EMBODY with Michelle Major
EMBODY explores real-life issues that cause stress, pain & trauma and how we can recover, repair and thrive through the challenges in our life.
Welcome to the conversation!
EMBODY is hosted by, Michelle Major, who is passionate about breaking the stigma attached to women's mental health and wellbeing through a trauma-informed lens.
Michelle founded The Sunshine Project in 2012 after a lengthy career in leadership roles within the financial services industry.
For almost 12-years, Michelle, has supported clients and groups with emotional resilience, stress management and emotional wellbeing.
Michelle is a Somatic Experiencing Trauma Practitioner, Senior Accredited NLP Practitioner, Somatic Educator and Trainer, specialising in stress, pain & trauma.
Michelle is a Professional Member of:
- ANLP – Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioners (Gold Standard)
- IPMH International Accredited Training Provider
- Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists & Hypnotherapists (Senior Member)
- Somatic Experiencing® International
When Michelle isn't working, you'll find her on the beach somewhere on the North Coast of Northern Ireland where she lives with her 8-year old son.
EMBODY with Michelle Major
S3, Ep3: Sexuality, Intimacy & the Nervous System with Dee Larsen
In this weeks episode I am joined by Dee Larsen - a Certified Sexuality Practitioner and founder of Body Conscious Studio based in Belfast. Dee offers one to one and couples sessions from her studio or online.
“I believe that sexual wellbeing is an intrinsic part of our overall happiness. It is vital that we have access to education about our bodies and sexuality that is free from social or moral conditioning. My passion is supporting people to be able to fully express themselves in intimacy and relationships.
Dee works with issues related to sex, intimacy and embodied wellbeing, providing a non-judgemental space to teach and learn about communication and sex and pleasure.
During this conversation, we discuss:
- What inspired Dee's career change from social work/child protection to sexuality & intimacy
- How yoga & breathe work has influenced her practice
- Why social & religious conditioning impacts how we think and feel about sexuality, our genitals & our body image
- What embodied consent looks and feels like
- The link between our jaw and pelvis
- The wheel of consent
- The 3-min game
- My personal session with Dee
- The power of consentual touch
- Creating space for stillness & pleasure
- The connection between sexuality and vitality
You can contact Dee at studio@bodyconscious.me
IG @body_conscious_studio
Resource:
Betty Martin's Wheel of Consent at www.bettymartin.org
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Registration has now opened for our trauma-informed Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training in March. Click here to learn more and register.
Warmly,
Michelle xx
