NLMM® is a means of connecting students with their inner landscape, exploring and releasing physical contractions, withholds and emotional closures. Training interoception, responsiveness, as well as locate pleasure and aliveness within the body.  It is facilitated on a mat or blanket. Participants dress similar to a Yoga or Dance Class, in comfortable, non-restrictive clothing.

The method is specifically designed as a “no force/no imposition “ somatic modality and can be practiced by anyone, regardless of physical health, ability, fitness level or age.

It is a place where you can have intimacy, connection and a conversation, via movement, with your own body. A place to give yourself permission to move in ways that are unfamiliar, yet needed.

Some of the Benefits:

Regulates the Nervous System
The demands of modern life create stress and tension in the body and an overactive mind. NLMM encourages the identifying and unwinding of patterns of contraction. Through gentle, non-force movements bodily tension and underlying mental loops are relieved. The result is a systematic, self-guided unburdening of the nervous system.

Processes and Identifies Emotions
As the body unwinds and the mind relaxes its pressured pace, the emotions associated with these contractive patterns become apparent and can be dissolved through the movement. You can note recurring emotional loops for further processing and at the same time allow emotions to simply arise and let go.

Releases Trauma Patterns into Flow
One of the common results of traumatic experience (fresh and old alike) is “freeze”, a state in which body, mind and emotions are stuck in a state of numbness. Often “freeze” is falsely perceived as a feeling of “calm/nothing”, which results in an inability to release the experience and ease the bodily patterns of hold. NLMM facilitates a continued movement, which gently opens the freeze pattern and allows for recognition and release of the underlying bodily and emotional patterns.

Date: Wednesday, November 23rd from 7:15pm - 8:45pm

Cost: Donation

Location: Hawaii Eco-Retreat (HER) A.K.A. Lolia
13-2060 Lolia Pl, Pahoa, HI 96778
In the Mango event space

Donavon Lerman — Facilitator

Donavon Lerman has been studying Tantra (Classical & Neo) with various teachers, Rope Play (Shibari) with the Devil Mask Society, has gone through John Wineland’s Embodied Men’s Leadership Training (EMLT),  and Advanced Practice Group (APG) programs. He has studied polarity and embodiment with Michaela Boehm and is certified though her as a facilitator in The Non-Linear Movement Method® (NLM) and The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop®.  He is also Licensed Massage Therapist in the state of California for over ten years via Hands on Healing Institute.

T.L. Forsberg — Coach / Facilitator

www.tlforsberg.com

T.L. -- The Creativity Doula -- is passionate about claiming rightness, facilitating Women’s Retreats, and Artist Collectives to help individuals & creatives claim rightness from within, in order to bring themselves and their call more fully into the world. She is an “Art & Eros” Certified Meditation Coach, Group Facilitator, OM Trainer, & OM Teacher with OneTaste, and a Trauma-informed Certificate Coach with Mastin Kipp.

TESTIMONIALS

“Attended a very cool session of Non Linear Movement Method® led by Donavon Lerman. I want to share to support this work and encourage future attendance. My best takeaway was noticing I wasn't giving myself much softness, even though it is what I promote in my work. I had a moment of touching my hands together that just felt so profound, so loving I wept. My hands wanted to touch each other and feel the love my body and soul so deeply crave from ME. This is what it's all about, we love ourselves first and everything else becomes easy. We forgive ourselves first and then we can forgive others. This is daily, constant work ~ self love. It is not just a proclamation or an idea. It is a commitment and a serious job that requires daily practice. It is the requirement for *true* happiness, I promise. It's what I am here to share, and I want to thank you D for reminding me. What a lovely experience  <3 “ – HS, Los Angeles, CA

"Donavon’s transmission of love through Non-Linear Movement invited me into a new relationship between me and my body (and I thought we were already close!) We are having conversations now, my body and I. We are becoming friends! What a blessing. I highly recommend you consider allowing Donavon to gently and respectfully re-introduce you to your body too." -- MH, Alabama

“Donavon Lerman came to my home and gave me the most amazing experience, ending with a full body massage in my back yard zen garden. Amazing cathartic journey led by Donavon. I cannot explain it. You have to EXPERIENCE IT. This is not a read about it, or watch YouTube about it. YOU HAVE TO BE IT!” - - LS, Los Angeles, CA

“Thank you for another opportunity to practice NLM. You facilitate so beautifully. I felt well guided and free to let go and just be with the movement my body sensations needed and wanted. “ - - JF, Los Angeles, CA

“I highly recommend Donavon‘s Somantic mind melt/non-linear movement class. I came to the class with a lot of grief in my body, and was able to release a good amount of it. Donavon’s a skilled facilitator who creates a safe container and space where one is able to physically process and release stuck energy. He says just enough to hold the space, that leaves it mostly up to the participants to go through whatever their own unique process may be. I left the class feeling considerably more free in my body. Love this class and will definitely take it again. “ - - KB, Los Angeles, CA

“I took a Non-Linear Movement class this morning taught by @Donavon and I have to say...
This man can teach the hell out of a class. I strongly recommend taking this class the next time he teaches because it got me in this lovely trancy, body-led state. The quality of the class was so high, extremely well held and I just want to sing his praises today and encourage you to attend the next class. “ - - KH. Los Angeles, CA

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