The Space In Between: The Still Point of Becoming

 ”The body heals in cycles. There’s activation, there’s sensation, and then there’s integration. And integration requires pause, and most women never have been taught how to stay in the pause without panic. The still point in the body and body work and somatic healing, there’s something we call still point.”

Holly

In this episode of The Norabloom Method, Holly explores the sacred space between who you were and who you’re becoming. Drawing from somatic healing, nervous system science, and holistic skincare philosophy, she invites you to stop rushing through life’s transitions and instead honor the pause. Learn why stillness isn’t stagnation — it’s your body’s intelligence at work — and discover how the glow you’ve been chasing might live in the very pauses you’ve been avoiding. Includes a guided breathwork still point practice.

Show Notes / Timestamps:

  • 0:00 – Introduction: The Space In Between
  • 0:04 – Welcome & episode theme
  • 1:18 – The still point in the body: what happens during cranial sacral therapy, breathwork & savasana
  • 2:10 – The space between identities: navigating career, relationship & life transitions
  • 3:01 – Skin as a mirror of transition: why your skin changes during growth & stress
  • 3:54 – The nervous system & pause: fight/flight, shutdown, and the third state — regulated presence
  • 4:47 – The glow you’re chasing is not in a bottle
  • 4:59 – Why is this space so frightening? Redefining safety in uncertainty
  • 5:38 – Guided still point breathwork practice
  • 6:26 – The Nora Bloom Method philosophy: return, soften, integrate
  • 7:16 – Trusting the becoming: permission to rest between chapters
  • 7:40 – Closing & how to connect with Nora Bloom

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Love, Holly

Learn more about me

I am the founder of Norabloom—a sanctuary where beauty, wellness, and artistry meet. My path weaves together many threads: I am a holistic esthetician, certified integrative nutrition health coach, somatic healer, yoga teacher, reiki master, and photographer. Each role is guided by the same intention—to nurture women in mind, body, and spirit, and to create spaces where they feel seen, held, and radiant.

I founded Norabloom 27 years ago as a small, soulful skin spa with my own line of handcrafted botanical beauty products. Over time, life invited me deeper into creativity—when my daughter was expecting her little one, I rediscovered my love for art and photography.  I’ve woven together all the things I cherish most into one harmonious offering—Norabloom.

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