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In this episode, Sylvie and Angie break down the five core pillars of embodiment: 🫁 Breath 🔊 Sound 🖐️ Touch 💃 Movement 👁 Placement of Awareness

We explore how each one helps you come back to your body (especially when you’ve left it), how they relate to trauma healing, nervous system regulation, and sensual aliveness and how you can begin using them today.

Expect practical tips, nerdy insights, personal confessions, and zero tolerance for spiritual bypassing.

Mentioned in this episode: – How these pillars show up in sex, intimacy, and emotional processing – Why some people can't "just breathe" – The nervous system mechanics behind movement and sound – A free workbook to help you explore the five pillars in your own body

What do your butthole and your burnout have in common? More than you think. In this episode, we explore the deeply under-discussed connection between the anal sphincter and the autonomic nervous system, and how learning to let go (literally and metaphorically) can be a surprising pathway to pleasure, healing, and nervous system regulation.

We delve into the complex experience of numbness—both emotional and physical. Together, we explore how numbness affects our bodies, our emotions, and our sexual lives, and offer insights into how to reclaim sensation and reconnect with our bodies. They discuss common causes of numbness, such as trauma, societal conditioning, and chronic stress, and share practical strategies for healing and rediscovering pleasure.

We delve into the complex experience of numbness—both emotional and physical. Together, we explore how numbness affects our bodies, our emotions, and our sexual lives, and offer insights into how to reclaim sensation and reconnect with our bodies. They discuss common causes of numbness, such as trauma, societal conditioning, and chronic stress, and share practical strategies for healing and rediscovering pleasure.