Feel at home in your body again.
1:1 somatic sessions for chronic tension, stress patterns, and the feeling of being stuck in your head.
Sometimes
The body feels too loud.
Chronic tension is calling for attention: jaw, neck, shoulders, back.
Other times
It feels entirely out of reach.
You feel yourself mostly in your head, disconnected from the body.
This space is for both.
Through subtle movement, deep presence, and attuned nervous system support, we begin rebuilding contact with your body at a pace your system can trust.
Why you might be here
People usually find their way here when the body’s signals can no longer be ignored or pushed aside.
Holding
Chronic tension settling into your neck, jaw, shoulders, back, or pelvis.
In your head
Thinking, analyzing, planning, functioning, while your body feels distant, muted, or hard to access.
Pushing through
Exhausted, and unsure how to truly rest without turning “relaxation” into another task.
Reacting
Tightening before you speak, holding your breath when something matters, saying yes before checking what is true for you.
What begins to change
The goal is not to become completely relaxed all the time.
That isn’t real life. The aim is to have more choice.
And choice is freedom.
- Choice in how you breathe.
- Choice in how you move.
- Choice when your body tightens.
- Choice in how you respond to life.
Change happens quietly here. You feel the ground under your feet during a difficult conversation. You pause before answering. Your shoulders soften just a fraction.
What happens in a session
We begin with what is alive right now: a sensation, a recurring pattern, a moment from your week where an old reaction took over. From there, we slow it down.
Physical
How your jaw, spine, pelvis, shoulders, and feet organize movement and support. Precise, and often surprising.
Emotional
Space for what emerges when a tight muscle finally lets go: an emotion, a memory, a held breath released.
Meditative
Slowing down enough to feel the ground and the weight of your own body, and letting the nervous system settle.
Your body already knows the way back.
I am here to help you listen.
What this work gives you
The practical freedom to pause, to sense, and to respond from yourself.
Not freedom in the abstract. Freedom in the moments that matter: no longer being pulled through your days by old patterns, beliefs, and conditions you never consciously agreed to. And it begins exactly where you are.
Common starting points
When the jaw is tight
We explore its quiet relationship with your tongue, neck, and breath, and track when it braces in daily life.
When shoulders carry too much
Ribs, spine, pelvis, and feet learn to offer real support, so your shoulders no longer carry the world.
Back pain or stiffness
How pelvis, spine, and breath organize support while you sit or stand, and where you hold yourself up.
When rushing takes over
We map the first subtle signs before you speed up, and practice pausing before autopilot.
When resting feels unsafe
What your body does when there is nothing to achieve, with the floor, the breath, and the parts that don’t yet trust stopping.
Is this for you?
A good fit if
- Tension, stress, rushing, or over-responsibility have become your default.
- You want to feel more at ease and will take small, practical steps.
- You’re curious how movement, breath, emotion, and the nervous system connect.
- You’re drawn to slow, gentle, presence-based work.
- You’re ready to stop overriding your body and start listening to it.
Probably not if you want
- A quick fix
- Intense exercise
- A medical diagnosis
- Crisis support
This is somatic education and coaching. It supports body awareness and nervous system regulation, and does not replace medical or psychological care.
Format & pricing
Begin with a single session after a free intro call. If ongoing support feels right, we move into a two-month container: weekly or biweekly sessions, simple practices between calls, and support as the work unfolds.
Session
60 min
Where
Zoom
Sliding scale
€75–125
Container
2 months
About
Hi, I’m Nikola.
I am a somatic practitioner, a certified Feldenkrais Method teacher, and the founder of Native State. I work with your body as a living, intelligent process.
For fifteen years I was a technology entrepreneur. Creative work, but all of it happening inside my head. A contact improvisation class in Goa changed the direction of my life, and I have been learning to listen to the body ever since.
Trained in
- Feldenkrais Method
- NeuroAffective Touch
- Biodynamic Craniosacral
- Aletheia Coaching
Based in Belgrade. All 1:1 sessions are online. Read my full story →
Common questions
What is somatic coaching?
Body-based work that uses subtle movement, attention and breath to help your nervous system let go of chronic tension and old stress patterns. I combine it with the Feldenkrais Method and other somatic approaches, depending on what you need in the moment.
Does this work online?
Yes. All one-on-one sessions are on Zoom. You work from home, lying on the floor or sitting on a chair, and I guide you through voice and observation. Many people find it easier to integrate the work when they don’t have to travel home afterwards.
How much does it cost?
Sessions are 60 minutes, on a sliding scale of €75–125. You begin with a free 20-minute intro call and a single session. If ongoing work feels right, we continue in a two-month container with weekly or biweekly sessions.
Is this therapy?
No. This is somatic education and coaching. It supports body awareness and nervous system regulation, and does not replace medical or psychological care.
Do I need any experience?
No. You don’t need to be flexible or fit, and no prior experience with somatic work or the Feldenkrais Method is needed.
Where are you based, and in which languages do you work?
My home base is Belgrade, Serbia, and in winter I am in Koh Phangan, Thailand. I work with people worldwide, in English and in Serbian.
How to begin
Fill out this form and I will reply with available times for a free 20-minute intro call.
The call is a chance for us to meet, talk about what you are looking for, and sense whether working together feels right.
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