. I know that my clients are the best experts on their life. We use the body, and movement, as the map to the treasure chest of our feelings, needs, and memories. Joyful movement allows for freedom from shame, develops feelings of respect for our bodies, and generates momentum towards a deeper happiness and sense of peace. I provide an inclusive space for people to move without worrying about their shape, size, fitness level or experience. I create a love and acceptance-filled environment where respect, compassion, generosity, and delight are central to everything we do. About Odelia
Odelia has trained across multiple Somatics platforms including Bartenieff Fundamentals, Laban Movement Analysis, Body-Mind Centering™ (BMC), Yoga, and more. She has a BA in Psychology from The Open University, and was certified as a Doula by DONA (Doulas of North America) in 2003. She subsequently was certified as a Structural Yoga instructor through the Stone Center in 2004. In 2005, She graduated from the Leven Institute with dual certifications in Shake Your Soul™ and SomaSoul™and was certified as a Somatic Movement Therapist through ISMETA. She later became a teacher in Re-evaluation Counseling (RC), and has been counseling and teaching co-counseling privately and in groups since then. She started her Somatic and Movement Education Company, Movement Bliss, in 2013, offering classes and workshops, both live and virtual to hundreds of women. Recently, Odelia embarked on training in Intuitive Eating, and will soon be an IE practitioner. Her work focuses on self-acceptance, inclusion, compassion, and joy, and is HAES™-aligned.

02/18/2026

So many men are raised with the belief that secs is scarce, that you should take it whenever it’s available, no matter how you actually feel in the moment.

I want you to know: I see the weight of that conditioning.

You’ve been taught that your worth is measured by your ability to perform, that hesitation or “not right now” makes you less of a man. That’s an impossible standard to live under.

But when you override your own readiness, when you silence the signals your body is giving you, you end up carrying the pressure instead of the pleasure. And over time, your body may begin to push back.

Picture this: you’re on a new date. The chemistry is good, and it’s clear she wants to get in bed with you. Part of you is excited, but another part is nervous, uncertain, not fully ready. Instead of checking in with yourself, the pressure to “make it work” takes over: “I need to be hard. I need to prove myself. I can’t let this chance slip away.”

That pressure pulls you out of your body and into your head. Your arousal slips away, and suddenly you’re stuck in the very situation you were trying to avoid. It feels like your body betrayed you but in truth, your body was simply saying: “I’m not ready yet.”

What often gets called “s*xual dysfunction” is, in many cases, a functional response to a dysfunctional situation: the pressure to perform, even when your true desire isn’t there.

There is nothing broken in you.

What’s broken is the story that taught you to ignore your own inner timing and authentic arousal.

The truth is, your natural rhythm matters.

Your desire matters.

The moments when your body says “yes” are worth waiting for. And when you begin to honor those signals, intimacy transforms, it becomes less about performance and more about connection, aliveness, and genuine pleasure.

This is the work I do with men: helping you slow down, turn inward, and rebuild trust with yourself.

Together, we create a space where you can listen deeply, where you don’t have to force or prove anything, where s*x can become nourishing again.

👉 If you’ve felt the weight of the scarcity mindset and long to rediscover your authentic rhythm, I’d be honored to walk with you on that journey.

To schedule a free consultation, click the link in the bio

02/16/2026

𝐇𝐢, 𝐈’𝐦 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚. 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬.

I help people get the love they want and deserve using trauma-informed, experiential tools that work with the body, not just the mind.

Because the truth is, relationships are where we come alive.
They allow us to express our full potential.
And yet, they’re also where many of us feel the most pain.

Our intimate relationships often mirror the dynamics we had with our childhood caregivers. They can activate old wounds and protective patterns that once helped us survive but now may keep us from the closeness we long for.

My work is about helping the empowered adult in you take the lead in your relationships, while honoring and caring for the younger parts of you that still need love.

My path here has been both professional and deeply personal.

I’ve spent years studying trauma, somatics, and the body-mind connection, becoming a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator, Somatic S*x and Relationship Coach, and Somatic Sexologist. My work is informed by modalities like Somatic Experiencing®️, Inner Relationship Focusing, and the Somatica®️ Method.

But more than anything, this work comes from my own healing journey, learning to accept my body, reclaim my sexuality, and discover that trauma can be healed not only through insight, but through embodied experiences of safety, pleasure, and compassion.

Healing doesn’t happen through understanding alone.
It happens when your nervous system finally feels safe enough to soften.

My clients often tell me that what helps them most is feeling deeply seen, accepted, and loved in my presence. Creating that kind of space is both my greatest honor and my life’s work.

You deserve fulfilling love.
You deserve to feel at home in your body.
You deserve relationships where you can be fully yourself.

I’m here to help you get there. 🤍

If something in this resonated with you, I invite you to book a free 20-minute discovery call.

We’ll explore what’s been holding you back and how I can support you.

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

Book your call through the link in my bio

02/11/2026

True intimacy means:
▪Feeling emotionally safe to be real, without fear of judgment.
▪Trusting your partner to hold your truth, even when it’s messy.
▪Experiencing a deep connection that goes beyond words.

It’s that moment when your partner truly sees you, not just the version you present to the world, but the deeper, more complex truth of who you are.

Building intimacy isn’t about luck - it’s about foundation. A deeply connected relationship requires:

1. 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 – The freedom to express yourself without criticism or dismissal. Vulnerability thrives in safety.
2. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Speaking your needs clearly and receiving your partner’s truth without defensiveness. Intimacy grows when both feel heard.
3.𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 – Conflict is inevitable; what matters is how you come back together. Repairing with care builds lasting trust.
4. 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Physical intimacy isn’t about performance—it’s about shared exploration, where both feel safe to express their full erotic selves.

But intimacy isn’t just about the right communication tools—it’s about feeling safe enough to open up.

That’s where somatic work comes in.

As a somatic s-x and relationship coach, I help you:
▪Uncover emotional and physical barriers to intimacy.
▪Heal the wounds that make vulnerability feel unsafe.
▪Build emotional safety through nervous system co- regulation.
▪Explore new pathways to emotional and sexual closeness.

Through embodied exercises, communication coaching, and emotional repair, you’ll learn to open up fully, and feel safe doing it.

You don’t have to settle for surface-level connection. True intimacy is possible when safety and trust allow you to open up.

If you’re ready to experience deeper intimacy, let’s talk. To book a free consultation click the link in the bio

You deserve to be seen and loved for exactly who you are.

02/09/2026

You know the relationship that starts off hot.
The chemistry is easy.
Secs feels effortless.

And then, over time, the secs fades.

The relationship might still be loving and close.
You talk. You support each other.
You feel emotionally connected.

But desire feels harder to access.

Most people are told that when this happens, they need more intimacy.
More communication.
More vulnerability.
More reassurance.

But intimacy and erotic desire don’t grow the same way.

Intimacy creates safety and familiarity.
Desire often needs space, tension, and difference.

As relationships deepen, many couples become very good at caring for each other emotionally. They regulate each other, prioritize harmony, and avoid rocking the boat. The bond grows stronger, but the erotic can quietly lose oxygen.

Not because love is gone.
Because desire needs room to want.

If this feels familiar, you’re not broken. Most of us were never taught how to hold closeness and desire at the same time.

What I see in my work isn’t a lack of desire.
It’s a lack of permission.

Permission to want what you want, even when it doesn’t fit the story of a “healthy” relationship.

I help people explore their Core Desires somatically, in the body, not just through conversation, so desire can come back online without sacrificing connection.

You don’t need more intimacy.
You might need more permission to want.

If you’re curious what your desire actually wants, you can book a free 20-minute consultation. Click the link in the bio

02/06/2026

If desire keeps creating tension in your relationship, it may not be because you want different things.

It may be because boundaries aren’t being respected.

In many couples, desire gets stuck in a familiar loop.

One partner feels guilty for having a boundary.

The other feels rejected by it.

Maybe your partner wants something s*xually that doesn’t feel right to you.

You care about them. You don’t want to disappoint them.

And still, your body tightens at the thought of saying yes.

This isn’t a lack of love or attraction.

It’s often a nervous system pattern.

The partner who needs the boundary overrides themselves to preserve connection.

The partner who feels rejected may push or wait for the boundary to soften.

Both are trying to protect the relationship.

Both end up feeling less safe.

Boundaries aren’t walls.

They are what make safety, trust, and desire possible.

Your job is to hold your boundary.

Your partner’s job is to receive it without pushing or negotiating.

When boundaries are crossed repeatedly, resentment builds.

And resentment often shows up as numbness, low desire, or checking out during s*x.

Here’s a simple embodied truth:

When you’re doing something against your will, your body cannot genuinely say yes.

Even if you want to want it.

You can listen to your partner’s desire with warmth and curiosity without fulfilling it.

Often, being deeply heard already brings relief.

And sometimes disappointment remains.

That’s part of intimacy.

What matters is whether disappointment turns into pressure and self-betrayal, or into something that can be held together.

This is the work I support people with.

If this resonates, you can book a free 20-minute consultation by clicking the link below:

https://embodiedacceptancecheduling.as.me/schedule/3fa34b41/appointment/32019316/calendar/4509338?appointmentTypeIds[]=32019316

02/04/2026

The first quality of a great lover isn’t technique. It’s sensuality.

Sensuality isn’t about being s*xy or seductive.
It’s about how available your body is to sensation, moment by moment.

A sensual lover knows how to slow down.
How to feel more, not do more.
How to let sight, touch, smell, taste, sound, and attention lead the experience.

Sensuality is the willingness to linger.
To vary touch instead of rushing toward an outcome.
To stay with what’s happening now instead of chasing what’s supposed to happen next.

For many people, especially women, the most meaningful s*xual experiences aren’t defined by or**sm.
They’re defined by moments.

Being kissed slowly.
Being touched with curiosity.
Being looked at with desire.
Being felt.

When sensuality is missing, secs often becomes rushed, goal-oriented, or performative.
Not because people don’t care, but because their nervous systems don’t know how to settle into feeling.

This is the heart of my work as a somatic s*x and relationship coach.

I help people cultivate sensuality by retraining the body to slow down without shutting down, to feel more without getting overwhelmed, and to shift from doing secs right to actually being present in it.

Sensuality is a skill.
And it’s learnable.

When the body feels met, listened to, and savored, desire doesn’t need to be forced.
It emerges.

✨ If you want support cultivating sensuality for deeper pleasure, stronger connection, or more aliveness in your secs life, I offer a free 20-minute consultation.

Book yours through the link in my bio

02/02/2026

Receiving is the most natural thing in the world—whether it’s love, pleasure, care, or support.

And yet, for so many, it’s one of the hardest things to do.

Most of us are conditioned to give rather than receive. We’re taught that our worth is tied to how much we do for others, how much we can endure, how little we ask for.

In particular, women and caregivers are often expected to put everyone else’s needs first, making receiving feel foreign, even selfish.

Then there’s trauma. When past experiences have taught your nervous system that love and generosity come with strings attached, or that needing something makes you vulnerable, receiving can feel unsafe.

Instead of relaxing into pleasure, you may brace against it. Instead of trusting care, you may push it away. You might feel obligated to give back immediately.

But here’s the truth: Receiving is an essential part of connection, intimacy, and aliveness.

It allows us to be nourished, to be moved, to be deeply met by another. It’s what makes secs and relationships a reciprocal dance, rather than an exhausting performance of endless giving.

One of my gifts as a somatic secs and relationship coach is that I do not struggle with receiving.

It comes easily to me, and that’s not something I take for granted.

I know what it feels like to let love, pleasure, and support land fully in my body, without guilt, without resistance.

And that ease? It’s something I can help you cultivate.

Through somatic work, we gently explore the places where receiving feels blocked—whether it’s discomfort, fear, or an ingrained belief that you don’t deserve it.

We work with your body, your nervous system, your sensations, so you can rewire the patterns that keep you from fully opening.

Imagine feeling truly held.
Imagine experiencing pleasure without needing to earn it.
Imagine love coming your way, and instead of shrinking or deflecting, you breathe it in and let it change you.

That’s what’s possible when you reclaim your ability to receive. And you don’t have to do it alone.

01/28/2026

Core Desires are what we want to feel during secs.

What most people don’t know, is that they’re direct path to healing our wounds through pleasure.

In this strategy they often include:

❤️ To feel worthy just for being
❤️ To be seen, celebrated, and deeply appreciated
❤️ To feel beautiful, attractive, desirable
❤️ To be used or taken advantage of in a way that feels chosen and safe
❤️ To be needed, fulfilling, and irreplaceable
❤️ To be approved of and chosen again and again

When these needs are met with love and care, the shame begins to melt.
You stop chasing worth and start resting in it.

Your relationships become places of nourishment, not performance.

This is the kind of healing I support through somatic s*x and relationship coaching. If this resonates, I invite you to book a free discovery call through the link in my bio:

✨ You don’t need to prove your worth. You already have it.

*Character strategies as defined by the Somatica®️ Method*

01/26/2026

In many couples, this is the pattern:
You feel guilty for having a boundary.
Your partner feels rejected by it.

So you override yourself to keep the peace.
Or you keep pushing, hoping the boundary will soften.

Both of you are trying to protect the relationship.
And both of you end up feeling less safe.

For example, maybe your partner wants something specific in bed that doesn’t feel right to you.

You care about them. You don’t want to disappoint them.

And still, your body tightens at the thought of saying yes.

For many of us, it’s scary to let our partner’s desire go unfulfilled.
Somewhere in your body lives the belief that saying no will lead to distance, resentment, or abandonment.
So you cross your own boundaries and call it compromise.

But boundaries aren’t walls.
They’re what make safety and trust possible.
And safety is what allows desire to grow instead of shut down.

Your job is to hold your boundary.
And when your partner gives you one, your job is to respect it, without pushing or testing it.
When boundaries are crossed repeatedly, resentment builds.

And resentment often shows up as sexual numbness, shutdown, or difficulty staying present.

Here’s an important distinction:
Accepting your partner’s desire is not the same as fulfilling it.

You can listen with curiosity and warmth without agreeing to act it out.
Sometimes, being deeply heard already meets the need.

If not, get curious about what your partner wants to feel.
Chosen. Wanted. Powerful. Adored.
Often, those feelings can be offered in other ways that don’t violate your boundary.

And sometimes, disappointment remains.
There is no relationship without it.
The question is whether disappointment leads to pressure and self-betrayal, or honesty and connection.

This is the work I support people with.
Learning how to honor boundaries and create the safety that allows desire to evolve.

✨ If this resonates, schedule a free 20-minute consultation call via the link in my bio .

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