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Freeze Response

Freeze Response

Freeze Response explores the body's natural reaction to extreme stress, where one may feel immobilized or 'frozen.' Learn techniques to manage and counteract this self-protective state, promoting relaxation and resilience.

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Popular tracks

Browse free tracks on freeze response from our library.

4.7guided•15 min

Explore Your Neural Architecture - Dorsal Vagal System

Bhanu Joy Harrison

4.8guided•19 min

Somatic Meditation For Freeze [Minimal Music]

Mel Cassidy

4.8talks•13 min

Jealousy & Trauma in Polyamory [Talk]

Orit Krug

4.8guided•5 min

Bilateral Stimulation For Feeling Paralyzed And Numb

Hannah Westphal

4.6guided•3 min•

A Somatic Series: Reawaken From Shutdown Or Freeze Response

Rachel Fearnley

4.8talks•66 min

Coronavirus: Taking Care Of The Nervous System During Times Of Stress

Josh Korda

4.9guided•26 min

Coming Out Of The Freeze State

Elaira Tickute

4.8guided•11 min

Somatic Meditation For Overwhelm & Freeze Response

James Wilson

4.5guided•26 min

Allowing Rest In This Moment

Jenn Kozak

4.9talks•68 min

Processing The Pandemic: How We Carry or Discharge Our Emotional Wounds & Stress

Josh Korda

4.8guided•20 min•

From Frozen to Fluid ~ An Embodied Movement Practice

Aspen Marino

5talks•21 min

Working With Anger And A Fight Response Part One

Lynn Fraser

4.7guided•20 min

Somatic Meditation For Freeze [With Live Tamboura]

Mel Cassidy

4.6talks•8 min

Overcoming Victimhood = More Emotional Intelligence

Tyler Summers

4.9talks•4 min•

Understanding The Freeze State: Why You Feel Stuck

Dr. Kim Lye

4.9talks•11 min

Have You Ever Froze?

Sarah

5talks•17 min•

24 Cont. Jane Eyre Read And Abridged By Stephanie Poppins

Stephanie Poppins - The Female Stoic

4.9talks•55 min

S2E10 Unmasking Trauma: ACEs & Disease with Dr Aimie Apigian

Kylie Patchett

On-demand courses

Discover premium courses by leading experts to learn about freeze response.

COURSE

4.8

9 days

Flight Fight Freeze Fawn Survival Responses

by Lynn Fraser

Support to recognize when we are in a survival response, and know how to come back into emotional regulation.

COURSE

4.9

4 days

Why Sound Frequencies Can Regulate Your Nervous System And How It Works

by Modality_Waves

Discover how sound frequencies can regulate and restore your nervous system, using science-backed techniques to calm and rebalance your body’s natural rhythms.

COURSE

5

14 days

Mastering Nervous System Regulation

by Ashley Dupuy

Your ultimate guide to feeling more grounded, resilient, and in control of your life.

COURSE

4.9

9 days

Increase Your Stress Tolerance & Process Stuck Emotions - With Somatics

by Miriam Amavi

Feel calmer and more capable by understanding your stress response and working with your nervous system—not against it.

COURSE

4.7

7 days

A Guide To Inner Calm: Understanding The Nervous System

by Dr. Kim Lye

Learn how your body’s stress responses shape your emotions, behavior, and health and learn how to gently return to a state of calm, safety, and regulation.

COURSE

4.8

9 days

Thawing The Freeze: Gently Moving Out Of Nervous System Shutdown

by Dr. Kim Lye

A somatic journey to understand freeze mode and safely reconnect with your body, energy, and emotional flow.

COURSE

4.9

11 days

Lead Yourself Through Uncertainty: Practical Tools For Self-Leadership

by Jana Belugí

Tools and spiritual insight to regulate your nervous system, shift beliefs, and act with confidence through change.

COURSE

4.9

14 days

Exiting Survival Mode, Feeling Safe The Foundation For Any Kind Of Healing

by MysticAly

We will understand the importance of feeling safe in the body, and how this will impact our capacity to deal with stress.

COURSE

5

7 days

Held: A Somatic Journey Back To Yourself

by Niamh O'Shea

Reconnect with your body through awareness, presence, and nervous system care.

COURSE

4.8

5 days

How To Stay Grounded In An Unsteady World

by Tonya Rothe

Set out on a mindful journey of simple rituals to ground your heart and mind to steady your spirit in a shaky world.

Newest tracks

Browse the latest freeze response tracks from our library.

5guided•13 min

From Numb To Grounded: A Gentle Nervous System Reset

Norma Serena Hogan

5guided•17 min

Nervous System Regulation No. 17 Breathing Practices

Frankie P

5talks•28 min•

Understanding The Fawn Response: Insight Timer Live Session

Bhanu Joy Harrison

5talks•9 min

Five Hindrances 5: Doubt – The Voice That Says “Not You”

Monk Mode Society

5talks•10 min

Five Hindrances 3: Sloth & Torpor –System Shutdown

Monk Mode Society

4.9talks•4 min•

Understanding The Freeze State: Why You Feel Stuck

Dr. Kim Lye

5talks•10 min

Are You Lazy? Or Are You Stuck In Freeze?

Klea Miza (Growing Through Love)

4.8guided•11 min

Somatic Meditation For Overwhelm & Freeze Response

James Wilson

4.9guided•28 min

Freeze Response: Somatic Healing & Nervous System Regulation

Abi Beri

4.9talks•24 min•

Anger And Calming Our Fight Response Part 3

Lynn Fraser

5talks•21 min

Working With Anger And A Fight Response Part One

Lynn Fraser

4.8guided•5 min

Bilateral Stimulation For Feeling Paralyzed And Numb

Hannah Westphal

4.9guided•26 min

Coming Out Of The Freeze State

Elaira Tickute

4.6talks•8 min

Overcoming Victimhood = More Emotional Intelligence

Tyler Summers

4.9talks•11 min

Have You Ever Froze?

Sarah

4.8guided•18 min•

Emotion Regulation: Heel Drop

Anisha Maheshwari

4.3talks•24 min

Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: Working With The Nervous System

Emma Sartwell

5talks•17 min•

24 Cont. Jane Eyre Read And Abridged By Stephanie Poppins

Stephanie Poppins - The Female Stoic

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Teachers

Popular teachers exploring the topic of freeze response.

Bhanu Joy Harrison

Josh Korda

Mel Cassidy

Jenn Kozak

Orit Krug

Elaira Tickute

Hannah Westphal

Rachel Fearnley

Stephanie Poppins - The Female Stoic

James Wilson

Lynn Fraser

Aspen Marino

Abi Beri

Tyler Summers

Kylie Patchett

Sarah

Dr. Kim Lye

Glenn Ambrose

Monk Mode Society

Emma Sartwell

Klea Miza (Growing Through Love)

Anisha Maheshwari

Norma Serena Hogan

Frankie P

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Freeze Response

Freeze Response

Freeze Response explores the body's natural reaction to extreme stress, where one may feel immobilized or 'frozen.' Learn techniques to manage and counteract this self-protective state, promoting relaxation and resilience.

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