REDEFINING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THROUGH EMBODIED NEUROPLASTICITY
Science-based movement protocols to rewire stress, focus and build lasting adaptability
Why It Matters
We’re training machines. But who’s training us to stay human?
We're more productive — and more disconnected from the body that makes us human. Anxiety, burnout, and fatigue are signals that a nervous system is stuck in outdated survival patterns.
Body Mind Method™ is a protocol-based neuroplasticity system designed to retrain your stress, focus, and adaptability through the body. Developed by a behavioral scientist, this method restores nervous system control through structured, science-backed movement.
In the age of AI, intelligence isn’t just cognitive — it’s embodied. Regulate from the inside out.
Trusted by pioneers in science, health, and innovation
About THE METHOD
Created by behavioral scientist Yana Nakhimova, Ph.D., Body Mind Method™ is the first modular protocol system to retrain stress, focus, and adaptability through embodied neuroplasticity.
By combining structured movement and sensory-motor reeducation, it rewires the nervous system to support emotional regulation, mental clarity, and behavioral flexibility.
The method has been presented at the BrainMind Summits and featured alongside leading researchers exploring the future of human intelligence.
By combining structured movement and sensory-motor reeducation, it rewires the nervous system to support emotional regulation, mental clarity, and behavioral flexibility.
The method has been presented at the BrainMind Summits and featured alongside leading researchers exploring the future of human intelligence.
What is the Body Mind Method?
Your body is your most powerful tool for change.
It’s not fitness. Not therapy. Not meditation. Not a medical intervention.
It’s something different and complementary: a science-based method to retrain your nervous system using structured movement to shift how you think, feel, and respond.
Grounded in neuroscience and behavioral science, Body Mind Method™ improves regulation, clarity, and adaptability — not through willpower, but through embodied neuroplasticity.
The next layer of behavioral health: protocol-driven, body-based, built to rewire performance from the inside out.
Find Your Protocol
Programs for individuals, teams, and organizations
- In just 15 minutes, this program boosts focus, mental clarity, and cognitive flexibility. Next cohort October 20-24
- It helps your body switch out of stress mode — with gentle, floor-based neuro-somatic practices
- Deep, personalized work
- Science-based custom protocols and scalable programs
For Organizations and Strategic Partnerships
We collaborate with companies and forward-thinking organizations to embed science-based protocols into programs.
Whether you're seeking expert-led content, a custom neuroplasticity track, or embodied training for your community — we’re open to partnerships.
Let’s collaborate Whether you're seeking expert-led content, a custom neuroplasticity track, or embodied training for your community — we’re open to partnerships.
Lasting Transformation
6 principles for embodied, sustainable change
- Grounded in science
Every practice is based on neuroplasticity and behavioral research — creating measurable shifts in how you think, feel, and move. - Multidimensional results
Strengthens your physical, cognitive, and emotional systems — all at once. More clarity, more energy, more balance. - Personalized to your state
Whether you’re feeling tense, scattered, or stuck — the method adapts in real time to support what you need most. - Play is a part of the method
Fun isn’t extra — it’s essential. Playful movement enhances learning, motivation, and neuroplastic retention. - Growth that stays with you
You’ll build practical tools for regulation, clarity, and resilience — tools that evolve with you beyond the course. - Real connection, beyond words
Shared movement fosters trust, presence, and belonging — even in silence.
What changes with our protocol?
After 1 month of implementation, participants report improvements across core domains of performance:
- 87%More creative problem solving
- 75%Faster decision-making
- 75%Easier focus
- 69%Stronger daily desire to move
- 67%Greater confidence
- 57%Feeling overall relaxation
- 83%Increased joint mobility
- 76%Improved reactions and agility
- 74%Better balance and coordination
Preliminary outcomes are based on self-reported data collected during implementation of the method. These findings have shown promise and are now being developed into formal research partnerships.
Featured by leaders in science, AI, and human performance
How targeted motion activates neuroplasticity and rewires outdated behavioral patterns — offering a new interface between the body, brain, and AI-era adaptability.
Her live session reframed movement as a cognitive protocol — not fitness, not mindfulness, but a science-based tool to train focus, resilience, and emotional adaptability in real time.
In this live interview, Dr. Yana Nakhimova shared practical movement-based tools to reset the nervous system and combat burnout. These insights are designed to help founders, leaders, and everyday humans thrive longer — through the body.
Real-World Impact
re-origin partnered with Dr. Yana Nakhimova to deliver a Relax Protocol™ to its recovery community
The Body Mind Method helps rewire patterns at the root — how you think, feel, connect, and respond.
Cognitive & Emotional Transformation
Encourages long-term behavioral change.
Emotional Intelligence
Strengthen your ability to navigate emotions, connect deeply, and thrive in relationships.
Growth Mindset
Build resilience by rewiring your response to challenge — and transforming stress into growth.
Presence & Focus
Develop clarity and responsiveness in any environment, so you can perform where it counts.
Boost Creativity
Train cognitive flexibility, generate innovative ideas, and enhance problem-solving skills for peak performance.
New Approach to Wellness
Embark on a holistic, science-based path to sustainable energy, balance, and well-being.
- Body Mind Method was different from anything I had ever tried.
Neither yoga nor strength training gave me that effect. I came to Yana with fatigue and burnout. What I got was a more stable emotional state, tools to manage my emotions, improved cognitive and physical abilities, and a greater sense of confidence.Mark ClenowSr. Scientist - Yana brings a richness of knowledge that expands the mind and frees the body. It’s a paradigm shift in terms of how we think about the mind-body relationship. And it is really surprising and fun to see the effects of the curious exercises she’s developed. Very accessible movements but highly unusual and fun.
Thank you, Yana, for this transformative experience!Lyubomir UzunovBusiness, professional services - It was such a great experience. Starting the day with energy, fun and focus was inspiring. We're very inspired by you and your work, Yana, and are so grateful that you have brought your talent, insights and compassion to the Bay Area.Lisa ZuegelLeadership Development Program Manager
- Yana's Mind Body Method is really something I haven't experienced before! It felt like a meditation, but through movement. The kind of lightness, freedom, and peace of mind you feel after the session are truly remarkable.Anya PoznyakProduct and Industrial Designer
Pioneering the future of behavioral health
— through movement
— through movement
Meet our team
| Yana Nakhimova, Ph.D. Founder | Behavioral Scientist Yana Nakhimova, Ph.D., is a behavioral scientist and the creator of the Body Mind Method™ — a pioneering system that leverages movement as a tool for rewiring focus, emotion, and behavior. Her work integrates neuroscience, somatics, and real-world behavior change — offering a new way to train emotional resilience, focus, and adaptability through the body. For decades, behavioral science tried to change the mind through thought. Fitness focused only on the body. The powerful link between movement and neuroplasticity was overlooked. Yana is changing that. During her Ph.D. research, she explored why people continue unhealthy behaviors even when they “know better.” The gap between knowledge and action became her driving question: What if the body could help the brain change? In 2016, after her father’s second stroke, she began seeking tools beyond conventional therapy. That search led her to movement — not as fitness, yoga or dance, but as a precise neuroplastic intervention. That insight became the foundation for the Body Mind Method™. Now based in San Francisco and recognized as a scientist of extraordinary ability by the U.S. government, Yana leads programs and speaks internationally. Her mission: to make human transformation embodied, science-backed, and scalable. She invites researchers, organizations, and curious minds to explore how movement can shape the mind. |
| Science Advisor Edward Boyden, Ph.D. Neuroscientist, inventor, entrepreneur. Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology at the MIT McGovern Institute and HHMI Dr. Edward Boyden is a world-renowned neuroscientist and bioengineer, celebrated for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of neurotech. His research focuses on developing innovative tools to analyze, repair, and simulate the brain, and applying them to problems ranging from treating disorders such as blindness and Alzheimer's disease, to understanding the fundamental mechanisms underlying decisions and emotions. Boyden brings his deep expertise in neuroscience to help refine and validate the Body Mind Method. His guidance helps our approach be not only innovative, but also grounded in rigorous scientific principles, enhancing the effectiveness of our programs in promoting brain health. |
With Ed Boyden, Ph.D., at BrainMind, unlocking creativity through movement and live neuroplasticity in action.
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