{"id":3617,"date":"2024-02-20T20:07:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T20:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noramertens.com\/?page_id=3617"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:04:30","slug":"trauma-informed-bodywork","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/noramertens.com\/?page_id=3617&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Somatic Body- and Process Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I offer&nbsp;<strong>Somatic Body- and Process Work<\/strong>&nbsp;including&nbsp;<strong>intuitive body readings<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>somatic coaching<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>systems work<\/strong>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>holistic touch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This offering is a trauma-informed, body-based and relational space for self-exploration and integration. I support you in emotional, activated, blocked or unclear states and stay closely attuned to what is happening in the moment &#8211; at your pace, in a way your system can actually integrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my sessions, you are welcome exactly as you are. I hold a safe space for everything that wants to be seen, felt and understood. I meet you in what is present, even when it feels unclear, overwhelming or difficult to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I look at you as a whole human being, read bodies, patterns, and energies deeply and intuitively, and offer attuned and clear feedback. My work is rooted in presence and relational space-holding. Not as a neutral observer, but as an embodied, empathic guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I may integrate touch, energy work, breath and movement, inner parts work, systemic approaches, Ayurvedic principles, and elements of coaching or ritual. We slow down enough for you to begin to feel what is truly there &#8211; in your body, your nervous system, your emotions, your inner world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this resonant field, transformation unfolds through being seen, felt and deeply received. We explore not only patterns or what feels stuck, but what your system truly needs in the moment, and what may be ready to shift or be reclaimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, this leads to a deeper connection with yourself and a better understanding of your energy, your inner parts, systemic influences and conditioning &#8211; so that your choices come from a more grounded and aligned place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are looking for support in understanding your inner and outer world and your body more deeply, and in reconnecting with your truth \u2013<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/noramertens.com\/?page_id=3620&amp;lang=en\">I would love to hear from you<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Feel free to reach out for online sessions as well.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#9d0c0c\">Working Together &amp; <strong>Fees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Single Session<\/strong><br>90 min.<br><strong>\u20ac145 <\/strong>(sliding scale \u20ac130-165*)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">After an <strong>initial session<\/strong>, I generally work in longer-term<strong> containers<\/strong>, as trust, safety, and lasting change take time. This provides a reliable framework in which experiences and inner processes can unfold, deepen and integrate over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3-Month Container<\/strong><br>5 x 90 min.<br><strong><em>\u20ac<\/em>700<\/strong> (sliding scale <em>\u20ac<\/em>600-800*)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6-Month Container<\/strong><br>10 x 90 min.<br><strong><em>\u20ac<\/em>1,300<\/strong> (sliding scale <em>\u20ac<\/em>1,150-1,450*)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<em>I offer my work on a solidarity-based <strong>sliding scale<\/strong>. Please choose the fee that reflects your current financial situation. If you&#8217;re 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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please note:<\/strong>\u00a0Somatic Body and Process Work is offered as coaching within my current practice and is not psychotherapy or medical treatment. Please see\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/noramertens.com\/?page_id=3620&amp;lang=en\">Contact &amp; Info<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for further information on the framework and scope of my services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4478\" style=\"width:330px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/noramertens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FullSizeRender.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>During our Somatic Bodywork sessions, I have experienced that Nora has a way of transforming the difficult and hardened emotions that we carry in us, into dynamic assets. She is open and allowing in ways that put even the most judgmental and closed-off parts of self at ease. Through her intuitive and deeply integrated work I have accessed parts of myself that have otherwise eluded me. <\/em>S<em>he has been a great guide for my relationship with my body, which is the part I most struggle with.&nbsp;It has been a joy to explore my internal landscape with her and to reacquaint myself with the possibilities of a multi-dimensional and inherently worthy self.&#8221; P<\/em><br><br><em>\u201cIt is always so good. You get the feeling that you are being touched and communicated with in equal parts. The shared sense of awareness opens pathways that I don\u2019t know how to open on my own; that\u2019s why I come here. And I leave feeling new and uplifted, and then I slowly get polluted by the world and then I come back. I can very much suggest that you open yourself up to this kind of experience, to the kind of practice, to this kind of mind, to this kind of way of being.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;P.<br><br><em>\u201eDie Arbeit mit Nora ist f\u00fcr mich etwas ganz Besonderes. \u00dcber den K\u00f6rper zu arbeiten f\u00fchlt sich oft viel direkter und tiefer an als alles, was ich bisher kannte. Bei Nora f\u00fchle ich mich gesehen, verstanden und angenommen. F\u00fcr mich h\u00e4lt sie genau die richtige Balance zwischen professioneller Begleitung und menschlicher N\u00e4he. Sie schafft einen Raum, in dem auch die Gef\u00fchle da sein d\u00fcrfen, vor denen ich sonst am liebsten weglaufen w\u00fcrde \u2013 und gleichzeitig f\u00fchle ich mich immer sicher und gehalten. Wenn ich an die letzten vier Monate denke, merke ich die Ver\u00e4nderung vor allem daran, wie ich mit mir selbst umgehe und mit mir spreche. Durch unsere Arbeit habe ich eine St\u00e4rke und innere Kraft in mir entdeckt, die mir heute das Vertrauen gibt, auch zuk\u00fcnftige Herausforderungen zu meistern.&nbsp;Ich sp\u00fcre mehr W\u00e4rme, Liebe und F\u00fcrsorge in mir \u2013 f\u00fcr andere, aber vor allem auch f\u00fcr mich selbst. Meine Freundschaften haben sich vertieft und ich bin im Alltag entspannter geworden. Wenn ich es auf einen Satz runterbrechen m\u00fcsste: Ich mag mich heute mehr.\u201c<\/em>&nbsp;E. after 4 months Somatic Body- &amp; Prozess Work<br><br><em>&#8220;In der sicheren Atmosph\u00e4re konnte ich mich voll auf den Prozess einlassen und alle Emotionen durch meinen K\u00f6rper flie\u00dfen lassen. Die emotionale Arbeit hat mich wieder mit mir selbst verbunden. Das k\u00f6rperliche Symptom war nach der Sitzung deutlich erleichtert, hat sich in den Tagen darauf weiter aufgel\u00f6st. Zudem hat sich meine innere Haltung zu den Beschwerden ver\u00e4ndert und ich kann mitf\u00fchlsamer und f\u00fcrsorglicher mit mir sein.&#8221; Jana<\/em><\/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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I offer&nbsp;Somatic Body- and Process Work&nbsp;including&nbsp;intuitive body readings,&nbsp;somatic coaching,&nbsp;systems work,&nbsp;and&nbsp;holistic touch. This offering is a trauma-informed, body-based and relational space for self-exploration and integration. 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