The Michaela Boehm Podcast
Michaela Boehm
Listen to international teacher and relationship expert, Michaela Boehm, as she answers questions about intimacy, dating and relationships.
Learn how to create 'the spark', and keep it alive, while staying deeply connected to yourself and others in an increasingly busy world.
www.michaelaboehm.com
Michaela Boehm teaches and counsels internationally as an expert in intimacy and relationships. Born and raised in Austria, Michaela combines her training in psychology and extensive clinical counseling experience with her in-depth training in the yogic arts. A gifted speaker and counselor, her unique body of work centers on the intersection of intimacy and embodiment. Known for her work with high-performing individuals, her ongoing private clients include Oscar-winning actors, multiple Grammy-winning musicians, producers, and business pioneers. Michaela is the Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way” and the founder of The Non-Linear Movement Method®, a powerful somatic release modality. Her work has recently been featured in Gwyneth Paltrow”s Netflix Show “Sex, Love & goop” and Will Smith’s bestselling memoir ‘Will’. She lives on an organic farm in California where she rescues and rehabilitates animals.
Learn how to create 'the spark', and keep it alive, while staying deeply connected to yourself and others in an increasingly busy world.
www.michaelaboehm.com
Michaela Boehm teaches and counsels internationally as an expert in intimacy and relationships. Born and raised in Austria, Michaela combines her training in psychology and extensive clinical counseling experience with her in-depth training in the yogic arts. A gifted speaker and counselor, her unique body of work centers on the intersection of intimacy and embodiment. Known for her work with high-performing individuals, her ongoing private clients include Oscar-winning actors, multiple Grammy-winning musicians, producers, and business pioneers. Michaela is the Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way” and the founder of The Non-Linear Movement Method®, a powerful somatic release modality. Her work has recently been featured in Gwyneth Paltrow”s Netflix Show “Sex, Love & goop” and Will Smith’s bestselling memoir ‘Will’. She lives on an organic farm in California where she rescues and rehabilitates animals.
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Aug 6, 2023 • 23min
Episode #93: Tantra, Triggers, & The Subtle Arts
Listen to an excerpt from a talk given by Michaela at a recent live event in which she discusses working with trauma, the art of subtle sifting, how to go deep in practice, and when to begin tantric exploration.
00:00 - Turning towards triggered trauma responses
02:30 - How Michaela worked with her own traumas
03:22 - The art of subtle sifting
05:06 - Letting the body lead
06:33 - Boredom as a portal
09:19 - How to go deep in practice
09:58 - Remedying physical tension that comes from mental activity
16:34 - Sexuality and tantric practice
22:11 - How to know when tantric practice is working
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
Jul 30, 2023 • 27min
Episode #92: Trauma & Escaping Toxic Relationship
Listen to an excerpt from a talk given by Michaela at a recent live event in which she discusses trauma, the Zen of freeze, the pros and cons of holotropic breathwork, and how to navigate a relationship with an abusive, traumatised partner.
00:00 - What is trauma?
04:39 - How to recognise a trauma response
05:51 - The freeze response
08:04 - The Zen of freeze
09:41 - Embodiment and trauma release
13:48 - Pros and cons of holotropic breathing
18:50 - Help, my partner is traumatised and abusive!
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
Jul 23, 2023 • 30min
Episode #91: How To Get Out Of Your Head
Listen to an excerpt from a talk given by Michaela at a recent live event in which she discusses how to listen to the body, how to work with stress and anxiety, how to get out of the head, and how to deal with overload.
00:00 - Listening to the messages of the body
01:58 - Barriers to embodiment
03:08 - How to deal with stress and anxiety
11:05 - Michaela’s cup metaphor
13:40 - How to empty your cup
16:43 - Plug your leaks
17:30 - Increasing capacity
18:49 - Dealing with overload
19:54 - Getting stuck in your head
29:32 - Trauma
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
Jul 16, 2023 • 28min
Episode #90: X-Factor Attraction, Imprints, And Trauma
Listen to Michaela answer questions from a recent live workshop on topics such as the x-factor of attraction, trauma bonding, relationship imprints, and when praise becomes manipulation.
00:00 - Ways in which humans are imprinted
04:58 - An example of early-family imprinting
06:52 - How we search for love
08:19 - Safe but boring
11:40 - Epigenetics and ancestral trauma
15:23 - The x-factor of attraction and trauma bonding
17:41 - Arranged marriage vs love marriage
19:20 - The #1 marker of successful relationships
20:11 - Correction vs praise
24:48 - When is it manipulation?
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
Jul 8, 2023 • 23min
Episode #89: Dominance In The Bedroom & Opening The Heart
Listen to Michaela answer questions from a recent live workshop on topics such as how to get your partner be more dominant in bed, how to repair a relationship that has drifted apart, how and how to open your partner’s heart through their body and your own practice.
00:00 - How do I get my man to be more dominant in bed?
08:09 - Tantra and affecting others through your practice
09:30 - What makes a long term relationship good?
09:55 - I am no longer in alignment with my husband
15:16 - Michaela’s relationship toolkit
15:50 - Using the body to open a man’s heart
19:13 - On holding space and women’s circles
Purchase Michaela’s ‘Relationship Discovery Toolkit’ here: https://michaelaboehm.ac-page.com/the-relationship-discovery-toolkit
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
Jul 1, 2023 • 20min
Episode #88: So You Want An Exceptional Man
Listen to Michaela answer questions from a recent live workshop on topics such as Neo-tantric fairy tales, how to attract an exceptional man, losing respect for a partner, and hard truths about dating dominant men.
00:00 - The neo-tantra fairy tale
04:11 - Michaela tells a story about losing respect for a man
05:45 - Hard truths about dating a dominant man
07:54 - Some guys are not relationship material
09:52 - Dating a career-focused man like Andrew Huberman
12:27 - How to attract an exceptional man
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
Jun 17, 2023 • 12min
Episode #87: Yoga of the Psycho-Emotional Asana
Listen to Michaela answer questions from a recent live workshop on topics such as the yoga of the psycho-emotional asana, how to open new pathways in the nervous system, sounds that disperse energy, and more.
00:00 - Psycho-emotional asana
01:49 - Opening new pathways in the nervous system
03:53 - Subtle vs gross
04:49 - Michaela’s personal flavour practice story
07:59 - Sounds that disperse energy
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
Jun 10, 2023 • 9min
Episode #86: Peak Experiences And Recapturing The Spark
Listen to Michaela answer questions from a recent live workshop on topics such as peak experiences, hitting new layers in practice, hotness vs communication problems, and the rhythms of long term relationships.
00:00 - Relationship problems vs hotness problems
03:22 - Relationships ebb and flow
04:21 - Peak experiences and the doldrums
07:16 - Hitting new layers in practice
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
Jun 3, 2023 • 18min
Episode #85: Hot Relationships For Super Achievers
Listen to Michaela answer questions from a recent live workshop on topics such as hot relationships for super achievers, men’s testosterone, and good dominance play.
00:00 - Hotness for super achievers in relationship
08:36 - Masculine and feminine dogmas
10:39 - Hotness vs harmony
13:26 - When men’s testosterone falls
15:25 - Good dominance play
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
May 27, 2023 • 33min
Episode #84: Rewilding, Habit Stacking, & Subtle Body Yoga
Listen to Michaela answer questions from a recent live workshop on topics such as rewinding the breath, releasing fight or flight states, habit stacking for effective practice, and esoteric subtle body yoga.
00:00 - Rewilding your breath vs breath work
04:27 - Pros and cons of state pumping
05:19 - What it takes to practice embodiment
07:24 - Minimum practice requirements for teachers vs personal practice
10:37 - How to build habits with habit stacking
11:53 - Make your props visible
12:43 - How Non-Linear Movement Method® works
13:54 - Releasing after fight or flight events
17:38 - When embodiment practice feels difficult
19:22 - How Michaela used her practice when her house burned down
28:20 - Michaela on subtle body yoga
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com
