What Is Embodied Heart Healing? (And Why So Many Women Are Craving It Now)

Have you noticed it too? The quiet exhaustion behind bright smiles.
The capable women who are secretly overwhelmed.
The sensitive souls who once felt inspired… now feeling overstimulated, overextended, and somehow disconnected from themselves.

So many women I speak with are not “falling apart.”
They are simply overloaded.

Too much information.
Too much responsibility.
Too much emotional labor.
Too much spiritual striving.

We live in a world that constantly pulls us outward; into productivity, caregiving, self-improvement, healing programs, mindset shifts, optimization. Even our spiritual journeys can become another place where we try to do more in order to feel better.

And yet… the body whispers something different.

It whispers:
Slow down.
Soften.
Come home.

The Collective Exhaustion No One Talks About

What I am witnessing in women everywhere is a specific kind of fatigue:

  • Nervous systems stuck in subtle fight-or-flight

  • Hearts guarded from past disappointments

  • Intuition clouded by overwhelm

  • A longing to rest, not just physically, but emotionally

This is not weakness.
This is a body that has been holding too much for too long.

And this is where Embodied Heart Healing becomes essential.

What Is Embodied Heart Healing?

Embodied Heart Healing is not another mindset technique.
It is not about pushing through pain.
It is not about fixing yourself.

It is about restoring safety in the body.

When the nervous system feels safe, the heart can soften.
When the heart softens, truth rises naturally.
When truth rises, healing unfolds, without force.

Embodied Heart Healing weaves together:

  • Gentle nervous system regulation

  • Subtle energy alignment

  • Sacred touch and somatic awareness

  • Trauma-informed presence

  • Compassionate reconnection to the heart

It is a return.
A remembering.
A re-regulation of your inner world.

The Moment I Realized Healing Wasn’t About Doing More

There was a time in my own journey when I believed healing required intensity.

More study.
More discipline.
More practice.
More breakthroughs.

I had traveled, trained, initiated, devoted myself deeply to spiritual growth. And yet, I remember a moment, sitting quietly after a long season of striving, when my body simply felt tired.

Not from lack of devotion.
But from effort.

In that stillness, something profound happened.
I stopped trying to heal.
And I softened instead.

I placed my hand on my heart.
I slowed my breath.
I allowed myself to be held by the moment rather than improve it.

My body relaxed.
My tears flowed without story.
My heart opened, not because I forced it, but because it finally felt safe.

That was the turning point.

Healing was not about doing more.
It was about softening deeper.

Why Women Are Craving This Now

Women today are intuitive. Sensitive. Powerful. Capable.

But many are exhausted from holding everything together.

They are not looking for another strategy.
They are longing for:

  • Safety in their own skin

  • A regulated nervous system

  • A heart that doesn’t have to armor itself

  • A space where they don’t have to perform

They are craving embodied truth.

Embodied Heart Healing meets you there.

Not in performance.
Not in perfection.
But in presence.

An Invitation to Come Home

If something in you feels seen as you read this…
If your body longs to exhale…
If your heart is ready to soften in a safe, held space…

I invite you to connect with me.

Let’s have a gentle conversation.
No pressure. No performance. Just presence.

Together we can explore where you are, what your body is asking for, and whether Embodied Heart Healing is the next step in your journey.

Schedule a connection call with me and begin your return to safety, softness, and truth.

You do not have to strive your way into healing.

You are allowed to soften into it.

And I would be honored to walk beside you 🌹

With Love & Light,
Heidi Nordlund

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Heidi Nordlund is the founder of Namaskar Healing™, LLC. She is a  NAMA certified Ayurvedic Doctor, Yoga Therapist, Tibetan Cranial Practitioner, Postpartum Specialist and Spiritual Healer who is available for private consultations and healing sessions in person or via phone.

Heidi currently offers sessions in Longmont, Denver and Evergreen, Colorado, as well as in Sedona, Arizona.

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Clients find inspiration in Heidi's practical skills and caring wisdom resulting from many years of specialized training and practice.

Heidi is a Professional Member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) recognized at the Ayurvedic Doctor level of membership.

Heidi is one of the most well trained Ayurvedic Practitioners in the USA. She has completed more than 4000 hours of Ayurvedic training and has more than 8000 hours of clinical practice. Most Ayurvedic health counselors and practitioners have 600-1500 hours of training.

In 2010, Heidi graduated as certified Ayurveda Vaidya from Alandi Ayurveda Gurukula, Boulder, CO. Her thirst for deepening her knowledge lead her to continue her advanced studies at Alandi, and in 2012, she received her Bhishakgwara certificate.

Heidi has also graduated as Ayurvedic practitioner, Pancha Karma Therapist, Yoga Therapist and Ayurvedic Postpartum Specialist from the Rocky Mountain Institute for Yoga and Ayurveda, Boulder, CO, and has completed several intensives at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM.

Heidi's Ayurvedic teachers include Alakananda Ma, Dr. Bharat Vaidya, Vasant Lad, Dr. Sarita Shrestha, Dr. Sarasvati Buhrman, and Ysha Martha Oakes.

In 2008, Heidi earned her Tibetan Cranial Practitioner Certification after graduating from a rigorous apprenticeship under the guidance of Master Teacher Shar Lee.

In Heidi's nine years of Tibetan Cranial practice, she has assisted people in attaining relief from various complaints and specializes in migraines and headaches, jaw and sinus issues, anxiety and panic attacks, insomnia, dizziness, trauma, depression, fatigue, suppressed emotions, and spiritual emergencies.

"Heidi, thank you for all the wonderful work you do. You have made a huge difference in my life, healing my headaches and teaching me, with patience. Your intuition combined with your education makes you a truly remarkable healer." Jaqui G., Longmont, CO

As a certified Yoga Teacher through Nepal's Sapta Yoga International (1998), and certified Yoga Therapist through the Rocky Mountain Institute for Yoga & Ayurveda (2006) and International Association of Yoga Therapists (2017), Heidi conducts private sessions, Yoga classes and workshops in Colorado, Arizona and Denmark.

Her teachings are enriched by formal academic training through Naropa University; her Bachelor of Arts Degree (2005) reflects her focus on Contemplative Psychology, Health and Healing, Sanskrit, and Hindu philosophies, practices and traditions.

Heidi continues to deepen and advance her spiritual connection through personal dedication to devotional practices as a Kriya Yoga initiate in the lineage of Paramahamsa Hariharananda and Paramahamsa Prajnanananda.

Heidi was born and raised in Denmark; she moved to the United States in 2002 to engage with enduring dedication in an ongoing deepening learning and application of spiritual healing disciplines. This led to her founding of Namaskar Healing in 2007.