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.
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.
Ways to Work Together:
Somatic Movement Classes
Weekly Group Sessions (In-person & Online)
A slow, restorative classes 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 Massage
A Trauma-Informed Touch Sanctuary
A deeply restorative, hands-on session blending gentle passive stretches, rhythmic acupressure, and somatic grounding techniques. Designed for low-capacity days, this practice helps unburden chronic muscular tension, support vagus nerve regulation, and restore a felt sense of ease in your body—without any active effort required on your part.
About FõM Yoga
Hi, I’m Marta Jackson — Founder of Freedõm of Movement
My journey into somatic practice was born out of my own lived experience with severe burnout, chronic fatigue, and navigating nervous system overwhelm. For years, I tried to force my way through dynamic workouts and rigid yoga disciplines, only to find my body feeling more exhausted, disconnected, and dysregulated.
Realizing that traditional fitness often ignores the reality of how stress, trauma, and hormonal shifts live in the female body, I shifted my focus toward Trauma-Informed Somatic Movement, Embodiment, and Nervous System Regulation.
As a certified somatic movement practitioner and trauma-informed guide, my mission is to provide the space I once needed: a safe, unhurried refuge where women experiencing burnout, chronic fatigue, perimenopause, and trauma can stop striving and start restoring.
I don't teach you how to "fix" your body—I offer evidence-based practices and gentle guidance so your nervous system can finally feel safe enough to heal itself.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is the difference between Somatic Movement and traditional yoga?
Traditional yoga often focuses on external posture, alignment, and flexibility. Somatic movement focuses entirely on internal sensation—how a movement feels from the inside out. There are no "perfect shapes" to achieve. Instead, we use slow, micro-movements and choice-led invitations to help re-pattern your nervous system and release stored physical tension without force or strain.
Do I need any previous yoga or somatic experience to join?
Not at all. Our practices are specifically designed for all levels, including total beginners and those with zero movement experience. Every cue is offered as a gentle invitation rather than a command, allowing you to adapt, modify, or simply rest at any point during a session.
I am experiencing extreme exhaustion/fatigue. Will these classes be too demanding for me?
No. Our spaces are built with low-capacity days specifically in mind. We do not engage in intense cardio or high-energy flows. Practices are slow, ground-based, and focused on resting your nervous system. Lying down under a blanket for the entire session is fully supported and celebrated as a complete practice.
What does "Trauma-Informed" mean in your practice?
It means your bodily autonomy, safety, and comfort come first. We do not use hands-on physical adjustments, force alignment, or push you past your comfortable edge. You are always in full control of your experience—including whether to keep your camera on or off during online sessions and how deeply you choose to engage in any movement.
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Ready to Honor Your Body’s Natural Rhythms?
Whether you are just beginning to notice shifts in your energy or are navigating the peak of perimenopause, you don't have to walk this path alone. Join us for a class, workshop, or retreat, and give yourself the gift of embodied rest.
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