Learning To Listen To The Autonomic Nervous System
Connection is made possible through our openness and ability to listen. We might recognise whether or not we are engaged in listening by noticing our …
Does This Kill Your Creative Momentum?
What is your biggest momentum killer when it comes to making a change, launching a project, or embarking on a meaningful pursuit? If you’re anything…
Describing Autonomic Landscapes In Our Own Words
At the end of 2023, we explored Anchored by Deb Dana in The Haven Book Club. This post is a reflection on Chapter Two, Traveling…
Just Because It Works, It Doesn’t Mean It Works FOR YOU
Just because something works, it doesn’t necessarily mean it works for everyone. We live in a world full of advice, solutions, and fixes. But sometimes,…
Do You Ever Feel Guilty For Taking Up Space?
A recent Photoyoga exercise sparked a fascinating Haven discussion about taking up space in the world and how uncomfortable some of us find it at…
Befriending Your Highly Sensitive Nervous System
The fast-paced demands of modern life are often out of step with our internal and natural social rhythms.
Book Club | Anchored (Deb Dana)
“When the inner workings of our biology are a mystery, we feel as if we’re at the mercy of unknown, unexplainable, and unpredictable experiences. Once…
A Creative Processing Practice Can Prevent Overstimulated Shutdown
Do you have a creative processing practice? I often think about the image of water flowing through pipes as a way to consider the role…
Is This a Time To Push or Pause?
There is a time to pause and a time to act. We explored this distinction in last month’s Kota. In this episode of The Gentle…
Suffering Under The Weight of Expectation
Do you ever feel the weight of people’s (including your own) expectations? This is often a burden highly sensitive people end up lugging around with…