What is Nervous System Regulation and Resilience ?
Our nervous system is foundational for wellbeing. Many of us live in a chronic state of fight/flight or freeze/shutdown modes of nervous system, or bouncing between both. This is experienced as chronic anxiety, frustration, lots of negative thinking or disconnection, low motivation and lack of positive feelings.
These 2 nervous system modes are built in survival reflexes that serve us when there is actual danger. But they should only activate briefly, to motivate us into action or to avoid danger, and then when danger is passed our system should naturally reset to the 3rd mode commonly know as rest/digest/connect - where we feel calm/energized, relaxed, flexibly responsive and engaged with life. Due to undigested past trauma, inadequate attunement with our earliest caregivers and/or our modern lifestyle - fast paced and demanding constant productivity - our nervous systems become habituated in these survival activations instead of returning to the flexible grounded responsive nervous system mode.
The good news is that it's possible to reset and rewire the nervous system.
To rewire the nervous system and we need to befriend it - become aware of how it works through becoming more present in our body. There are practices we can do to facilitate a flexible nervous system.
When we practice working with our nervous system to increase flexibility and capacity - responding appropriately to life stressors, and returning to a calm present engaged baseline. The benefits grow over time and the key is practicing daily. Expanding your nervous system flexibility and capacity greatly increases the effectiveness of other inner work and healing modalities you engage in.
These 2 nervous system modes are built in survival reflexes that serve us when there is actual danger. But they should only activate briefly, to motivate us into action or to avoid danger, and then when danger is passed our system should naturally reset to the 3rd mode commonly know as rest/digest/connect - where we feel calm/energized, relaxed, flexibly responsive and engaged with life. Due to undigested past trauma, inadequate attunement with our earliest caregivers and/or our modern lifestyle - fast paced and demanding constant productivity - our nervous systems become habituated in these survival activations instead of returning to the flexible grounded responsive nervous system mode.
The good news is that it's possible to reset and rewire the nervous system.
To rewire the nervous system and we need to befriend it - become aware of how it works through becoming more present in our body. There are practices we can do to facilitate a flexible nervous system.
When we practice working with our nervous system to increase flexibility and capacity - responding appropriately to life stressors, and returning to a calm present engaged baseline. The benefits grow over time and the key is practicing daily. Expanding your nervous system flexibility and capacity greatly increases the effectiveness of other inner work and healing modalities you engage in.
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Work with me:
I offer 1:1 guided practices tailored to your needs and lifestyle.
Find out how easy it is to do this every day. Get support for sticking with it until it becomes a natural part of your life. This will be primarily experiential practice-based, simple and gentle.
I will help you:
*Attune to your body and nervous system, to learn what your patterns are.
*Guide you in resourcing your nervous system to expand it's capacity and flexibility.
*Learn how to releasing stress patterns, towards being grounded, present and centered.
*Loosen stuck energy to come out of disconnected states.
When we practice nervous system resourcing daily – when we’re NOT particularly activated - this creates a stable foundation that we can more easily access when we do become physically and emotionally triggered. It’s when we don't have this foundation of resourcing and safety that our nervous system gets stuck in fight/flight/freeze/shutdown mode, leaving us feeling chronically stressed, anxious, overwhelmed or disconnected, unmotivated.
Who this is for:
For those who want to incorporate more embodiment and nervous system resilience into their daily lives. And for those who are doing deep inner transformational work and want to support that work with nervous system flexibility and increased capacity to process and be present with everything that arises. Practitioners and coaches send your clients for extra nervous system support between your sessions with them.
To schedule coaching sessions or a free initial 30 min. consultation contact me here
Free Guided Practices:
Embodiment and Nervous System Resourcing for Resilience- 37 different - 15 minute guided exercises, and practices on my YouTube channel.
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Work with me:
I offer 1:1 guided practices tailored to your needs and lifestyle.
Find out how easy it is to do this every day. Get support for sticking with it until it becomes a natural part of your life. This will be primarily experiential practice-based, simple and gentle.
I will help you:
*Attune to your body and nervous system, to learn what your patterns are.
*Guide you in resourcing your nervous system to expand it's capacity and flexibility.
*Learn how to releasing stress patterns, towards being grounded, present and centered.
*Loosen stuck energy to come out of disconnected states.
When we practice nervous system resourcing daily – when we’re NOT particularly activated - this creates a stable foundation that we can more easily access when we do become physically and emotionally triggered. It’s when we don't have this foundation of resourcing and safety that our nervous system gets stuck in fight/flight/freeze/shutdown mode, leaving us feeling chronically stressed, anxious, overwhelmed or disconnected, unmotivated.
Who this is for:
For those who want to incorporate more embodiment and nervous system resilience into their daily lives. And for those who are doing deep inner transformational work and want to support that work with nervous system flexibility and increased capacity to process and be present with everything that arises. Practitioners and coaches send your clients for extra nervous system support between your sessions with them.
To schedule coaching sessions or a free initial 30 min. consultation contact me here
Free Guided Practices:
Embodiment and Nervous System Resourcing for Resilience- 37 different - 15 minute guided exercises, and practices on my YouTube channel.
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Free 60 minute Introduction on what Nervous System Resilience is, including 3 easy techniques you can start using right away.
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Do you want to deepen your understanding of our Polyvagal nervous system?
Check out my course:
The Nervous System Resilience Course
Building neuro-physiological capacity to support embodied presence,
connection with others, transformation and well-being
UPDATE: as of September 2024, this course is under reconstruction. Watch for relaunch on a new platform coming soon.
Testimonials
“Angela has been a great support for me for some months. My nervous system was so dysregulated when we started working together that I was not able to inquiry. She has taught me how to find the balance between resting, nurturing, taking care of myself, my nervous system and inquiring which was a big challenge for me. Her attunement, gentleness and presence finally helped me start experiencing the felt sense of safety in my body. With this growing capacity I have begun getting more connected to myself and enjoying this journey of self-discovery. “
Kata Schmotzer, Hungary
“Angela is an excellent teacher of nervous system resilience. Her approach is very experiential and she helped me actually do the methods during the class. We practiced several different methods, and her guidance helped me recognize the changes I felt in me body and the effect on my internal experience of wellbeing before and after each exercise. I found myself using a couple of them spontaneously after the class and this was very effective in helping me get out of bed in the morning, which is always an issue with me. I also feel confident in helping my clients find ways to regulate their anxiety. I highly recommend Angela's nervous system regulation program to beginners who want to find tools to regulate their anxiety, fears, depressed mood, as well as to practitioners who are looking for ways to help their clients move though such emotions”.
~ Divya Sharma, Certified Kiloby Inquiries Facilitator, MBBS, PhD - US
"I've read and watched so much on the Polyvagal theory, and always struggle to apply what I'm learning to my life. Your presentation was the clearest by far that I've seen, and helped me to see that the daily Reiki, Qigong and meditation practices I have are the Polyvagal theory in action! There are so many sharing information these days, but few with the clarity that you have brought to this. There is a wave of appreciation coming your way from New Zealand right now. Namaste."
J.H. ~ Reiki Instructor, Qigong and EFT practitioner - Tauranga, New Zealand
Kata Schmotzer, Hungary
“Angela is an excellent teacher of nervous system resilience. Her approach is very experiential and she helped me actually do the methods during the class. We practiced several different methods, and her guidance helped me recognize the changes I felt in me body and the effect on my internal experience of wellbeing before and after each exercise. I found myself using a couple of them spontaneously after the class and this was very effective in helping me get out of bed in the morning, which is always an issue with me. I also feel confident in helping my clients find ways to regulate their anxiety. I highly recommend Angela's nervous system regulation program to beginners who want to find tools to regulate their anxiety, fears, depressed mood, as well as to practitioners who are looking for ways to help their clients move though such emotions”.
~ Divya Sharma, Certified Kiloby Inquiries Facilitator, MBBS, PhD - US
"I've read and watched so much on the Polyvagal theory, and always struggle to apply what I'm learning to my life. Your presentation was the clearest by far that I've seen, and helped me to see that the daily Reiki, Qigong and meditation practices I have are the Polyvagal theory in action! There are so many sharing information these days, but few with the clarity that you have brought to this. There is a wave of appreciation coming your way from New Zealand right now. Namaste."
J.H. ~ Reiki Instructor, Qigong and EFT practitioner - Tauranga, New Zealand