

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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Jan 2, 2023 • 34min
Episode #73 - Embodied Manifestation & New Year's Resolutions
Michaela and Steve discuss how to make effective new year’s resolutions, embodied manifestation techniques, the power of building habits, and announce a special free ‘Calling In’ NLMM class.
00:00 - Michaela on new year’s resolutions
02:28 - Common mistakes when setting goals
06:27 - Health, wealth, & relationships
09:24 - Wealth vs manifestation
10:38 - Relationship goals
14:01 - Embodied manifestation
15:57 - Michaela’s upcoming free NLMM goal setting class
18:48 - Get A Daily Practice free meditation course
21:37 - The Golden Minimum
25:42 - Michaela’s insights on habits
29:13 - New in person and online courses in 2023
33:47 - Michaela’s parting words
For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com
Steve’s ‘Get A Daily Practice’ meditation course: https://www.guruviking.com/get-a-daily-practice
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

Dec 24, 2022 • 25min
Episode #72 - Festivals, Ritual, & the Winter Solstice
Michaela Boehm shares her thoughts about the multi-layered significance of seasonal festivals, the biological and mythical aspects of the solstice, and how to create your own rituals of meaning.
In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/
00:00 - The seasonal rhythms of body and mind
05:21 - Michaela on the Winter Solstice
08:04 - The multi-layered power of festivals and rituals
13:34 - Communal aspects of ritual
15:23 - Michaela’s close knit neighbourhood community
20:03 - Thoughts for those who are alone
21:40 - Creating your own rituals
23:54 - Closing thoughts on the festive season
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

Dec 4, 2022 • 16min
Episode #71 - Energy Allocation & Trauma Release - Live Q&A
Michaela Boehm answers live questions about energy allocation, trauma release, and rewriting bodily patterns.
In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/
00:00 - Mastery of energy allocation
02:11 - Rewriting your patterns
06:26 - Movement to distribute trauma and energy
10:08 - Body work and trauma release
12:04 - Retraumatisation in search of healing & Michaela’s trauma story
15:20 - Trust your body
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

Nov 27, 2022 • 36min
Episode #70 - Heart, Armor, And Mommy Issues - Live Q&A
Michaela Boehm answers live questions about cultivating compassion, learning when to put your armor on, and men with mommy issues.
In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/
00:00 - How to keep my heart open in day-to-day life
04:12 - Cultivating the heart skill of compassion
07:32 - Advice for when your children withdraw during teenage years
11:35 - I always have to manage my partner’s anxiety
16:20 - Growing up our immature aspects
17:03 - Mommy issues
22:56 - European parenting styles
23:47 - Strategies to change toxic relationship patterns
31:59 - How to armor yourself without losing your humanity
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

Nov 20, 2022 • 11min
Episode #69 - Boundary Function and Pushy People - Live Q&A
Michaela Boehm answers live questions about boundaries and how to handle manipulation and pushy people.
In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/
00:00 - The entity of the relationship
03:06 - Boundaries functions and wanting love
04:00 - Personal integrity and selling yourself out
05:54 - Dependents, children, and animals
09:08 - Pushy people and 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

Nov 12, 2022 • 42min
Episode #68 - Deep Rest, Grief, And The Eternal Child - Live Q&A
Michaela Boehm answers live questions about the untapped power of relaxation, overcoming self-consciousness, the eternal child, and how to grieve.
In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/
00:00 - The untapped power of relaxation
01:25 - How to relax the monkey mind
04:10 - How to relax the body
06:08 - Releasing the fascia and the nervous system
07:17 - Emotional relaxation and seeing visuals
08:41 - Dreaming while awake
10:40 - Non sleep deep rest (NSDR)
11:40 - Getting over concern about how I look
13:14 - How Michaela overcame her self-consciousness
16:34 - Undoing patterns and freeing possibility
18:44 - The eternal child and growing up
21:42 - Flying the nest and freeing one’s parents
26:32 - Gods, gurus, and childhood patterns
29:23 - Grief and praise and Martin Prechtel
32:58 - Grief cheerleaders
33:50 - How Michaela grieved when her house burned down
36:40 - Survival beats all other emotions
40:12 - Death of Michaela’s best friend
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

Nov 6, 2022 • 50min
Episode #67 - Love, Challenge, And Living The Dream - Live Q&A
Michaela Boehm answers live questions about human development in relationship, dealing with suicide, overcoming romantic injury, and rebuilding one’s dreams.
In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/
00:00 - Early influences on relationship
01:30 - Pros and cons of breath work
05:01 - Developmental stages
07:15 - Boundaries and override
09:46 - Learning to say ‘yes’ and ‘no’
10:39 - Your love imprint
12:42 - Parental relationship styles
14:36 - Michaela’s university therapist
15:47 - Brother’s attempted suicide
16:41 - Facing horrible circumstances
17:22 - Michaela critiques meditation
19:36 - Loving even when it hurts
24:50 - I can’t connect with people
26:50 - The limits of attachment theory
28:17 - Michaela shares a client anecdote
33:46 - Beyond attachment theory
37:48 - Is recovery possible?
41:14 - All of my dreams have died
47:06 - Michaela’s pespective with age
47:26 - Michaela’s dream of big wave surfing
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

Oct 29, 2022 • 22min
Episode #66 - Women's Social Dynamics, Attachment, & Divorce - Live Q&A
In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/
Get a glimpse inside Michaela’s recent live Wild Woman’s Way retreat as Michaela answers questions about social dynamics among women, how to know if you’re too attached to your husband,
00:00 - Social dynamics among women
00:59 - Common mistakes when relating with other women
03:14 - Appreciating our differences
04:40 - Settling down
05:09 - Challenges in the workplace
06:08 - How to go deeper and the pros and cons of conversation
07:47 - What cured Michaela’s introversion
08:56 - Am I too attached to my husband?
13:56 - Dick fog and divorce
18:13 - A surprising divorce story
21:25 - Bad counsellors
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

Oct 22, 2022 • 41min
Episode #65 - Polarity, Gender Roles, & Death - Live Q&A
In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/
Q&A with Michaela Boehm recorded at a recent in-person Wild Woman’s Way retreat in Ojai, California.
00:00 - Stories of Michaela’s early life and training
01:54 - The death of Michaela’s first best friend
03:23 - The suicide of Michaela’s next best friend
05:47 - Clinical work in a dual diagnosis rehab
07:02 - Michaela’s house burning down
08:24 - How much feedback is too much in love making?
09:24 - Neo-tantric gender role dogmas
15:30 - Skill development as a paradigm
26:41 - Give yourself a break
27:22 - Preferences in love making
31:19 - Don’t inhibit your capabilities for your partner
32:40 - Instagram polarity coaches and the value of relationship
33:54 - Going beyond over-simplification
39:17 - Building your own distinctions
For workshops, teacher training and audio 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

Oct 15, 2022 • 39min
Episode #64 - Sovereignty, Trauma, & Rewilding - Live Q&A
In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/
Michaela answers questions at a recent live Wild Woman’s Way retreat in Ojai, California.
00:00 - How trauma works
07:44 - Fads in therapy and recovering from dating a narcissist
09:01 - Fawning as a trauma response
10:31 - Releasing trauma through embodiment practice
13:18 - NLMM and children
17:06 - How to rewild the body
21:23 - Dissociation vs dislocation
23:49 - Personal sovereignty
25:02 - Am I in or out?
26:14 - Union with God vs spiritual bypass
27:02 - Michaela’s stressful afternoon
29:10 - How to heal chronic nervous system stress
31:36 - How to choose an embodiment practice
34:16 - The deficit
35:36 - True authenticity and non-habitual movement
38:16 - Breaking out of a rut
For workshops, teacher training and audio 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