Rewire Your Brain with Science-based movement
Unlock your potential: body, mind, and holistic well-being
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Body Mind Programs
92% of participants developed lasting self-care habits and reduced tension — with just 5 sessions, 20 minutes each. Ready to feel more comfortable and less anxious? Join our course.
Personal Sessions
Reduce stress, boost energy and creativity and sharpen focus with personalized Body Mind practice (via Zoom on in-person in Bay Area). designed to seamlessly fit into your lifestyle and support your overall well-being.
Workshops
Body Mind workshops can be featured at summits, conferences, festivals, concerts, retreats, or private events. Add a unique, transformative experience to your gathering!
Corporate Wellness
Workshop or ongoing wellness sessions for companies, aimed at boosting employee holistic well-being, focus, creativity, and teamwork, and fostering a healthier and more productive work environment.
Professional Training
Become a certified instructor: a program for professionals who want to integrate Body Mind Method into their work and lead the way in wellness innovation.
Body Mind Blueprint
Customized Body Mind courses tailored for your company, designed to achieve results more effectively by integrating neuroplasticity principles and a holistic approach to wellness.
Overall well-being for everyone
Whether you choose an online program, in-person session, or group setting, every Body Mind solution is grounded in our 6 principles:
- Scientific Foundation
Every exercise is rooted in the research on neuroplasticity - Holistic Approach
Boost simultaneously your physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being - Personalization
Each program is customized to meet your goals - Playful Learning
for quick and lasting behavioral changes - Continuous Improvement
to support your growth and adaptability - Community Building
Connection among like-minded people
Science-based outcomes
We conducted a pilot study with 42 participants who completed the Body Mind course (one month, 8 one-hour sessions), achieving improvements in their cognitive function, emotional regulation, and physical abilities
- 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
- 74%Better balance and coordination
- 76%Improved reactions and agility
Movements That Shape Your Body and Your Mind
From birth, our journey toward self-awareness, focus, and growth begins with basic motor reflexes, as each movement connects billions of neurons, laying the foundation for future skills and cognitive development. This is why babies are always in motion — movement is their natural way of exploring and mastering the world.
Movement is essential to neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to adapt, reorganize, and evolve. This adaptability enables us to overcome challenges, recover from setbacks, and grow through new experiences.
The Body Mind Method takes movement beyond traditional exercises by blending playful, mindful, and flowing motion into one holistic practice. Playful activities stimulate creativity and help you reach a flow state, where focus and performance peak. Mindful movement cultivates greater self-awareness and intentionality in everyday life, allowing you to manage stress, avoid unhealthy habits, and make more conscious choices.
This balance of movement retrains your brain, builds clarity and confidence, and equips you to navigate life’s challenges with ease. Discover a happier, more balanced life with the Body Mind Method — a pathway to true well-being.
Movement is essential to neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to adapt, reorganize, and evolve. This adaptability enables us to overcome challenges, recover from setbacks, and grow through new experiences.
The Body Mind Method takes movement beyond traditional exercises by blending playful, mindful, and flowing motion into one holistic practice. Playful activities stimulate creativity and help you reach a flow state, where focus and performance peak. Mindful movement cultivates greater self-awareness and intentionality in everyday life, allowing you to manage stress, avoid unhealthy habits, and make more conscious choices.
This balance of movement retrains your brain, builds clarity and confidence, and equips you to navigate life’s challenges with ease. Discover a happier, more balanced life with the Body Mind Method — a pathway to true well-being.
Thrive in every area of your life
Physical and mental changes
The Body Mind Method safely retrains your brain, enhancing your physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities. Transform your sense of self and body, empowering yourself to excel in all aspects of life and experience lasting positive change
Emotional Intelligence
Enhance your ability to navigate relationships and handle any situation with confidence and ease, empowering you to thrive
Growth Mindset
Cultivate a confident and fulfilling life with a mindset that fosters optimism and resilience, helping you approach every challenge as an opportunity for growth
Stay Present and Focused Under Pressure
Maintain clarity and attentiveness, even in high-stress, multitasking, and distracting environments, allowing you to perform at your best when it matters most
Boost Creativity
Achieve high performance by enhancing your cognitive abilities, developing out-of-the-box thinking, generating new ideas, and improving problem-solving skills
New Approach to Wellness
Embrace a holistic wellness journey that leads to lasting balance, vitality, and fulfillment in all areas of life
- "Body Mind 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 control and confidence."Mark ClenowSr. Scientist
- "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
Our team
| Founder Dr. Yana Nakhimova Yana Nakhimova, PhD in Social and Behavioral Health Science, is an expert in how social and psychological factors shape healthy behaviors. She designs innovative programs that empower individuals to make lasting, positive changes in mindset, behavior, and overall well-being. Yana’s journey began at 20, when she developed her first program for the Russian Federal Service, focused on reducing youth drug use. Her PhD research identified behavioral patterns among specific drug groups, revealing cognitive distortions that sparked new strategies for public health initiatives. This groundbreaking work earned her over 10 national awards and opportunities as a visiting researcher in Europe and the U.S. Her passion extends beyond academia to the field of movement. Over years of observing fitness enthusiasts, yogis, dancers, and athletes, Yana recognized a crucial gap: existing practices often led to injuries and rarely addressed physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being in an integrated way. In 2016, after her father suffered a second stroke, Yana turned to neuroscience to support his recovery. This profound experience inspired her to combine insights from neuroscience with movement practices, focusing on the body-mind connection to foster growth and resilience. Can we create a program that nurtures both brain and body? Can movement truly inspire holistic well-being? Guided by these questions, Yana pioneered the Body Mind Method — a unique synthesis of neuroplasticity, cognitive and emotional development, and physical exercises in one system. Her method bridges the gap between science and different wellness practices, highlighting the transformative power of movement. In November 2023, Dr. Nakhimova received a Green Card as a scientist of extraordinary ability. Now based in San Francisco, she is committed to expanding the Body Mind Method, training professionals, and empowering individuals and organizations to redefine the role of movement in achieving their full potential. |
Science Advisor
Edward Boyden, Ph.D.
Edward Boyden, Ph.D.
Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology at MIT, professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Media Arts and Sciences, and Biological Engineering at MIT
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.
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.
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