Anxiety in the Body: Working with Activation Instead of Arguing with Thoughts
A somatic approach to anxiety works with how anxiety shows up in the body, such as…
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The Longer Exhale: The Simplest Breath Shift for Settling
Longer exhale breathing means letting your out-breath last a little longer than your in-breath, for example…
The Orienting Exercise: Using Your Eyes to Settle Into the Room
An orienting exercise is a simple somatic practice where you let your eyes and head move…
How to Notice Body Sensations: A Starter Guide for People Who Live in Their Heads
To notice bodily sensation, pick one small, neutral area of the body, rest your attention there…
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: The Four Stress Responses, Explained Without the Jargon
Fight, flight, freeze and fawn are four automatic ways the body may respond when it senses…
A 5-Minute Grounding Exercise for When You Feel Overwhelmed
Overwhelm has a physical signature. Attention speeds up, the chest tightens, the shoulders creep upward, and…
5 Simple Central Nervous System Reset Exercises for When Your Nerves Feel Hyper Excited
You know the feeling. Your heart is racing, your thoughts will not slow down, your chest…
Somatic Shaking
A Simple Practice for Releasing Tension and Reconnecting With the Body Somatic shaking is a simple…
Cyclic Sighing: A Simple Somatic Practice for Regulation
Cyclic somatic sighing Cyclic sighing is a simple breath-based somatic exercise that combines two consecutive inhalations…