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True North Bodywork Myofascial Energetic Release (MER) trainings for Professional and Personal Development Grew up in Stavanger, Norway.

Staff member and therapist at Osho Humaniversity
Postural Integration practitioner
MER practitioner and trainer
NARM (Neuro Affective Relational Model) practitioner
PAS (Postural Alignment Specialist), Egoscue Institute

23/10/2026

“Relax your shoulders” is easy advice to give. Whether they stay relaxed is another matter.
You can notice tension, soften a little, then find yourself holding exactly the same way ten minutes later. That familiar effort may be part of how you get through the day, especially when there is a lot being asked of you.

Fascia belongs in this conversation because it is living, sensitive tissue, supplied with nerves and involved in how we sense position and movement. Working with it means paying attention to the person who is feeling our touch, including their pace, their breathing and whether the work feels welcome.

This changes how we approach the pelvis and core. Asking someone to soften their abdomen can sound simple, yet for them it might feel unfamiliar or exposing. We need enough curiosity to understand that, and enough patience to let their response guide what happens next.

At Centering, our next MER training, we’ll explore this relationship between touch, structural support and the experience of inhabiting your body. There is detailed work to learn around the pelvis and core, alongside the quieter skill of recognizing when to do less.

9–15 November 2026 · UK
With Ketu Bø & Ulla Thordal

Training details through the link in our bio.

The way we inhabit our bodies shapes how we move, relate, and respond to life.Centering is an invitation to explore thes...
19/10/2026

The way we inhabit our bodies shapes how we move, relate, and respond to life.

Centering is an invitation to explore these patterns through movement, awareness, and the depth of therapeutic touch.

9–15 November 2026 | UK

We’ll be gathering for a week of exploration, learning, and hands-on practice.

Two spaces remain for those who feel drawn to join us.

Even when you’re standing still, your body is constantly making small adjustments to keep you balanced.Your pelvis plays...
16/10/2026

Even when you’re standing still, your body is constantly making small adjustments to keep you balanced.

Your pelvis plays a central role in this process. It connects your spine to your legs, transfers forces through your body, and responds to changes in movement, weight, and posture.
It’s also closely connected to the way you breathe. Your diaphragm, abdominal muscles, and pelvic floor work together to manage pressure and support your spine.

When movement becomes restricted in one area, other parts of the body may need to compensate. Over time, these adaptations can influence how you stand, walk, breathe, and experience tension.

This is why working with the pelvis involves much more than addressing tight muscles. It means understanding how the entire body organizes itself around movement, stability, and support.

In Myofascial Energetic Release (MER), we explore these relationships through hands-on work, developing a deeper understanding of how the body moves, adapts, and responds to touch.

MER Centering | November 9–15, 2026
Gillingham, UK
With Ketu Bø & Ulla Thordal

Explore the training and registration details through the link in our bio.

Have you ever noticed how tension in your hips affects the rest of your body?

12/10/2026

One thing that keeps fascinating me in this work is how much effort people can put into something as natural as breathing.

We get so used to our own breathing patterns that we barely notice the tension involved. The way we hold our belly, tighten our chest, or use our neck and shoulders to help us breathe.

During the Inspiration module at Inner Sanctum, we’ve been exploring what happens when we work directly with these restrictions and combine that with Conscious Connected Breathing.
And I find it fascinating to see how the two approaches support each other.

There is something quite remarkable about feeling the breath become easier, fuller and more natural, without having to push for it.
After all, breathing is something the body already knows how to do.

Perhaps the question is: how much are we interfering with it?

We’ve all had those sessions.Someone gets off the table feeling lighter, moving more freely, with noticeably less tensio...
09/10/2026

We’ve all had those sessions.

Someone gets off the table feeling lighter, moving more freely, with noticeably less tension.

Then they come back a week later, and much of that tension has returned.

It’s an interesting question for anyone working with the body. What makes a change last?

Sometimes we’re so focused on the area that hurts that we miss how the rest of the body is contributing.

The pelvis is particularly interesting here. Its relationship with the spine, hips, legs and deeper abdominal structures means that what happens in this area can influence movement throughout the body.

And working with it requires more than knowing where the muscles are.

It takes sensitive hands, an understanding of how the structures relate to one another, and the patience to follow what you find.

That’s a big part of what we’ll be exploring in our upcoming MER Centering training.

A week of hands-on learning with Ketu Bø and Ulla Thordal.

📍 Gillingham, UK
📅 9–15 November 2026

Find out more and register through the link in our bio.

Bodyworkers, what’s one area you find yourself returning to again and again in your practice?

06/10/2026

You can learn a bodywork technique by watching someone demonstrate it.

But learning how to truly feel through your hands is something else.

In MER, practice begins early because touch needs experience. You give sessions. You receive them. You begin to notice what pressure feels like from both sides, how tissue responds, when the body opens and when it asks you to slow down.

Over time, the work becomes less about remembering what to do next and more about being able to listen with your hands.

That sensitivity cannot really be taught from a manual.

It has to be practised, received and embodied.

This is where MER becomes more than a collection of techniques.

If you’re curious to experience the work for yourself, have a look at our training calendar and find the next MER module that works for you.

→ Visit the link in bio to explore upcoming trainings and book your place.

Someone can say “I’m fine” while holding their breath through the pressure. They may want to be a good client, trust you...
02/10/2026

Someone can say “I’m fine” while holding their breath through the pressure. They may want to be a good client, trust your expertise, or feel unsure whether they’re allowed to ask for something different.

This is where the quality of attention matters.

In Myofascial Energetic Release, we feel the tissue and notice how the person responds. A held breath or a movement away gives us a reason to pause and ask. The meaning comes through conversation.

“You can ask for less pressure.”
“We can stay here.”
“We can stop.”

Those words carry weight when our hands follow through.

For someone accustomed to enduring discomfort, having their preference heard and respected can be a meaningful part of the session.

How do we make room for an honest answer when we ask, “How does this feel?”

Posture may look still, but your body is making thousands of small adjustments to keep you upright.Pressure shifts throu...
29/09/2026

Posture may look still, but your body is making thousands of small adjustments to keep you upright.

Pressure shifts through the feet. Muscles change their tone. Fascia distributes tension. The eyes, inner ear and nervous system continuously read where you are in space and organize the next response.

Past injuries, repetitive movement, pain, fatigue and emotional states all influence this process. The body adapts intelligently, often moving effort away from one area and asking another to compensate. A shoulder lifts, the jaw tightens, the pelvis shifts or the breath becomes smaller. Eventually, the adaptation may feel like your natural posture.

This is why meaningful bodywork involves more than correcting individual parts. It helps the whole system recognize where support has been replaced by effort and where new movement has become possible.

Your posture is happening right now. Where in your body do you feel supported, and where do you feel yourself working to stay upright?

25/09/2026

We often recognize alignment by its external appearance: shoulders back, chest lifted, spine straight. Yet the body can maintain that shape through considerable muscular effort.

When the shoulders are pulled into position, the abdomen is held tightly or the spine is kept rigid, the posture may appear “correct” while breathing, movement and sensation become restricted. Over time, this effort can feel so familiar that we stop recognizing it as tension.

Functional alignment is dynamic. The feet, pelvis, ribcage and head organize in relation to one another, allowing weight to move through the structure with greater ease. The body remains responsive rather than fixed. It can breathe, adapt to movement and return to balance without constant correction.

In Myofascial Energetic Release, we explore alignment from both the outside and the inside. Alongside observing physical structure, we pay attention to where someone braces, collapses, holds their breath or uses tension to create a sense of support. As these patterns become conscious, the body can begin to discover a more natural way of carrying itself.

When you stand upright, do you feel supported by your structure, or are your muscles working hard to keep you there?

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