Any writers here? Math nerds? Foodies who cook from scratch?
What’s one thing that all these have in common?
No matter how masterful you might be, at one point you were a newbie and started with the basics.
As most of us know, when we begin to write we start with our ABCs. For math, it’s our 123s. For cooking, it might be learning simple food combinations like mirepoix, a classic starter for a lot of soups and stews.
Today’s video is like the ‘mirepoix’ of starting a nervous system practice!
One more thing before you go…
If these basics are new to you and you’d like to begin a simple, yet powerful nervous system health practice, head over to this drop-in class replay and let me teach you some of the basics (with sprinkles of theory).
PSST Here’s a ‘cheat sheet’ for you…
These are the 5 basics of nervous system health practice (not in any order of importance) that even I and my most senior students still use daily:
- Orienting
- Noticing, but not changing, our breath
- Finding our potent posture
- Finding our biological impulses
- Using positive resources
This latest video gives you a rundown of them all:
Additional resources and references mentioned in this video:
➤ The basics of nervous system health slides
➤ The ABCs & 123s of Nervous System Regulation
➤ DROP-IN CLASSES: Three one-hour Drop-In Classes* on my site (replays from previous classes) focused on THE BASICS. Each class is $19.
➤ Another great option is this DROP-IN 3-CLASS BUNDLE ($57) covering THE BASICS.
➤ 21-DAY NERVOUS SYSTEM TUNE-UP: A self-paced online curriculum that blends educational content with practical exercises—all designed to spark up your nervous system’s self-healing powers.
THE BASICS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH (additional resources):
- ORIENTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT
➤ What do you do when you have unresolved trauma? Two types of orienting.
➤ Orienting: its simplicity and complexity explained.
- NOTICING (BUT NOT CHANGING) BREATH
➤ How to be smart with our breath
➤ How to properly use breath when healing trauma and the nervous system
➤ Polyvagal science, getting calm, & breathwork
- FOLLOWING BIOLOGICAL IMPULSE
➤ Learn how to listen to your cells & follow your impulse
➤ The power of building capacity and following biological impulses
- USING POSITIVE RESOURCES
➤ Know what your resources are?
➤ How to build somatic and nervous system capacity
➤ Learn to release your trauma safely (using free resources alone). Marina’s story
- EXPLORING POTENT POSTURE
➤ The number one thing you need to know about finding good posture
➤ Original livestream video on Instagram (recorded February 3, 2025)
