Creating Community For Co-Regulation
We cannot experience a truly regulated nervous system if we never experience social engagement with other living beings.
Tag: Anchored
Caring For The Nervous System
By looking at what is currently inside our circle (the activities and environments that nourish our nervous system), we can deepen those practices.
Self-Transcendent Experiences and the Nervous System
Transcendence is when we feel connected as a small part of something bigger and a contributor to the way things are (and could become).
Re-Storying With The Autonomic Nervous System
Re-storying brings awareness and understanding to the cognitive meaning we give to our different states.
Reshaping The Autonomic Nervous System
The nervous system took time to shape, and it's the same for reshaping it. It is a gentle process that unfolds over time.
Sensing Glimmers of Home
At the end of 2023, we explored Anchored by Deb Dana in The Haven Book Club. This post is a reflection on Chapter Seven, Anchoring…
Patterns of Protection and Connection
The world runs on patterns. Reruns, repeats, and rhythms. They give concrete meaning to abstractions.
Neuroception and The Highly Sensitive Nervous System
We know things without knowing how we came to know them, and this knowledge can feed how we feel about the options before us.
Longing For Connection
Our nervous system is searching for cues of safety that allow it to give our body the green light to rest and digest.
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 …