Sometimes the body opens emotionally, too.

I still think about my first client.

It was his first time experiencing anything like this. You could tell he wasn’t fully sure what to expect, but he was open. We started slowly.

At a certain point, something shifted. He got quiet, his breathing changed, and then he started to cry. It was subtle, but it was clear something was coming up for him that he hadn’t really felt before.

So we paused. We hugged, talked for a bit and I checked in with him. There was nothing to fix or push through. Just space for him to feel what was there.

Afterwards, we spent some time winding down and easing out of the session. Later that day, he sent me a message:

“Thank you. I had never let myself feel so vulnerable before. There were a lot of thoughts racing in that moment, but when you told me to breathe, that’s when I felt safe to let go. Thank you for starting this journey with me. I'm excited for where this will take me.”

That stuck with me.

Because moments like that aren’t really about technique or getting somewhere. They’re about what happens when someone feels safe enough to actually be in their body, slow down, and to stop holding everything together for a second.

A lot of people don’t expect that fisting can bring things up like that. But when you’re present with your body in a deeper way, it’s not just physical. There’s a level of vulnerability there that most of us aren’t used to sitting with. And sometimes, that’s where the real healing happens.

This is something I guide clients through in my sessions. If you’re curious to explore this kind of work, you can learn more on my website.

—Danny 👊✨