You don’t need to "fix" yourself. You need a space where your body feels safe enough to unburden.
The Philosophy: Moving from Performance to Sensation
Many movement practices focus on external forms—how a pose looks from the outside. In contrast, somatic movement focuses on the internal experience—how a movement feels from the inside out.
Instead of striving for flexibility or athletic achievements, our sessions invite you to listen to your body’s quiet cues. We shift the focus away from "doing" into "being," creating conditions where your nervous system can down-regulate and begin its natural restoration process.
Modern life places relentless demands on women's nervous systems. Between chronic stress, hormonal shifts during perimenopause, fatigue, and stored emotional trauma, standard fitness or dynamic yoga can sometimes feel overstimulating or overwhelming.
At Freedom of Movement, we move away from performance and posture perfection. Instead, we offer Trauma-Informed Somatic Movement, Embodiment, and Breathwork—evidence-based practices designed to guide your body out of fight-or-flight and into genuine recovery, resilience, and ease.
Freedõm of Movement is dedicated somatic sanctuary for women navigating burnout, fatigue, perimenopause, and trauma
Our Three Core Modalities
1. Trauma-Informed Somatic Movement
Traditional yoga often emphasizes deep stretches or challenging postures that can trigger a fight-or-flight response in an already exhausted nervous system. Somatic movement utilizes slow, gentle, and repetitive movement patterns designed to:
Release Stored Physical Tension: Unwind chronic muscle armor in the shoulders, back, and hips without force.
Cultivate Interoception: Build your ability to safely perceive internal bodily sensations at your own comfortable pace.
Restore Natural Mobility: Re-pattern movement habits so your body feels fluid, spacious, and easeful in daily life.
2. Embodiment Practices
Burnout, chronic fatigue, and trauma can cause us to disconnect or dissociate from our physical selves as a survival mechanism. Embodiment practices offer gentle bridges back into your body:
Grounding & Orientation: Simple, sensory anchor points that bring you back to the present moment when anxiety or overwhelm arises.
Intuitive Movement: Invitations to move organically according to what your body asks for, free from judgment or rigid rules.
Boundary & Safety Sensing: Rediscovering your body’s innate signals of comfort, safety, and personal boundaries.
3. Nervous System & Functional Breathwork
Your breath is a direct doorway to your autonomic nervous system. Unlike intense or hyperventilative breathwork, our functional techniques focus on soothing and re-balancing:
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Soft, deliberate breathing protocols designed to activate the parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) response.
Energy-Preserving Breathing: Gentle techniques that reduce respiratory effort, ideal for those experiencing chronic fatigue, brain fog, or low capacity.
Hormonal & Temperature Support: Cooling, grounding breath patterns tailored to ease perimenopausal surges, anxiety, and sleep disturbances.
Our Trauma-Informed Commitments
To ensure our space remains a true refuge, every session is guided by strict trauma-informed principles:
Invitational Language & Choice: Every movement cue is an invitation, never a command. You maintain complete autonomy over how, when, and if you move.
No Hands-On Adjustments: We honor your personal physical boundaries. Touch is never imposed, allowing you to cultivate trust in your own internal guidance.
Low-Capacity Honoring: You never need to "push through" fatigue. Rest is actively celebrated and encouraged as a complete practice in itself.
Sensory Sensitivity: We curate a quiet, calm environment with soft lighting, gentle soundscapes, and minimal sensory friction.
The Science of Softening:
Our approach blends three nurturing, complementary modalities grounded in body-mind science and created specifically for the female body:
Gentle Yoga & Nervous System Regulation
The Science: When the body experiences midlife hormonal shifts, the sympathetic ("fight-or-flight") nervous system can easily become hyper-reactive, contributing to fatigue, sleep disturbances, and anxiety.
The Practice: Through slow, supported postures and conscious, slow-exhale breathwork, Gentle Yoga stimulates the vagus nerve. This activates the parasympathetic nervous system, lowering cortisol levels, soothing chronic inflammation, and allowing your body to enter its natural state of rest, repair, and deep hormonal equilibrium.
Somatic Movement & Sensorimotor Re-education
The Science: Years of stress, repetitive motion, or postural bracing cause the brain to lose conscious awareness of certain muscle groups—a neurological phenomenon known as sensory-motor amnesia.
The Practice: Rather than forcing muscles to stretch, Somatic Movement uses gentle, sensory-led explorations (pandiculation) to re-establish neural pathways between your brain and muscle groups. By moving with conscious awareness rather than muscular effort, you retrain your central nervous system to let go of chronic bracing, restoring effortless posture and fluid mobility from the inside out.
Myofascial Release & Connective Tissue Hydration
The Science: Fascia is the fluid-filled, collagenous web that weaves through every muscle, organ, and nerve in your body. As estrogen declines, fascia can lose its natural elasticity and moisture, becoming "sticky," brittle, and restricted—often the true, hidden source of midlife stiffness and joint aches.
The Practice: Utilizing soft therapy balls and gentle, sustained pressure, Myofascial Release stimulates mechanoreceptors within the tissue. This process promotes bound water flow (rehydrating sticky fascial layers), breaks up tissue adhesions, and improves lymphatic circulation, leaving your body feeling instantly more spacious, supple, and unburdened.
Ways to Work Together:
Somatic Movement Classes
Weekly Group Sessions (In-person & Online)
A slow, restorative class combining somatic movement explorations, gentle Hatha and Yin shapes, and grounding breath techniques. Designed to release accumulated stress, quiet an overactive mind, and cultivate deep physical ease.
Workshops & Immersion Days
2–3 Hour Immersive Workshops & Day Events
Deep-dive sessions blending gentle movement, somatic tracking, nervous system education, and restorative practices like Yoga Nidra and sound. These sessions provide dedicated time to explore breathwork tools for thermal regulation, anxiety management, and restorative rest.
Freedom Retreats
Weekend Retreats in UK & Seasonal Gatherings in Europe
Immersive retreat experiences combining somatic yoga, breathwork, sound journeys, eco-therapy, and nature connection. Step away from daily demands to immerse yourself in self-care, quiet reflection, and community.
Somatic Thai Yoga & Myofascial Release
Mindful Bodywork for Deep Tension & Nervous System Reset
A transformative blend of passive Thai Yoga stretching and sustained Myofascial Release designed to melt chronic tightness and re-educate your nervous system. By gently targeting the body's connective tissues with rhythmic pressure and conscious holds, this session releases stored stress, restores fluid mobility, and brings your mind and body back into balance.
About FõM Yoga
Hi I'm Marta Jackson, founder of Freedõm of Movement.
Guide in Embodied Yoga & Somatic Movement
Myofascial Release & Thai Yoga Massage Therapist
For years, many of us spend our lives holding everything together—giving our time, energy, and care to everyone else. But when midlife arrives, our bodies gently ask us to pause, listen, and turn that loving care inward.
I created this space specifically for women walking through the midlife transition. As a practitioner of Embodied Yoga, Somatic Movement, and Myofascial Release, my purpose is not to change your body, but to help you feel deeply supported, spacious, and at peace inside her.
My teaching philosophy is rooted in kindness, softness, and biological wisdom. I believe that true strength in midlife doesn't come from pushing harder through sweat and strain—it comes from learning how to unwind long-held tension, soothe the nervous system, and restore the natural flow of energy and hydration throughout your physical body.
In our sessions, you will find a safe, welcoming haven free from expectation or competition. Whether we are unburdening sticky fascia through gentle pressure, relearning effortless movement through somatic inquiry, or resting deeply in soft yoga postures, every practice is an invitation to slow down, soften, and reclaim the joy of living comfortably in your own skin.
I invite you to take a deep breath, lay down your heavy burdens, and step into a space dedicated entirely to your well-being.
Frequently Asked Questions:
I haven’t practiced yoga or movement in years (or ever). Are these practices suitable for complete beginners?
Absolutely, and welcome just as you are. Our practices are intentionally crafted to be accessible, gentle, and free from any pressure or competition. There are no complicated poses, high-impact movements, or expectations to perform. Everything is adapted to honor where your body is today, making this a warm, safe sanctuary whether you are step into movement for the first time or returning after a long pause
How do Somatic Movement and Myofascial Release differ from standard yoga or stretching?
Traditional yoga often focuses on external alignment and stretching. Somatic Yoga focuses on pandiculation (slowly tensing and releasing muscles) and sensory awareness. In a somatic class, you might spend more time moving slowly on the floor than standing in a pose.
I am experiencing symptoms of perimenopause/menopause (fatigue, joint aches, anxiety, sleep issues). Will these practices help?
Yes, deeply so. Midlife transitions can put your nervous system on high alert, leaving you feeling tired yet wired, achy, or overwhelmed. Our gentle, restorative approach helps shift your body out of "fight-or-flight" and into a state of rest and repair. By soothing the nervous system, boosting fascial hydration, and encouraging gentle circulation, these practices help ease joint discomfort, reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and restore steady, sustainable energy.
What if I have physical limitations, chronic pain, or trouble getting up and down from the floor?
Your comfort and safety are our highest priorities. All of our practices are easily adaptable, and we frequently offer modifications using chairs, wall support, or extra cushions to ensure you feel entirely at ease. Please feel welcome to share any injuries or concerns with us before class so we can tailor the experience to support your unique body.
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