Release The Freeze - A Gentle Nervous System Regulation

If you find yourself in a state of feeling frozen or paralyzed,

Just life just feels really really hard and it feels hard to take action and do things,

Then this is a practice for you.

You're very likely at the moment in a state that's called dorsal collapse.

It's a part of the vagus nerve,

The dorsal vagus nerve,

That's activated during that time.

And it's a way of your body to harnessing and protecting your energy because the world is overwhelming.

It is a state of the nervous system that we all have intrinsically and genetically within us.

You're not broken.

It's not your fault.

It is what bodies and nervous systems do.

But in our fast-paced modern world where we can find distraction at every corner at any second of the day,

It is really hard for the body to naturally regulate back sometimes.

So here's just a simple practice for you to support your body in regulating back to states of feeling more connected and more grounded.

And you are able to regulate back because it's what our bodies do as well.

They regulate throughout the day multiple times.

So I invite you to stand up or sit down somewhere but have your upper body free to move.

Start by gently swaying from one side to the other or front and back.

Just like a tree in the wind.

Imagine you are seeing this really beautiful big tree and there's a big storm blowing through and it's just swaying in the wind.

Those small movements,

They are waking up your system.

They're important.

Activation is important when you feel frozen.

Allow yourself to feel into the rhythm of the swaying.

Let the rhythm carry you back into the presence.

Once you start to feel a bit more present and you slowly feel your system awakening,

I invite you to place one hand over your heart.

Try and place it at a point where you can really feel a heartbeat.

And then start tapping in the rhythm of your heart with your fingers on your chest.

Continue to sway and tap in the rhythm.

We are activating a lot of different areas in the brain right now.

We are activating the right and the left hemisphere,

Enhancing positive feedback loops and slowly decreasing those negative feedback loops.

Just feel the rhythm.

Try and be as much in sync with your heart as you can.

Let the rhythm and the swaying remind you that you're here.

Quietly whisper or maybe boldly speak out loud,

I am here.

I care for you.

And we are getting through this.

Let your heart and your body know that you're taking care of them.

Your body just needs to know that you hear it and everything else will fall into place.

You got this.

I'm proud of you.