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A personalized somatic journey for people who are tired of living through people-pleasing, constant doing, overthinking and procrastination, or emotional shutdown and disconnecting.
Together, we understand the intelligence behind your patterns and build the safety and capacity your nervous system needs for another way of responding to life to become possible.
A way that nourishes rather than continually drains you.
A way that feels deeply ALIVE.
So your energy can become available again—
for connection, expression, creativity and life.
Perhaps you already understood
You know you overthink.
You know you push yourself until you are exhausted.
You know you keep abandoning yourself.
You know you shut down to avoid pain.
But understanding is not enough.
Your body may still tense.
Your mind may still race.
You may still freeze or disconnect.
Because these are not simply ways of thinking.
They are responses your nervous system has learned.
This is where
Somatic therapy brings attention to what is happening beneath the words—
in your body
and in your nervous system.
Rather than forcing yourself to behave differently, we become curious about what your adaptive pattern is trying to do for you.
What is it protecting?
What is it missing?
What does it need to allow another response?
We find the answers by listening to your body.
It speaks through sensations, impulses, tension, movement and breath.
Don't worry, I am fluent in this language—
and I help you translate and learn how to listen.
As we build enough safety, the wisdom of your body becomes easier to hear.
Now your are learning again what is possible:
Feeling an emotion without being consumed by it.
Resting without losing your value.
Expressing yourself without needing to please.
Disappointing someone without losing connection.
Moving forward without forcing yourself.
A return to Your Aliveness
We listen for what calls you, what you long for, and how you would feel more alive.
We meet your adaptive patterns with curiosity, presence and compassion rather than judgment.
We recognise them as intelligent ways your nervous system learned to adapt when your nature did not feel safe to be fully lived.
We bring your nervous system the safety, support and resources it needs.
As safety grows, adaptive patterns no longer need to work so hard.
As the adaptations soften, your quiet inner knowing becomes easier to hear.
Your wisdom points toward what is true, what you need and another way of living.
We allow another way of living, rooted in your true nature, to be experienced—not only understood.
As your nervous system becomes familiar with this experience, it begins to feel safer, more trusted and more natural to live from.
As you begin to live more from your true nature, the energy once spent adapting becomes available again.
For connection. Expression. Creativity. Movement. Life.
Another way is not only something you understand
Something your body can return to.
Something you begin to EMBODY and LIVE.
is what naturally emerges when life is no longer held back.
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Walking without rushing to the next moment.
Finishing your day with energy left for yourself.
Saying no without feeling guilty.
Saying yes because you genuinely want to.
Making a decision without overthinking it for days.
Resting without needing to earn it.
Feeling an emotion without being overwhelmed.
Being with someone without monitoring how you're coming across.
Laughing so freely you forget to watch yourself.
Feeling fully present in your own life.
Hi!
My name is Milena.
I’m a certified somatic therapist specialized in the nervous system.
With a background in Learning & Development and training in
Polyvagal Trauma Therapy
Somatic Therapy
Developmental and attachment-related Trauma
Emotional Intelligence
I bring together deep understanding and embodied experience.
I help you create the safety for adaptive patterns to soften—so another way of living can emerge.
One that nourishes you instead of draining you.
You need the SAFETY and resources that show your nervous system another way is possible.
A way that does not require constant pleasing, pushing, proving, controlling or withdrawing.
A way that gives you energy back.
A way that feels deeply alive.
Our sessions are collaborative. We move gently, at a pace your nervous system can hold, while still allowing meaningful change.
They include:
Conversation and reflection.
Nervous system education.
Body awareness and sensation tracking.
Somatic practices and gentle movement.
Resourcing and capacity building.
Embodying choices and ways of responding.
I am here for you.
💬 Use the chat box at the bottom of the page or reach out via e-mail: connect.inandout@gmail.com
or book a free Discovery call
1x 60-minute session (online)
1x Written summary with the highlights of the session
Once you purchased the session, you will have access to my calendar to pick the date and time of your choice.
You will receive a Zoom link to join the online session..
They are intelligent adaptations your nervous system developed.
But what helped you adapt isn't necessarily how you're meant to live.
Discover what is the other way to live that is possible.
*This list is non exhaustive. Together we can identify other adaptive strategies.
Your nervous system learned that the way to keep connection was by pleasing others.
So it adapted by: putting others first, avoiding conflict, suppressing your needs.
Your nervous system learned that the way to feel worthy was by constantly doing.
So it adapted by: staying busy, being always productive, never slowing down, earning rest
Your nervous system learned that the way to avoid failure was by not starting.
So it adapted by: procrastinating, overthinking, waiting until it felt ready, avoiding decisions
Your nervous system learned that the way to keep peace was by shutting down.
So it adapted by: disconnecting from your emotions, withdrawing, going numb.
I felt very safe during the session. Very powerful was for me the process Milena led me through. I realised issues and fears in my body and could hold space for them and allow them to be released. What an uplifting feeling.
I really recommend it to anybody who wants to make a step forward.
The session with Milena helped me to gain a completely new perspective and realize the real challenge I had.
I felt a real shift which allowed me to be much more relaxed on how to handle the situation with more confidence.
The session was a totally new experience to me. lt felt like a big relief after working on a topic I had been struggling with for a long time.
I ended up with powerful resources that supports me in my every day life.
Thank you Milena!
Naomi
"I love doing the somatic work. There is so much trapped into our body. Milena is a really skilled somatic coach. And because she created this very safe and gentle container I was able to give my body the time and space it needed. And I feel so much more open and there has been huge shifts in my life in just a couple of sessions with her.
It was such a transformative experience to me. My emotions completely shifted and have more clarity than ever around my relationship and intimacy.
It is something I wish I would have done a long time ago but I kept pushing it away. I am so grateful now for this!
Claire
"It supported my deep subconscious reprogramming. Things started to change naturally. A lot of deep and profound clarity came".
Sophie
I was very suspicious at first as I am not experience in the somatic approach. But I felt very comfortable and learned to connect with my heart and feel my emotions.
Bryant
"It was a really amazing experience. She mixed many different modalities and it really helped me to be more aligned with myself. I can feel a very quick shift of energy and I never thought it would be this effective for me".
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A. The Therapist agrees to maintain ethical standards and scope of practice in accordance with professional somatic therapy guidelines and applicable regulations.
B. The Client understands that the effectiveness of somatic therapy relies on honest communication, openness to the process, and a willingness to participate with presence and self-responsibility. Sessions are a collaborative space for nervous system support, resourcing, and integration.
2) Services
By purchasing a somatic therapy session, the Client is entitled to one online or in person session of 60 minutes.
3) Schedule and Procedure
The client will automatically receive access to the calendar to schedule the session. Sessions are conducted in person or online (e.g., via Zoom), based on agreements.
The session needs to be scheduled within 1 month of the purchase.
4) Cancellation Policy
The Client agrees to notify the Therapist at least 24 hours in advance of a scheduled session if a change is needed. Missed or late-cancelled sessions (under 24 hours' notice) are not eligible for rescheduling or refund unless agreed otherwise by the Therapist in exceptional circumstances.
5) Refund Policy
All purchases of somatic therapy sessions are non-refundable. This is to honor the commitment made by both Therapist and Client to the process and scheduling.
However, in the event that the Therapist is unable to deliver the agreed number of sessions due to unforeseen circumstances or an inability to continue the therapeutic relationship, a partial or full refund will be issued for any unused sessions.
This ensures mutual accountability while honoring the Client's investment and the Therapist's professional integrity.
6) Confidentiality
All information shared during the somatic therapy process — verbal, written, or recorded — is treated with strict confidentiality in accordance with professional standards. This includes personal disclosures, session content, and communication outside of sessions. Exceptions may apply if there is a risk of harm to the Client or others, in accordance with legal and ethical obligations.
I used to be fascinated by the power of the mind as I started working in learning & development and coaching until I realised its limitation.
I had already developed a strong sense of connection with my body as I started practicing yoga more than 15 years ago.
After falling in love with this practice and all the benefits it brought me: presence, mindfulness, self-compassion and more, I trained in Vinyasa Yoga to teach and share with others what helped me so much.
To combine my coaching and yoga practice, I trained in Embodiment Yoga principles. This tool allowed me to bring a more embodied approach to my coaching. This allowed my clients to move from their mind down to their body and to start to create a full body felt awareness of the qualities they wanted to develop.
I continued the body exploration and became more familiar with energy work as I trained with Kriya Yoga which gave me a tool to allow my clients to release energy trapped in the body through breathwork, tapping and body movement.
As I decided to focus on relationships, I became certified in somatic attachment therapy to support my clients to create deep connections and healthy relationships by rewiring their nervous system and allow shifts to happen at the source.
And because I love studying I continued with more courses like the Polyvagal Trauma Therapy, Somatic Stress Release, and NeuroAffective Touch: A Somatic Toolkit for Healing Emotional & Relational Trauma as well as developmental trauma healing.
I soon realized that the nervous system is at the source of everything and extended my support to other areas beyond love & relationships, include health & wellbeing as well as purpose & business.