Primitive Reflex integration & somatic coaching

 Reconnect with the calm, confident version of you—right from the face forward.

At The MyShelle Method, we believe the face tells a story—not just through expression, but through deeply embedded reflex patterns from early development. Facial Reflex Integration is a gentle, somatic approach to rewiring the stress responses held in the muscles, nerves, and reflexes of the face, mouth, jaw, and head.

These facial reflexes are part of your body's original wiring for survival: feeding, bonding, expressing emotion, feeling safe. But when left unintegrated, they can quietly keep the nervous system stuck in defense mode—even into adulthood.

 This specialized therapy supports the release and integration of primitive reflexes connected to your face and cranial nerves. Through hands-on touch, rhythmic techniques, and subtle sensory input, we invite your nervous system out of “fight, flight, or freeze” and into safety, softness, and self-awareness.

Facial Reflex Integration may include gentle work around:

• Jaw, lips, and tongue for oral tension and speech support
   
• Cheeks, brow, and scalp to release stored stress or expression blocks
   
• Vagus nerve activation points for calming the whole system
   
• Cranial nerve pathways to support rest, digestion, bonding, and voice activation

• Greater ease with speech, swallowing, or emotional expression
   
• Relief from TMJ tension, teeth grinding, or facial tightness
   
• A shift from overwhelm to emotional presence
   
• Better sleep and deeper rest
   
• A return to self-trust, calm, and connection
   

This isn’t just face work. It’s nervous system re-patterning—from the inside out. Many clients describe it as “melting tension I didn’t know I was holding.”

 Facial Reflex Integration isn’t just about relaxing the muscles of the face. It’s about restoring the way your nervous system relates to the world.

Unintegrated facial reflexes often keep your body in subtle survival patterns. You may find yourself bracing, withdrawing, over-expressing, shutting down, or struggling to articulate your needs. These are all ways the nervous system says, “I don’t feel safe.”

By gently re-patterning facial reflexes and calming overactive cranial nerve responses, this work helps your system return to a baseline of safety, self-regulation, and social engagement.

That’s when deeper healing begins.

The face is home to several key primitive reflexes—like the Rooting Reflex, Suck-Swallow-Breathe Reflexes, and the Babkin Reflex. These reflexes help infants connect, feed, and bond, but if they don’t integrate properly, they can show up later in life as:

• Anxiety and facial tension
   
• Difficulty expressing needs
   
• Mouth sensitivity or oral motor challenges
   
• Chronic headaches or emotional shutdown
   
• Trouble forming healthy boundaries or self-connection
   

When these reflexes are addressed with care, the body starts to trust again—and the nervous system learns it’s safe to soften.

• Your Relationship with Yourself
  → Feel more grounded, more "you," and less reactive to stress.
  → Reclaim your authentic voice—spoken and unspoken.
  → Let go of shame, perfectionism, or the habit of people-pleasing.
   
• Your Relationship with Others
  → Improve connection, intimacy, and communication.
  → Heal from early bonding disruptions or attachment wounds.
  → Experience more ease and emotional availability in relationships.
   
• Your Relationship with the World
  → Feel less overwhelmed in busy, sensory-rich environments.
  → Expand your capacity to show up confidently and be seen.
  → Move from guarded and disconnected… to open and present. 

Facial Reflex Integration can be offered as a standalone session or woven into your personalized MyShelle Method healing plan.

This is more than a technique—it’s a return to yourself.

Let’s soften the armor and remind your system: it’s safe to feel again.

Book a Clarity Call or reach out to learn how facial reflex integration fits into your journey.