Underpinning all of these somatic practices is the art of resourcing or intentionally connecting with experiences of safety, support, and nourishment.

Remember, your window of tolerance is not fixed or static but can shift and grow over time with intentional practice and support.

By consciously cultivating sensations of groundedness, stability, and connection, whether through affirmations, relational attunement, or evocative imagery, we remind our nervous system that it is possible to experience challenges and still recover a sense of equilibrium and ease.

the soma is understood as the embodied self, the interwoven tapestry of our physical, emotional, and cognitive experience.

hypoarousal occurs when our parasympathetic nervous system becomes dominant, leading to symptoms like fatigue, numbness, and disconnection from our body and emotions.

From a somatic perspective, anxiety and depression can be understood as states of persistent body armoring or bracing, in which the musculature becomes habitually tight and contracted, leading to feelings of heaviness, fatigue, and emotional depletion.

Mindfulness is the practice of bringing our attention to the present moment with openness, curiosity, and non-judgment.

Within the peripheral nervous system, there are two further subdivisions: the somatic nervous system, which controls voluntary movements and receives sensory input from the skin, muscles, and joints, and the autonomic nervous system, which regulates involuntary functions such as heart rate, breathing, digestion, and sexual arousal.

trauma and chronic stress can lead to changes in the structure and function of our brain, particularly in areas involved in emotional regulation, memory, and threat perception.