Natalie Zukerman is the Founder of The Institute of Feminine Arts and the creator of Integrative Womb Hara Massage™, a fully certified modality she developed from her extensive experience in bodywork, feminine healing arts and shamanic traditions.
For more than 27 years, Natalie has worked with women through bodywork, healing and transformational practices, and for the past 15 years has been teaching and training women internationally in Womb Awakening, Womb Hara Massage and ancient Feminine Healing Arts.
Natalie is a Womb Awakening and Feminine Arts Teacher, Master Clinical Hypnotherapist, Master NLP Practitioner and Trauma Therapist, and holds a Diploma in Modern Psychology. She's also a trained bodyworker, Womb Hara Therapist, Kahuna Therapist and Chi Nei Tsang Therapist, with 27 years of experience in shamanic healing, journeying and working with the deeper layers of the unconscious mind. Her work is deeply embodied, intuitive and grounded in the understanding that true transformation reaches far beyond the mind.
Through The Institute of Feminine Arts, Natalie shares the teachings and practices that have shaped her own journey, offering women a living connection to the Feminine Wisdom Traditions, the body, the Womb and the deeper mysteries of feminine consciousness.
At the heart of the Institute, we believe that the more fully a woman embodies her own healing and wisdom, the more deeply she can guide, teach and hold space for others.
The Institute is a global school for women devoted to the healing arts, feminine embodiment and the Sacred Mysteries. Rooted in ancient feminine wisdom traditions, our teachings support women to reconnect with their bodies, awaken their innate feminine wisdom and live from a deeper sense of embodiment, sovereignty and connection.
- Womb Hara Integrative Massage TherapyWomb Hara Massage is a combination of abdominal, sacral, and womb massage techniques from various modalities. It aims to increase chi flow, release physical and emotional congestion, and balance the nervous systems. The focus areas include the low-back, sacral, and womb space, reproductive organs, and digestive system. During a session, practitioners restore optimal structure and function to these areas. Womb Hara can address issues like pelvic pain, menstrual challenges, fertility issues, anxiety, and more. Sessions typically last 1-2 hours and are beneficial for individuals seeking relief and balance in their reproductive and digestive systems, as well as emotional healing.
- Womb AwakeningWomb Awakening is a transformative and spiritual practice that involves connecting deeply with the energy of the womb, both physically and energetically. It encompasses various practices, such as shamanic or hypnotic journeys, somatic exercises, and guided meditations to awaken the wisdom and power held within the womb space. Womb Awakening aims to heal and restore the feminine energy, fostering self-discovery, creativity, and spiritual growth. It acknowledges the sacredness of the womb and its connection to cycles, intuition, and the creation of life. Through this practice, individuals can access profound healing, liberation, and a deeper connection to their authentic feminine essence.
- Clinical HypnotherapyClinical Hypnotherapy is the application of hypnotherapy in a clinical setting. A hypnotherapist guides their client through a process of deep relaxation to arrive in a trance-like state by using verbal repition and mental imagry. Hypnotherapy aims to reach subsoncious memories, beliefs, coping strategies and desires to provide insight for individuals who may suffer from pain or anxiety, or assist idividuals to gain control over undesired bahviours. A clinical hynotherapist combines hypnotherapy with counselling or psychotherapy techniques, and can support clients with mood disorders, phobias, sleep disorders, and other mental health or behavioural challenges. Note: Clinical Hypnotherapy is distinct from Hypnotherapy. Each has different study requirements.
- BrainWorking Recursive Therapy (BWRT)BrainWorking Recursive Therapy (BWRT) is a modern therapy approach that utilises the brain's natural ability to rewire itself. It is a content-free and non-hypnotic therapy that works by identifying and addressing the root cause of emotional or psychological issues at the subconscious level. BWRT practitioners guide clients through a systematic process that helps reframe and change automatic thought patterns, behaviors, and emotional responses. This therapy can be effective for various conditions such as anxiety, phobias, trauma, and unwanted habits. BWRT aims to create rapid and lasting change by harnessing the brain's neuroplasticity and empowering individuals to overcome challenges and achieve their desired outcomes.
- Life and Executive CoachingLife and executive coaches help individuals clarify their goals, improve their performance and overcome obstacles in their personal and professional lives. Life coaching is a process of self-discovery and goal setting that focuses on helping individuals identify their values, passions, and priorities, and develop strategies to achieve their desired outcomes. Life coaches work with clients on a range of topics, including career development, relationships, health and wellness, and personal growth. Executive coaching is a type of coaching specifically geared toward professionals in leadership roles, such as executives, managers, and entrepreneurs. Executive coaches work with clients to enhance their leadership skills, improve their decision-making abilities, and increase their effectiveness in managing teams and organizations. Coaching sessions are generally conducted one-on-one and include goal setting, developing action plans and feedback and accountability.
- Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)Co-founded by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in the 1970’s, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) enables us to understand how our brain processes the words we use and how that can effect our programming and behaviour. Engaging various tools and techniques, practitioners support clients with re-programming their neurology, language and actions. Rather than allowing thoughts to be passive, NLP techniques help to look at thoughts, feelings and emotions as things that may be controlled. Techniques can include things such as Imagery Training, NLP Swish, Modelling, Mirroring, and Incantations.