When stress lives in your body, resilient relief starts from within.
When your body holds onto stress or pain, relief strategies like exercise, therapy, or medicine only go so far because they often treat your body & mind as separate parts, and your symptoms as problems to get rid of.
For many people, that leads them to do all the “right” things, yet still feeling stuck. Not because something is wrong with them, but because their body & mind aren’t being taught to cooperate and embrace challenges.
For resilient relief, Functional Energy Movement™ (FEM) cultivates your natural inner healing process through a meditation practice that trains your body & mind to work together, so moments of stress and pain become opportunities for growth rather than problems to fix.
Instead of just chasing quick fixes, FEM teaches you how to build the adaptability that supports lasting peace.
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The Inner Healing Process
The Inner Healing Process is a natural sequence your body moves through as it reorganizes after significant stress or injury. When this process becomes blocked by overwhelm or exhaustion, pain, tension, restlessness, and fatigue can build.
Functional Energy Movement™ (FEM) supports the flow of this process by developing the skills to steady your nervous system, reorganize your mind-body relationship, and meet stress or injury with creative adaptability.
FEM is…
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Practice a lot of “self-care” but still feel stuck
Feel stress or emotional pain in their bodies, but don’t always have words for it
Are tired of feeling or being told their struggle is “in their head”
Sense there’s a deeper internal journey calling them
Want to grow emotionally and relationally, and not just manage symptoms
Refuse to believe they are broken or that something is wrong with them
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You’re looking for quick fixes rather than practices that build lasting change.
You can’t invest time and energy into yourself.
You only want symptom relief and not holistic growth.
You’re not open to exploring the ways you’re keeping yourself stuck.
You’re not open to processing the institutional, ancestral, or environmental dimensions of your stress or trauma
Our 12-week Program
Our 12-week program is an opportunity to learn a different way of living with your body & mind.
You’ll be guided through self-led daily practices, and supported by community calls and 1-on-1 sessions.
When you practice FEM consistently for 12 weeks, you’ll train your body & mind to experience:
less pain, tension, and conflict
more peace, ease, and stability under stress
greater resilience to triggers and pressure
more supportive relationships and boundaries
a lifelong inner practice to return to anytime
a deeper connection with your mind, body, and environment
Need support?
Feeling stuck in stress or persistent pain? Schedule a call with Nicky, FEM’s teacher, to explore if our 12-week program could support your journey.
About Me
Nicky Macaluso
somatic therapist, LMT
I’m Nicky, the creator of Functional Energy Movement™.
Since 2010, I’ve studied and practiced numerous forms of energy work, somatics, medical massage, mindfulness meditation, neuroplastic pain rehab, trauma-informed movement, sports medicine, and holistic healing modalities. I’ve worked in clinics and gyms, supporting people ages 30 to 70 heal from chronic pain and psycho-somatic distress.
It wasn’t until my oldest brother died in 2017, though, that I discovered true healing doesn’t happen from fixing something wrong, but reorganizing what’s happening inside of us for harmony to exist from within.
What matters most to me is this:
I’ll never let you believe your struggle is “in your head” or that something’s wrong with you
I’ll never tell you what’s right or how to be “normal”
I’ll always listen deeply, ask challenging questions, and give you tools to help you discover how your system wants to grow
Working with me feels like having a compassionate guide as you explore with a more sustainable, harmonious relationship with yourself, your life, and your environment.