True North Bodywork

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

28/01/2026

๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜ โ€œ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป.โ€๏ฟฝ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ โ€œ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„.โ€
In this demo, ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚, trainer of ๐— ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ (๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ), shows how we work with ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
Instead of just โ€œrubbing the sore spot,โ€ he:
Works ๐˜€๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐˜† along the ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ and ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ from trapezius to ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€
Uses a ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ + ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต approach: pulling the head one way, while the tissues are guided in the other
Releases deep tension around the ๐—ฆ๐—–๐— , ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ and ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ, where many clients donโ€™t even know they are tight
๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€:๏ฟฝTight neck muscles and forward head posture can ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป and contribute to ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€, fatigue and a constant feeling of โ€œpressure.โ€
This is how MER combines ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต with ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป to help people ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ.
Save this if you work with neck issues.๏ฟฝShare it with someone who spends all day on a laptop or phone.๏ฟฝWatch the full video in the 1st Comment

Your feet are actually designed to adapt all the time, to the ground, to movement, to small changes in direction. They a...
28/01/2026

Your feet are actually designed to adapt all the time, to the ground, to movement, to small changes in direction. They are meant to respond and adjust with ease.

When life keeps asking you to stay strong, to push through, to hold yourself together, that adaptability can slowly tighten. Tension tends to look for a place to land, and very often it settles low in the body, right into the soles of the feet.

So when the plantar fascia feels tight, sore, or stubborn, it may be carrying more than physical load. It can reflect how long the system has been staying firm, staying ready, staying alert.

Working with the feet becomes more than stretching or correction. It becomes an invitation to feel the ground again, to allow support, to let the body soften where it has been holding for a long time.
When that softening happens in the feet, it often travels upward through the whole system, changing how movement, posture, and presence feel.

This kind of relationship with the feet and with grounding is something people often rediscover in hands-on training spaces.
Learning to sense weight, contact, and support from the ground can shift not only how the body moves, but how it relates to effort and trust. For many, that experience alone becomes a reason to go deeper.

Join us in the UK for the MER Grounding Module.
Feet, legs, and hips.
April 2026.
More info in the first comment!

That idea alone flips how most of us were taught to think about pain.The issue is rarely weakness.More often, itโ€™s over-...
27/01/2026

That idea alone flips how most of us were taught to think about pain.

The issue is rarely weakness.
More often, itโ€™s over-responsibility.

Your body is smart. When one area feels unsafe, tired, or disconnected, another part steps in to help.
It compensates.
Then compensates again.
And again.

At first, that support is brilliant.
Later, it becomes exhausting.

Fascial chains start taking over for each other. Load travels through the system, looking for somewhere that can still cope. And pain shows up exactly there - where everything finally piles up, not where the story began.

So the sore shoulder, tight lower back, or aching hip often isnโ€™t the root issue.
Itโ€™s the area thatโ€™s been carrying too much for too long.

Real change starts when we stop asking the body to work harder
and start helping it share the load again.

Thatโ€™s where listening, awareness, and intelligent touch come in.
Because your body has never been lazy.
Itโ€™s been doing its best to keep you moving.

Fast movement is great. It trains strength, coordination, and confidence. It challenges the system and helps us feel cap...
23/01/2026

Fast movement is great. It trains strength, coordination, and confidence. It challenges the system and helps us feel capable in the world.

Slow movement speaks a different language. It gives fascia time to soften, hydrate, and glide. It invites awareness back into places that often rush or brace. In slowness, we sense more - subtle tension, natural rhythm, quiet signals that usually get missed.

When these two meet, something shifts. Strength stops being just effort and becomes supported. Movement feels connected rather than forced. Resilience grows from inside, built on both power and presence.

Slow doesnโ€™t replace fast. It completes it.

Where in your body does slow movement feel most nourishing? Share below.

Many approaches work on symptoms, but Myofascial Energetic Release goes a step deeper.We look at how the body has adapte...
21/01/2026

Many approaches work on symptoms, but Myofascial Energetic Release goes a step deeper.

We look at how the body has adapted over time - through posture, stress, emotions, and the nervous system.

In MER, we work directly with fascia, together with breath and awareness. When the body is met in this way, it often starts to soften and change by itself.

This workshop is hands-on and itโ€™s for people who are new and curious about fascia and MER but also for bodyworkers who want to deepen their skills.

The best way to understand it is to feel it!
If youโ€™d like to be part of it, nowโ€™s a good moment to register.
Group size is limited.

Link in comments!

This weekend in London offers a grounded introduction to Myofascial Energetic Release through direct experience. Learnin...
19/01/2026

This weekend in London offers a grounded introduction to Myofascial Energetic Release through direct experience.

Learning happens through touch, presence, and guided practice - supported by clear demonstrations, thoughtful explanation, and attentive supervision.

The focus is on developing sensitivity, clarity and trust in your hands, while understanding how fascia, joints, and the nervous system respond when the body is met with respect and time.

This is a space to slow down, to listen and to learn how effective bodywork emerges from awareness rather than force.

More details in comments!

16/01/2026

Change feels hard when your system is on alert.
When the body feels unsafe, even small steps can feel like too much.

A few simple things can help bring a sense of ease back, right now.

A slow breath in through the noseโ€ฆ and an even slower breath out.
That long exhale tells the nervous system: itโ€™s okay to soften.

If youโ€™re alone, try adding a gentle hum.
That low vibration often creates a surprising sense of comfort and grounding.

And touch matters more than we realize.
Rest a hand on your face, your neck, your ears.
Stay there a little longer than feels necessary.

These small moments can help the body remember safety - and when safety is present, change feels less heavy.

Iโ€™m curiousโ€ฆ
Which of these do you already use when you feel tense or overwhelmed?

๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก โœจ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต & ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€with ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚Your breath is not just air.Itโ€™s informatio...
16/01/2026

๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก โœจ
๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต & ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€
with ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚

Your breath is not just air.
Itโ€™s information.

It tells your nervous system: ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒโ€ฆ or ๐—œ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜.
And that message shapes everything: your tension, your posture, your pain patterns โ€” even your mood.

In this free MER group session, Ketu will guide you through a simple, grounded breathing practice designed to support:
โœ… ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ in the body
โœ… ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป in the nervous system
โœ… more ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† + ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† for your life

This is not โ€œpush throughโ€ breathing.
This is ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Sunday, January 18
๐Ÿ•• 6โ€“7 pm CET
๐Ÿ“ Online โ€” FREE

Comment ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—› and weโ€™ll send you the registration link.
Or register at: https://www.myofascialtrainings.com/online-courses/group-sessions

When I slow down, something changes in the room.Breath deepens, hands become quieter, and listening happens naturally.In...
12/01/2026

When I slow down, something changes in the room.
Breath deepens, hands become quieter, and listening happens naturally.

In that shared stillness, the practitioner stays present with what unfolds, moment by moment. The receiver feels safer to soften, breathe, and stay connected with inner sensations.

From this quality of presence, touch becomes clearer. Trust grows, and the body responds in its own time.

How does meditation support your sense of presence in bodywork?
Share your experience in the comments.

10/01/2026

๐Ÿ”” MER - Myofascial Energetic Release in London soon with Ulla Thordal & Ketu Bo.
You want to experience receiving and giving 2 days sessions of Myofascial Energetic Reelase, come and join us on the 24th of January in London central.
Bodyworker curious on fascia the world, with unwinding, breath into movement and emotional release? Come and enjoy.
All the info on BIO ๐Ÿ‘†

Elemental Bodywork True North Bodywork

09/01/2026

In moments of stress or intensity, the body learns quickly how to protect itself.
Breath shifts, muscles brace, energy pulls inward.
This wisdom stays quietly waiting for the right conditions to soften.

When the body feels met through gentle touch, slow movement, and attentive presence, something changes.
It recognizes support.
It senses permission.

Breath deepens. The system settles.
Energy begins to flow again in its own rhythm.

Safety feels like being here fully.
Like having space inside.
Like the body remembering its natural ease.

From that place, release unfolds organically.

The Module Grounding, of Myofascial Energetic Release is a deep, practical exploration of the lower body as the base for...
07/01/2026

The Module Grounding, of Myofascial Energetic Release is a deep, practical exploration of the lower body as the base for stability, movement and support.

Through daily meditation, clear guidance, demonstrations and hands-on partner practice, youโ€™ll learn to work with the feet, legs, knees, and hips in a way that is precise, respectful, and effective. The focus is on understanding how fascia, joints, and movement patterns shape posture, balance, and ease in the whole system.

Special attention is given to the hips and legs, including the deep rotators, gluteal muscles, and the connective tissues that influence how we stand and move. Youโ€™ll explore how the feet connect to the rest of the structure, and how restoring mobility and balance at the base allows integration to unfold naturally above.

Through body-reading, palpation, joint mobilization, assisted stretches, and myofascial unwinding, youโ€™ll develop the ability to recognize structural patterns and translate what you perceive into clear, coherent sessions.

This module offers practical support for common lower-body challenges, including foot and knee discomfort, and provides grounded tools for working with plantar fascia tension through skilled, attentive touch.

Grounding supports balance, fluid movement and a deeper sense of support from the ground up.

โœจ Interested in joining?
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