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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.

11/26/2025

Being “too much” is a close cousin of “not enough”. They can sometimes feel like two sides of the same coin.

If you’re like me, you shared yourself fully and really let people see who you are.

Then, you got humiliated for doing that early on in your life.

If that’s you, you might be carrying the false belief that you’re too much.

You learned to doubt your greatness.

Imagine a bright‑eyed child whose exuberant laughter echoes through the house, whose curious hands reach for everything, whose tears flow freely.

If a stressed caregiver hushes the laughter, scolds the reach, or dismisses the tears, the child’s nervous system records a simple equation: Full expression = disconnection.

𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲.

That’s the wound you feel flare when someone pulls away after you share your full heart.

So, what if you ARE actually too much for people?

But wait, not in the sense you think.

What if some hearts simply aren’t yet spacious enough to receive the magnitude of your love—the way it pours out raw, tender, and wise from years of alchemy?

What if your unfiltered desire, your healing touch, your fierce refusal to settle, and your devotion to beauty stretch their comfort zone past its limit?

What if none of this has ever been proof that you’re too much—only evidence that they’re not ready?

What if their own un‑metabolized wounds clang against the mirror of your bigness until it hurts to stay.

What if your clarity feels like a floodlight on the corners they haven’t explored? Your vastness reminds them of the ache of playing small.

And what if that’s okay?

What if, your job isn’t to dim your light, but to keep shining so the ones who are ready can find their way home to you.

How can I help you alchemize this wound as a Somatic S*x & Relationship Coach?

We begin with “coregulating safety”, grounding and resourcing so your body senses it is safe now.

We invite erotic energy to help rewrite the story:

“My pleasure is medicine, not a menace.”

We can roleplay so you can learn to ask for what you want, shining without apology, and receiving admiration, so your system experiences safe mirrors of your magnitude.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠?

Book a free consultation call (link in bio) and let’s make room for all of you.

11/24/2025

This belief shows up in almost every relationship at some point, and it creates so much unnecessary suffering.

The truth is that love doesn’t magically give someone the capacity, readiness, or desire to change.

We can absolutely tell our partner what we want, long for, or need… but whether they can or want to offer it is an entirely separate question.

There’s a world of difference between wanting someone to do something and expecting them to do it.

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 keeps your heart open. It lets you show up fully and honestly in your desire.
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 puts pressure on the other person and assumes they should give you something—regardless of their capacity, history, trauma, or reality.

And sometimes they’re simply not capable of giving us what we’re asking for.

Not because they’re bad or unwilling.
Not because they don’t love us.
But because it’s outside of their nervous system’s bandwidth, their skills, or their values.

It’s not their fault, and it’s not fair to expect someone to do something they truly don’t have the capacity for.

If someone you love can’t meet a need you have, you are not stuck. You have real, empowered options:

1. Stay, with clarity and consent, recognizing that you will only receive what this person is genuinely capable of giving.
2. Get the unmet need met elsewhere, ideally with openness and agreements that honor the relationship.
3. Leave, acknowledging that your longings deserve to be met and that both of you deserve relationships that fit who you truly are.

Change is a gift, not a test of love. When we release the expectation that someone should change for us, we create more honesty, spaciousness, and authentic connection.

If this touched something in you and you’re craving support untangling these dynamics, let’s talk.

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 and we can explore what you’re needing and what’s possible in your relationships.

To schedule one click the link in the bio

11/19/2025

Fantasies are rarely about logistics or literal desires.
They’re emotional, symbolic, and often wildly exaggerated.
Your psyche uses them to explore sensations, feelings, and power dynamics in a safe, internal playground.

This is where S*x and Relationship coaching offers such a powerful lens.

We talk about something called Core Desires - the emotional themes that live at the root of your erotic turn-on.

✨ Maybe your Core Desires center around power… surrender… attention… taboo… safety… being chosen… or being desired.

You didn’t choose these Core Desires like you’d choose what to have for dinner.

They were shaped by your unique life experience—your attachment style, your upbringing, your traumas, your resilience, and your deepest longings for connection and aliveness.

Fantasy is one of the ways your erotic system tries to feed those desires.

That’s why you might fantasize about things that would never, ever feel good (or safe) in real life.

And that’s not only okay—it’s human.

You don’t have to act out your fantasies.
You don’t ever have to tell anyone about them, although it might feel good to tell them to a trusting, non-judgmental ear.
You also don’t have to push them away or judge them.

What if, instead, you got curious?

🌀 What feeling does this fantasy bring me?
🌀 What’s underneath it—power, softness, freedom, surrender, being adored?
🌀 Is there a way I can safely feel that in my body or my relationships?

Your erotic mind is creative—not criminal.
Your fantasies don’t make you broken.
They make you beautifully complex.

And if you’re craving a safe space to explore those desires with curiosity and zero shame -
That’s exactly what I’m here for.

💬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞? 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐨. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲

✨ Come as you are—curious, complex, and completely worthy.

11/17/2025

This belief ruins so many relationships.

Here’s the truth: 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝.

Even the most loving, attentive partner can’t know what you need unless you show them.

It’s your job to teach your lover how to love you, not because they don’t care, but because your needs, desires, and ways of feeling loved are unique.

We often assume our partner wants what we want, and we love them the way we want to be loved.

But more often than not, that’s not the case.

Our emotional languages are different.
And to make things even more fun, what we want can change from day to day, even from moment to moment.

Your partner has no way of knowing that unless you tell them.

A close cousin to this myth is
💭 “If I have to ask, it doesn’t count.”

In reality, it counts twice.

First, it counts for your courage and vulnerability. Asking for what you need is an act of honesty, you’re showing your partner your desires, boundaries, and what makes you feel loved. That alone is meaningful.

Second, it counts for your partner’s opportunity to learn. They can’t magically know what will meet your needs, so each request is a chance for them to practice understanding and responding in a way that actually resonates with you.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬𝐤, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: expressing yourself and giving your partner a chance to love you more consciously.

And here’s another truth: asking once doesn’t magically rewire your partner’s brain.

When you’re teaching them how to love you, you’ll likely have to repeat your requests.

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞.

So instead of expecting them to “just know,” try seeing your relationship as a space for mutual learning.
Each time you ask, each time they practice, you’re building a love that’s conscious, intentional, and real.

🌹 If you want to learn how to express your needs with confidence and create a love that feels nourishing for both of you, this is exactly the kind of work I help clients with.

To book a free consultation call click the link in the bio

11/14/2025

A lot of men think romance is “extra.” Something women want, but that doesn’t come naturally to them.

And I get it. If it feels forced, it’s going to feel awkward.

Here’s the thing: for many women, romance isn’t fluff.
It’s meaningful because it touches something deeper.

In Somatica, we talk about Core Desires, the emotional experiences people long for in intimacy.

For many women, that means feeling chosen, adored, special, and seen.

Romance isn’t just about flowers or fancy dinners.
It’s about helping her feel these things.

And if the classic gestures don’t feel natural to you, that’s okay.
You can create these feelings in your own way.

It might be a text that says, “I can’t wait to see you.”
Or taking something off her plate when she’s stressed.
Or just looking at her in that way that says, “You’re mine.”

The magic isn’t in the gesture.
It’s in the message underneath
“I see you. I choose you. I want you.”

Romance isn’t performance.
It’s presence.
It’s not what you do, it’s how she feels.

If you want to connect on a deeper emotional level, beyond just “doing the right thing,” this is the work I love helping men and couples with.

Click the link in my bio to learn more and book a free consultation.

11/12/2025

And no, I don’t mean pausing in the middle of the action for a deep heart-to-heart (unless that’s your thing 😉).

I’m talking about intentional communication that happens *before, during, and after* s*x—and how each moment calls for something different.

Because what works before doesn’t always work during. And what you say after can shape what happens next.

Here’s how to approach each phase:

💬 Before: This is the time for open, curious, even playful conversations. Talking about desires, boundaries, and turn-ons ahead of time creates emotional safety—and can build anticipation and enhance the foreplay. It sets the stage for a more connected and satisfying experience.

💬 During: Keep it short, direct, and embodied. In the heat of the moment, too many words (or questions like “What do you want me to do?”) can pull someone out of their body. Instead, use simple cues: yes, more, slower, faster, don’t stop, right there. These kinds of micro-communications can make s-x way hotter and more attuned.

💬 After: This is your moment to connect, reflect, and integrate. A soft check-in like “What did you love?” or “How are you feeling?” can deepen intimacy and help your next experience be even more satisfying.

Most of us never learned *how* to talk about s-x in a way that actually brings us closer. But it’s a skill—and one I help my clients practice all the time.

As a S-x and Relationship coach, I support individuals and couples in finding the words, timing, gestures, and tone that makes communication feel natural, sexy, and connecting.

Because great s-x isn’t just about technique—it’s about showing up as your full, authentic self… and being met there.

If you’re ready to make communication part of your pleasure practice, I’m here for it. 💗

To get on a free consultation call with me click the link in the bio .

11/10/2025

So many relationship struggles come down to one thing: unmet needs.

But for your needs to be met, you have to express them.
And to express them, you first have to know what they are.

That part isn’t always easy.

Most of us didn’t grow up in homes where our desires were celebrated.

Maybe you heard things like:

“You’re being too much.”
“Don’t be selfish.”
“You should be grateful for what you have.”

And little by little, you learned to shut down your wants.
You learned that desire is inconvenient.
That it’s safer to stay quiet.

So now, as adults, we live in our heads.
We make “rational” choices about what we should want,
instead of feeling into what’s actually true.

But the body always knows.
It’s constantly speaking to you through sensations, through energy, through feeling.
We’ve just learned not to listen.

Here’s one simple way to start tuning back in.

Next time you’re deciding what to eat, pause and ask,
“What would feel nourishing right now?”

Notice how your body responds.
Maybe it opens, softens, or lights up.

That’s your inner compass.
That’s your desire speaking.

The more you listen, the clearer it gets.
And the easier it becomes to express what you want — in food, in love, in life.

Because when you know what you want,
you give others the chance to truly meet you there.

That’s where intimacy begins.

If you find it hard to know or express your desires, you’re not alone.
This is something you can absolutely learn.

It’s one of the most powerful parts of my coaching work — helping people come back to their bodies, their desires, and their aliveness.

Set up a free consultation call to start finding your way back to your desires and your aliveness by clicking the link in the bio .

11/05/2025

When it comes to s-x, we might judge what someone else is saying, doing, or wanting as “not appropriate.” But what does “appropriate” really mean?

It’s a word loaded with shame, implying a universal rulebook for what’s right and wrong.

In reality, s-x is deeply personal, and the most helpful approach isn’t about external moral codes, it’s about our own authentic boundaries.

When we label something inappropriate, we assume the other person is wrong. But more often, our reaction is a sign our own boundaries have been touched.

Discomfort doesn’t mean the other person is wrong. It means something in us is being activated, inviting us to check in. Instead of relying on external rules, we can ask:

- How does this land in my body?
- Does this feel good, or does it bring up discomfort?
- Am I open to this, or does it cross a line for me?

Imagine your partner suggests watching p**n together, and your reaction is, *That’s inappropriate! * You might feel discomfort or judgment, but instead of shutting down the conversation, you check in with yourself.

Is your reaction coming from a true boundary - you don’t want to watch p**n?

Or is it from shame-based messages that p**n is “bad” or “dirty”?

If it’s the latter, you might explore whether this belief still serves you. Either way, the key is to own your response rather than frame it as a moral judgment.

This process helps us consciously evaluate what we’re open to rather than react from old conditioning.

(Side note: did you know there’s ethical p**n and p**n made by women? Talk to me about it if you want more info ;)

As a s-x and relationship coach, I help you develop deep awareness of their boundaries, separate from shame and judgment.

I guide you in recognizing your “yes,” “no,” and “maybe” with clarity and confidence. Just as importantly, I help you practice communicating boundaries in ways that foster connection rather than shutting it down.

Are you ready to tune into your boundaries and communicate them with confidence?

Schedule a free consultation, click the link in my bio .

11/03/2025

A lot of men think of romance as something “extra,” something women want, but something that doesn’t come naturally to them.

And honestly, I get it.
If you’re doing something that feels forced or scripted, it’s going to feel awkward.

But here’s the thing: for many women, romance isn’t just fluff.
It’s meaningful because it touches something deeper.

In Somatica, we talk about Core Desires - the emotional experiences people want to feel in intimacy.

For many women, those include things like:
✨ Feeling chosen - “You could have anyone, but you want me.”
✨ Feeling adored - “You see my beauty and you love it.”
✨ Feeling special - “You thought about me, specifically.”
✨ Feeling safe and connected - “You see me and you’re here with me.”

That’s what romance really is.
It’s not about the flowers or the fancy dinners - it’s about helping her feel these things.

And if classic romantic gestures don’t feel natural to you, that’s totally okay.

You can find your own way to create those feelings.

It might be a text that says, “I can’t wait to see you.”
Or taking something off her plate when she’s stressed.
Or just looking at her in that way that says, you’re mine.

At the same time, there’s nothing wrong with gestures like flowers or notes - especially when they come from a genuine place, when you’ve thought about her.

The magic isn’t in the gesture itself, but in the message underneath:

“I see you. I choose you. I want you.”

That’s what romance is really about.
Not performance - presence.
Not the gesture - the feeling it creates.

If you want to understand your partner on a deeper emotional level - to connect through presence, curiosity, and attunement - this is the work I love helping people with.

Through Somatic S*x and Relationship Coaching, I help men and couples move beyond “doing the right thing” and into truly feeling each other.

👉 If that’s something you want to experience, you can learn more and book a free consultation call by clicking the link in the bio

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