Resources

Guided Practices

Here are several audio recordings guiding you through practices that are specifically designed for nervous system regulation. ( Read about why nervous system regulation is so important here). Paying attention to specific sensations in your body that speak of safety and okayness sends messages to your autonomic nervous system that it its okay to down regulate, into a state of relaxation and safety.

Noticing the Contact with gravity

This is a 10 minute practice guiding you to notice the sensations of the contact of your body with the surface your body is resting on. By noticing those sensations your giving your body and autonomic nervous system messages of safety - you are resting into the contact instead of gearing up to run away or do something.

Connecting to resource through sensations

This practice is about 20 min long and involves connecting to sensations that are pleasant and comfortable and then deepening further into the comfort. This sends messages of okayness and safety to the autonomic nervous system.

Connecting to resource through a positive memory

This practice is about 20 minutes long and guides you through accessing a positive, pleasant memory and then tracking how that affects the sensations in your body. As you stay with those sensations you will be invited to continue to deepen into them, which creates a range of reactions in the body, from regulation of the autonomic nervous system, to hormonal changes ( such as cortisol decreasing) to effects on neurotransmitters, such as an increase in Oxytocin.

Easy breath practice

This is a very simple 10 minute long practice of connecting to your breath and allowing your body to relax into your natural breath, designed to help your body drop into the relaxation response.