{"id":3612,"date":"2024-02-20T20:05:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T20:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noramertens.com\/?page_id=3612"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:10:40","slug":"massage-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/noramertens.com\/?page_id=3612&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Holistic Massage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During your personalized holistic massage session, <strong>physical and energetic blockages are gently released<\/strong>, addressing your current mental and emotional states, as well as your nervous system and imbalances in your Ayurvedic constitution. After many years of working with bodies, I read bodies intuitively (and offer attuned feedback if invited).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may experience <strong>deep relaxation, the release of stuck emotions, and a renewed flow of breath and energy<\/strong>. As a result, your body\u2019s self-healing abilities are activated, leaving you in a calm, balanced, and regulated state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I blend a variety of techniques, including <strong>Ayurvedic Abhyanga massage, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage, classical massage methods, healing touch, as well as energy- and breathwork<\/strong>, to offer a truly holistic experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case of strong activation or heightened tension, I may suggest an <strong>upgrade to a Somatic Process Work session<\/strong> &#8211; to respond more precisely to what your system truly needs in that moment. This form of support is more in-depth and individualized, and is therefore charged <strong>at a different rate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#716015\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noramertens.com\/?page_id=3620&amp;lang=en\">Get in touch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"color:#771321\">Duration &amp; Fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>90<\/strong>&nbsp;min.:&nbsp;<strong>\u20ac115<\/strong>&nbsp;(sliding scale \u20ac105-135*)<br><strong>120<\/strong>&nbsp;min.:&nbsp;<strong>\u20ac145<\/strong>&nbsp;(sliding scale \u20ac130-170*)<br><em><br>&#8211; Including an initial conversation<\/em> &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<em>I offer my work on a solidarity-based&nbsp;<strong>sliding scale<\/strong>. Choose the fee that reflects your current financial situation. If you\u2019re able to choose the higher rate, you support the sustainability of my work while also helping to make it accessible for those who have less.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DSCF3759-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DSCF3759-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DSCF3759-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DSCF3759-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cNora\u2019s Holistic Massages are the most professional, enjoyable, and effective massages I have ever experienced. Nora does a fantastic job of listening to you and your body, knowing exactly how to help you and your body relax. Nora has helped me tremendously when I have visited time after time!\u201d Brian<\/em><br><br>\u201c<em>Nora\u2019s sessions feel like you\u2019ve been blessed, both moving and centring, a true artist at what she does. Mind and body feel completely rebalanced and energised.\u201d Hannah<\/em><br><br><em>\u201cNora is a phenomenal practitioner. She is able to blend a perfect mixture of psychological safety with deep understanding of how the body works. I\u2019ve visited a couple of times and come away feeling rejuvenated, calm and centred. Highly recommend.\u201d Shamil<\/em><br><br>&#8220;<em>From the first moment that I came in to the space I just felt received, and I felt that that was the gesture of the whole experience; being received and listened to. On the table I had the notion that Nora was not just doing a program, but that she was really listening to my body; it felt like she wasn\u2019t just working on A body, but she was working on MY body. That helped me surrender and sink down into deeper layers of myself<\/em>.&#8221; S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>Nora Mertens <\/code><br><code>Somatic Bodywork &amp; Holistic Massage<br>L\u00fcbbener Str. 26, 10997 Berlin Kreuzberg <\/code><br><code>+49(0)176-37795940 mertensnora@gmail.com<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During your personalized holistic massage session, physical and energetic blockages are gently released, addressing your current mental and emotional states, as well as your nervous system and imbalances in your Ayurvedic constitution. After many years of working with bodies, I read bodies intuitively (and offer attuned feedback if invited). 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