NLMM® is generally taught both online as well as in person. While in-person classes are still mostly restricted due to COVID-19, our Founder Michaela is offering bi-weekly classes for all major time zones. In addition several of our certified teachers are offering regular online sessions.
You can search this directory by region to contact a local teacher and find all current classes here.
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 as a classical Kashmiri Shakta Tantra lineage holder. Michaela’s approach empowers her students through an eclectic mix of education, experiential exercises and guided explorations. Known for her work with high-performing individuals, her ongoing private clients include Oscar-winning actors, producers, business pioneers, and multiple Grammy-winning musicians. Michaela is the Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way” and the founder of The Non-Linear Movement Method®, a powerful somatic release modality. She lives on an organic farm in California where she rescues and rehabilitates animals.
Steve James travels internationally teaching somatic practices, meditation, yoga, as well as leading explorations in contemplative, mystic, and relational realms.Known for his intelligent, grounded approach and his dedication to first-hand research he has extensive experience in elite athletic performance, contemplative and spiritual disciplines, the arts, extreme outdoor survival, and human behavior.In addition to private client work and international public workshops, Steve has released a DVD series of his movement approach called the Movement Koan® Method, a fusion of joint-nourishing movement and body-based mindfulness.
Anna-Lena ‘Shama’ Gustavsson’s career in the health industry spans over five decades. She trained as a physical therapist at Lund’s University, and teaches yoga and trance dance. She lives at the off-grid retreat center ‘Heartland’ in Northern California, which she co-founded. She has four adult children and her motto is: ‘A day with passion is a day lived’. Shama is a qualified teacher in the Non-Linear Movement Method®, The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop® and The Wild Woman’s Circle™. stretchandbreathe.com
Suzanna Jamieson is a Naturopathic Doctor and Classical Homoeopath practicing for over 20 years. She is a Health Coach with IIN, NY, and a WATSU practitioner. Suzanna studied with Dr. Gabriel Cousens and is a Raw Food Chef Instructor, LLI. Suzanna is a qualified teacher in both the Non-Linear Movement Method® and The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop®.
Elizabeth Menzel has been in professional practice for 24 years and has facilitated healings and workshops worldwide. Motivated by her own healing journey with depression and PTSD, she combines Physics Based Energy Healing, Brain Training, and Conscious Manifestation Embodiment Work to help clients overcome the effects of abuse, neglect, and self-doubt, so they can feel abundant, loving, and empowered.
Born and raised in San Diego, Aaron is dedicated to leading men to unlock their inner resources and power. He has worked extensively mentoring men and teenagers in programs such as the Mankind Project & Boys to Men. Having studied extensively with Steve and Michaela, Aaron is a qualified teacher in both the Non-Linear Movement Method® and The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop®.
Anthony has studied closely with Steve James and Michaela Boehm since 2015 and is authorized in the The Non-Linear Movement Method™. He learned wild camping and tracking on extended expeditions in the Canadian Wilderness with his father throughout his childhood and teens. At the same time he immersed in AAA hockey, martial arts and other sports. A dedicated meditator, AJ leads meditations groups in Northern Alberta and offers workshops throughout Canada.
Krista grew up in a small rural town in Ontario. She works as a certified yoga teacher and public accountant. She is passionate about providing accessible, practical, everyday skills in the areas of movement, relationships and finances. Krista has engaged with this style of yoga for over a decade and is an authorized facilitator of The Non-Linear Movement Method® Level 1 & Level 2, The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop® Level 1 & Level 2, and The Wild Woman’s Circle™.
Mark is a Ph.D trained Biologist who has worked internationally in academia. He is interested in combining neuroscience, psychology and physiology with meditation and embodiment approaches to understanding how the human body and mind works. Having worked with Michaela & Steve since 2012, Mark has found great personal benefit from using the Non-Linear Movement Method® and draws upon this in his teaching.
Andrea has deeply immersed herself in the work of Michaela Boehm and Steve James since 2014. She holds a PhD and is author of the book: “The design of human organizations”. Her background includes cultural development and coaching but also shamanism, meditation, mountaineering, and yoga, which she combines with her insights into women’s practice and couple’s dynamics. She is a qualified teacher in the Non-Linear Movement Method®, The Intimacy and the Attraction Workshop® Level 1+2 and The Wild Woman’s Circle™. barrueto.ch / alipine-azure.com
Theresa’s work as an Intuitive-teacher-guide, is formed by her studies in mysticism, sacred texts and Master Life coaching as well as her training with the masters in the field of intuition and wisdom studies. She offers powerful resources such as Non Linear Movement to empower, and encourage self-determination and freedom. She has qualified in all 3 paths including the Non-Linear Movement Method® – The Intimacy & Attraction Workshop® – Wild Woman’s Circle™. theresaandersen.com
The founder of Sacred School of Shakti, Mangala is an international facilitator of women’s groups, Tantric rituals and workshops and also offers private mentoring. She places a strong emphasis on self-love, embodiment and empowerment, bringing the sacred into all elements of her life and teachings. Mangala is certified in the Non-Linear Movement Method® Level 1 and Level 2.
Julia is the author of The Healing Power of Pleasure: Seven Medicines for Rediscovering the Innate Joy of Being, published by Findhorn Press 2021. She has worked professionally for over 25 years with The Grinberg Method, Craniosacral Therapy, and Family Constellations. She is authorized in The Intimacy & Attraction Workshop® Level 2, The Non-Linear Movement Method® and The Wild Woman’s Circle™. She is passionate about sharing her life-long love of the mystery, real sensual relationship, and the life of the body. UniverseOfDeliciousness.
Bella LaVey is a sex and relationship coach with an extensive background in Daoist sexual alchemy, tantra, shamanism and sacred dance. She is also a certified qigong instructor, licensed massage therapist, and the creator of the feminine qigong form ‘Dance of the Immortaless’. She is authorized by Michaela Boehm and Steve James to facilitate The Non-Linear Movement Method®, Wild Woman’s Way Circle™ and The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop®. bellalavey.com/
Mary Jo has a lifelong passion for the healing process, nature, moving meditation and contemplation practices. She has been in practice as a classical homeopath since 2001 with a mission to facilitate the reconnection of her clients with their own deepest knowing and highest potential. Mary Jo is certified in The Non-Linear Movement Method® and the Intimacy and Attraction Workshop® Level 2. sensemoveintegrate.com
Wala has over a decades experience in Human Sexual Behaviour and training in Tantric Arts and is a Certified Somatic Sex Educator. Her passion is offering teachings to deepen intimacy, create heart connection and lasting attraction. She is a qualified teacher in both Non-Linear Movement Method® and The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop® providing a realistic, safe and fun environments for people to learn how to build healthy relationships.
Donavon Lerman has been a California State-Licensed Massage Therapist in the Los Angeles area since 2009. He offers Non-Linear Movement Method® in addition to his bodywork and somatics offerings. Donavon has found that the Non-Linear Movement Method® shifted his own understanding to successful internal growth and discovery. Donavon also performs and teaches North African music professionally in Los Angeles.
Libby has over twenty years of experience and holds three university degrees in the fields of both psychology and education. Libby is currently working as a Clinical Consultant and is deeply interested in the area of embodiment practices and trauma. She is a qualified teacher in both Non-Linear Movement Method® and The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop®.
Christa is an author, speaker, songwriter, and feminine wholeness enthusiast whose music, podcast, and teachings have reached millions worldwide. She currently leads a group of 300 women from 15 countries in emotional-spiritual healing, incorporating her training in Non-Linear Movement to help women come back home to their physical bodies, finding freedom and wholeness. Christa is certified in The Non-Linear Movement Method® and the Intimacy and Attraction Workshop®.
Creator of The Somatic Intimacy Alchemy Method™, Somatic & Trauma, Couples Expert, Joanna Intara turns 35 years and 35,000 client hours into a simple, yet powerful system that helps couples deeply reconnect with each other, and dissolve the invisible obstacles in the way of being fulfilled in their partnerships, without years of endless chit-chat therapy. Combining The Intimacy & Attraction Workshop®, The Non-Linear Movement Method®, Nervous System Regulation expertise, and extensive Couples & Intimacy certifications, she offers sessions, workshops & immersive retreats for couples worldwide. joannaintara.com
Ellen Waenink is an international Leadership and Presence coach, senior Circling Leader and teacher of the embodiment practice NLMM®. Through the art of presence and relating, she supports clients with returning to wholeness while guiding them to embody their deepest purpose. Ellen is an authorized facilitator of The Non-Linear Movement Method® Level 2 and The Wild Woman’s Circle™. ellenwaenink.com
Gerri pairs her business acumen with ancient healing traditions, bridging these two worlds for maximum impact. Pairing an approach of gentleness with accountability, she coaches clients to overcome their obstacles, define and achieve goals, opening to a greater sense of overall satisfaction and self-awareness in their lives. Her experience with The Non-Linear Movement Method® was profound and life-changing, and her goal is to facilitate this experience for others as well.
Alexandra is an Embodiment Teacher with a wide range of different movement concepts and a lifelong love for dance, nature and intercultural connection. She has a passion for teaching the skills to men and women to create and cultivate profound intimacy, heart connection and attraction, helping singles and couples recover their yearning for deeply satisfying and secure relationships and supporting the awakening of the body.
Lorraine has been a holistic practitioner for 20 years. She holds certifications as a Homeopath, Bowen Work fascia release specialist, Reiki Master, and Shamanic practitioner. She lives on a 14-acre organic farm near Moss Landing California and loves to show people how to come back into their bodies and their hearts, so they can live their lives to the fullest. livelovelaughhealing.com / elementalhearts.com
Robyn (M.Div, RYT, Chaplain) has dedicated her life to the study and development of spiritual practices. Serving as a congregational pastor & hospice chaplain she witnessed the search for spirit often bypassed our humanness. Robyn began her embodiment work with Michaela in 2009, attributing it to be the most transformative soil for compassion & connection. robynaugusta.com
Leander is a professional coach, practicing (sports) massage therapist, and aspiring Grinberg Method practitioner working privately and in studios around Amsterdam. He has a background in outdoor education including rock climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, and advanced snow-boarding instruction. He has studied with Steve and Michaela for two years and is a qualified Non-Linear Movement Method® and Intimacy and Attraction Workshop® teacher. leanderruivenkamp.com
Alex is driven to create spaces of love. He is a coach, long term partner, super dad and nature lover. A former digital strategist and art teacher, he holds a variety of skills that combine to offer uniquely intimate experiences. With training in massage, movement and coaching he enjoys 1:1 and group facilitation focused on somatic results and enjoys guiding people towards deeper relationships with their own pleasure. alexwhite.com.au
Sharon is an ex-corporate executive turned women’s well-being advocate, passionate about changing the narratives of what it means to be a well and vital woman across all seasons of life. As well as being a Non-Linear Movement Method® instructor, Sharon facilitates circles, immersions and retreats designed to reconnect women with their own bodily wisdom. She is also a writer and currently working on her first memoir. sharonsztar.com
Sara has over 15 years of experience in Food and Beverage industry as a leader. Her love for embodiment shifted her career to guiding people to return to their bodies and hearts. She has studied with Michaela & Steve since 2017. She is a Jungian Coach, yoga instructor and certified in The Non-Linear Movement Method®️ Level 1 and 2, The Intimacy & Attraction Workshop®️ & The Wild Woman’s Circle™️. sarakizildel.com
Betsy is an Integration Coach, trauma-informed somatic practitioner, educator, and speaker. Through her unconventional approach of mind-body connection and embodiment practices (simply working with your body and its energies), clients have elevated their lives. Betsy helps clients reduce stress, anxiety, depression and sustain new levels of energy, clarity, and fulfillment so they can feel and live better. She invites women, men, and couples to live from an elevated state. She also welcomes the marketplace to likewise cultivate an environment of healthy elevated individuals. She is certified in The Non-Linear Movement Method®️ Level 1 and Level 2, The Intimacy & Attraction Workshop®️ & The Wild Woman’s Circle™️. betsyblonsky.com
Dr Lim Xiang Jun is a practicing multidisciplinary TCM doctor in Singapore with a Doctorate Degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She also holds a First Class Honors graduate in Biomedical Science, as well as certifications in Yoga, Shamanism, Healing, Reiki, Ayurveda, Metaphysics and Aesthetic Osteopathy, and now proudly also in Non Linear Movement Method®. drxiangjun.com
Ashlea Broomfield works as a General Practitioner on the North Coast of NSW, Australia, who recognises the interaction between mind, body, community and culture on health and wellbeing. She practices NLMM® daily to support and enrich her work and life, and is certified in Level 1 and Level 2 of The Non-Linear Movement Method®. A lover of laughter and fun, Ashlea has a particular interest in supporting the wellbeing of health professionals. drashleabroomfield.com.au
Samuel is a business and personal mediator. Trained as a clinical psychologist, he draws from a rich sense of experiences as coach, researcher and professional athlete. Over the past 10 years, he built a practice of daily meditation and embodiment approaches. Samuel believes in imposition free teaching, as providing a platform that facilitates the client’s interest and intention. His latest project led him to the renaturation of a quarry and building a tiny house as a retreat space.
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Ludmila Bueno is a Holistic Health & Wellness Coach and 700hrs + certified Yoga teacher and has deepened her knowledge and teachings of meditation, yoga, and movement by studying YinYoga, Vinyasa sequencing, Yoga Psychology, and The Non-Linear Movement Method®. Ludmila guides group classes and works 1-1 with private clients online and in-person. Native from Argentina, Ludmila teaches in Spanish, English, and French. linktr.ee/ludmilabueno
Angelica is a Teacher, Performance Artist and Community Builder. She runs The Telegraph School (thetelegraphschool.org), a home for the Performing and Healing Arts, in Cherry Valley, NY and teaches The Non-Linear Movement Method®, dance classes of many forms and leads women’s and girls’ programs. She has decades of experience performing and teaching creative expression for personal and collective growth and she has a MA in Experimental Performance and Social Activism. dzeli.com
As an integrative therapist (social worker, couples counsellor, mediator and embodiment teacher) with a unique set of specialties – relationship and trauma counseling, restorative practice and embodiment practice – Astrid uses a variety of modalities to help individuals, couples and groups improve their quality of life, connection and overall well-being through both clinical and non-clinical services and experiences. She is proud to be of service to the Traditional Owners of the land she lives and works on. astridcounsellingmediation.com