It’s always a pleasure to reconnect and share what’s unfolding at The Pointe Malibu.
We believe that healing happens in relationships, with the body, with others, and with the self. That’s why our care model is grounded in nervous system regulation and guided by our Five Points of Care :
Breath, Mindfulness, Movement, Thought Management, and Play.
While each client experience is personalized, these Five Points are foundational to our integrative approach and are brought to life by a team of deeply attuned, somatically informed practitioners.
This month, we’re highlighting three whose presence and practice reflect the heart of this model.
Yehuda: Movement as a Language of Healing
Yehuda offers a dynamic movement experience that invites clients to rediscover the body as a source of strength, safety, and expression. Drawing from martial arts, improvisational movement, and somatic integration, his sessions are not about “exercise”—they’re about relationship to self.
With a direct focus on Movement, Mindfulness, and Play, Yehuda’s work meets the nervous system where it lives: in rhythm, breath, and felt experience. Clients often find that, in moving with freedom, they gain access to emotional clarity and internal safety that words alone can’t unlock.
Betsy Polatin: Reclaiming Breath and Body Awareness
Betsy Polatin is a highly respected author, educator, and internationally known somatic practitioner with over 40 years of experience. Her work draws from Alexander Technique, breathwork, and Somatic Experiencing, supporting clients to gently reinhabit their bodies and release chronic patterns of tension and holding. Betsy is a frequent collaborator with Dr. Peter Levine and Dr. Gabor Maté, integrating her expertise into some of the most recognized frameworks in trauma recovery today. Her sessions at The Pointe emphasize Breath, Awareness, and Thought/Body Fluidity, guiding clients to restore a sense of inner spaciousness and safety. As she often shares:
“Trauma often shows up as breath that doesn’t move. Restoring the breath helps restore the self.”
Michael Allison: Regulation Through Play and Curiosity
Between our potential and our performance, our intentions and our behaviors, lies our physiological state. A faculty member at the Polyvagal Institute and creator of The Play Zone™ and Autonomic Agility™, Michael helps individuals move from performing under pressure to playing within it—not through effort or control, but by aligning with the body’s biological need for safety, trust, connection, and play.
Drawing from the science of the autonomic nervous system, his approach brings awareness to the reflexive, adaptive reactions that shape how we show up—in our relationships, decisions, and patterns of protection or presence. Through this lens, healing becomes less about fixing and more about recognizing and respecting the body’s state shifts—then learning to guide our physiology in ways that align with our intentions, not work against them.
Michael’s reminder is as grounded in science as it is in wisdom:
“Play isn’t the opposite of work. It’s the opposite of threat.”
The Five Points of Care, Embodied
Though each of these practitioners brings a distinct focus, all Five Points of Care are interwoven throughout their work. Together, they offer more than techniques; they offer a lived experience of healing. At The Pointe, this integrative, polyvagal-informed care helps clients do more than understand their trauma.
It helps them recover a deeper connection to themselves and others.
