What is a Word of the Year? I see a word of the year as a quality, a felt sense of something, or a way of being that you’d like to invite more of in the coming year. It can act as a gentle guide — something to orient towards, return to, and weave …
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What is The Window of Tolerance The Window of Tolerance is a model of nervous system regulation developed by Dr. Dan Siegel. It describes the optimal zone of arousal – the state where our physiology is balanced, we feel settled enough to connect with others, we can explore, learn and grow. Inside the window …
What is Somatic Tracking? Somatic tracking is a mindfulness-based practice. It involves gently bringing attention to physical sensations with a sense of safety, curiosity, and without judgement or expectation of a particular outcome. It draws on principles from a mindfulness, somatic experiencing, interoception neuroplasticity research and pain neuroscience education. The term “somatic tracking” was …
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Introduction to This Nervous System Regulation Blog This blog offers a compassionate trauma-informed introduction to nervous system regulation – what it is, why it matters, and how trauma and chronic stress can impact it. We explore protective responses like fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, and share trauma-informed nervous system regulation frameworks such as Polyvagal …
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In this blog I’m going to share a little about the mindful compassion based 5 steps stress awareness and management model I’ve developed. First, let’s take a quick look at a few points around stress. Stress often gets a bad press, which is because it negatively affects our health and wellbeing when it’s certain types …
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Do you use end of year journalling? Some people like to use end of year journalling as part of reflecting on the year as it draws to a close. Journalling can be helpful as part of reflecting on the year and see what’s gone well, what’s not been easy or challenging and what helped …
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