Kindness Towards Oneself and Others Tones Your Vagus Nerve
The vagus nerve helps to regulate heart rate and is also a key player in our social engagement systems. Long before modern-day researchers were studying the science of human emotion and loving-kindness as being linked to the vagus nerve, scientists were interested in...
I had my first BodyTalk session, now what? The cumulative effects of a session…
Q: Okay, I get that BodyTalk works with stimulating the body’s capacity for self-healing, that it works with the body’s innate wisdom to establish priorities for each session, and I hear that sessions are supposed to be “cumulative”, but I’m really not sure what that...
Healing Crisis
Hi Shelley, I have a question hoping you can share some insight. Quite often after a powerful session on my physical body I wake up the next day so completely dizzy I cannot walk. This happens most often when I go to the chiropractor or acupuncturist. However, it can...
Why small group core fitness means BIG TIME personalized attention
Got a text this morning from a client who was stoked about her very sore “upper abs”...not because she’s working on her six pack, but because her back pain was gone. That’s the difference personal instruction makes. The thing is, her form is fantastic and has always...
Introduction to The Radiant Human Meditation
Meditation is getting a lot of attention these days from unlikely places. It's no longer considered the practices of the mystics and ascetics living on the fringes of society. In fact, Forbes magazine publishes articles on meditation regularly, with topics ranging...
Tara Nicolas in Popsugar
Our practitioner, Tara Nicolas, wrote an article for Popsugar.com on how to have strong, shapely legs and a sculpted core. Read the full article on Popsugar.com
Breathing: BodyTalk’s way of tapping into self-healing
Did you ever wonder how BodyTalk works? I wrote this article to explain the way BodyTalk utilizes breathing to stimulate the body's self healing and is one of the keys to why it is so effective. The focus in every BodyTalk session is to highlight areas in your body...
BodyAttune Year In Review – New beginnings, expansion, and growth in 2017!
Business Alchemy is a set of daily rituals I created which combines meditation, visualization, intention-setting, and alchemy practices. Looking back over the growth, expansion and new beginnings that came about this past year, I recognize and am grateful for how much...
A Meditation For Troubled Times
This meditation practice has carried me through some very tough times, and I hope it feels helpful to you. In the book Heal Thy Self, I describe a period in my life where I thought I was going crazy, insane, or possibly cursed! When in fact the true nature of loving...
What a difference a year makes…
It was nearly a year ago I was finishing a retreat on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica, a month of deep reflection, inner work, and appreciation for the importance of catching up on much needed personal time. I remember leaving there feeling more connected to the...
New Moon In Libra – Trust In Miracles
Trust In Miracles For about an hour during my normal preparations for the New Moon in Libra guided meditation and healing session I could hear what I thought was a fly bumping against my window. When I looked closer to see if I could help it escape what I discovered...
New Moon In Virgo – Discovering Freedom
Discovering freedom within the context of Manifesting Intentions The word freedom might conjure an image of riding on the open highway with the top down without a care in the world: nowhere to be, no-one to answer to, hair wild in the wind, feeling footloose and...
Full Moon In Pisces – You Are Not Alone
Our conscious desires are often driven by the belief that what we have isn’t enough, or from a lack of fulfillment. What we attract in our life that leads to these beliefs and experiences are usually subconscious dynamics that stem from inner conflict within the...
BodyTalk Case Study: Distance session for children — Stomach flu and stress around travel
A client requested an emergency distance session for her son who was coming down with what she called a "stomach bug" right before the family was about to leave for vacation. She was concerned that this was a becoming a pattern -- the last time they had a trip...
Full Moon In Aquarius – The Heart Is Chaos
The heart is the commander, harmonizer, and synthesizer of all the systems of the body. It houses our deepest wisdom, intelligence, and intuitive capacity. One might imagine that the internal state of the heart also embodies these qualities. However, the energetic...
The Radiant Human Meditation at International BodyTalk Association Conference!
I'm excited to be presenting Introduction to The RHM as part of the activities at the International BodyTalk Association Conference in Clearwater Beach, Fl next week! If you're attending, I'll be sharing this whole-body meditation practice rooted in gratitude that...
New Moon In Leo – Choose Yourself, Choose Wisely
As eclipse season approaches, our awareness is gathering inward into areas of the psyche we developed deep-seated coping mechanisms that are finally ready to be seen, heard, forgiven, integrated and healed! For some of us who have already been deep-diving in search of...
Full Moon In Capricorn – What am I really here to do? Getting out of woundedness to dance and play in the masterpiece of life
As the full moon energy in Capricorn approaches, we may become more aware of how difficult it really can be to transcend areas in our life where we feel wounded. Despite our best efforts, it can seem as if life continues to reflect back to us our failures, especially...
New Moon In Cancer – Getting Specific: Where We Sell Ourselves Short & What It Really Takes To Heal
The energy leading up to Friday's new moon seemed to push for lots of rest, reflection, and refocusing. We may be more aware of areas in our life where we are over-giving at the expense of our own needs. In order for us to move into a more authentic relationship with...
BodyTalk Case Study: Distance session for children — Chest infection and high fever
Last week, a client messaged me requesting an emergency distance session for her son who had a chest infection and had been spiking an unusually high fever. They were unable to stabilize him even after a visit to the ER where they had trouble determining the source of...
FREE on Insight Timer: The Radiant Human Meditation basic practice
Did you know The RHM Meditation is available free on Insight Timer? Here's what reviewers have to say about The RHM Meditation: "The most powerful practice I've found so far in exploring these meditations." - Leslie (rated 5 out of 5 stars) "Very nice. Guiding...
Full Moon In Sagittarius – Attunement to Full Manifesting Potential
Coming out of this five-month retrograde cycle, Jupiter turns direct, expanding into the spaces we have been creating while we attended to cleaning out everything that surfaced since January that is no longer our story. In our reorganization something is missing - a...
Сo-creation and codependency are mutually exclusive when it comes to alchemy and manifestation
Co-creation and codependency are mutually exclusive when it comes to alchemy and manifestation Releasing codependent thinking is an important part of speaking the universal language of manifestation. It shifts us into an empowerment paradigm, where manifestation...
MindBodySpirit LIVE interview on BodyTalk with Jessica Ardeal
Watch Shelley's interview with Jessica Ardeal on MindBodySpirit LIVE.
Shelley Poovey featured in Wall Street Journal: Portraits of Modern Day ‘Healers’
BodyAttune was featured in The Wall Street Journal on May 10th, 2015. Photojournalist Cassi Alexandra met me in December 2014 for a series of photography shoots based on exploring the lives of modern-day 'healers'. We did a shoot at the native american caves in Inwood...