The work of art above, is by Sophie Wilkins.
It's the best visual of what we are working toward creating, which is an ally-ship with your primal being
Niema Lightseed's "Lexicon" is a portal to YOU, your Nervous System - when I heard this I thought "This is how I want us all to feel about us". Read more about her and listen to her work on Bandcamp.
The following is excepted from the creator of Nervous system RESET, Jessica Schaffer - NSR website
Jessica Schaffer- Nervous System 101
"Resilience is the ability to rise and fall with the currents of life in such a way that we remain flexible and adaptive in our responses. Good regulation means that our nervous systems can also rise and fall in response to environmental cues. Our regulatory capacity and resilience are inextricably linked. If we want to experience true resilience, we need to start with the body level up. And that means learning how to speak the language of the nervous system so that we can begin to partner directly with it to modulate through our stress responses in a more internally-resourced way.
Nervous System RESET teaches people how to recognize their stress responses by attuning to the physical signs, indicators and sensations that signal rising activation levels and/or settling in the nervous system. With this body (somatic) awareness, individuals can begin to track their internal sense of safety and to apply evidence-informed tools and practices which support the nervous system down-regulating its baseline over time."
Nervous System RESET teaches people how to recognize their stress responses by attuning to the physical signs, indicators and sensations that signal rising activation levels and/or settling in the nervous system. With this body (somatic) awareness, individuals can begin to track their internal sense of safety and to apply evidence-informed tools and practices which support the nervous system down-regulating its baseline over time."
Nervous System RESET
framework developed by Jessica Schaffer.
Regulate
Educate
Self-Awareness/Somatic Awareness
Empower
Transformation
The RESET approach aims to:
· Regulate the nervous system, thereby supporting better overall health
· Educate people about stress physiology and how it works
· Promote Self-awareness by teaching Somatic-awareness (body awareness) and cultivating a felt experience of internal Safety in the body
· Empower people by connecting them with skills and tools that make a difference
· Support personal Transformation as you settle into a new experience of capacity in the body
framework developed by Jessica Schaffer.
Regulate
Educate
Self-Awareness/Somatic Awareness
Empower
Transformation
The RESET approach aims to:
· Regulate the nervous system, thereby supporting better overall health
· Educate people about stress physiology and how it works
· Promote Self-awareness by teaching Somatic-awareness (body awareness) and cultivating a felt experience of internal Safety in the body
· Empower people by connecting them with skills and tools that make a difference
· Support personal Transformation as you settle into a new experience of capacity in the body
The RESET program does this by teaching the following:
· How to cultivate greater resiliency and adaptability in response to life stressors
· How to use simple somatic practices to support the nervous system and gradually down-regulate arousal levels over time
· How to grow increased body awareness and the ability to define a sense of safety or settling in the body
· How to stay inside of a comfortable window of tolerance in your exploration so that you stay connected to an inner sense of safety
· How to notice and track body sensations with curiosity and openness
· How to follow sensory cues to read whether the nervous system is activating or settling
Sex and your Nervous System
Why/how does working with your Nervous System have an affect on your sex life?
“The human body can’t produce stress hormones and sex hormones at the same time; the body prioritizes which hormones to produce based on the messages from our nervous system, and they are reciprocally connected. If we produce more sex hormones, we’ll produce fewer stress hormones. If you’re stuck in the stress modes of your system – fight, flight or freeze physiology due to incomplete expression of something that happened in your past-you will produce less of the feel-good hormones.”
Kimberly Ann Johnson from Call of the Wild
Conversation with a client who did NSR with me recently
Nervous System RESET should not be used as a substitute for trauma recovery procedures of a medical or psychological nature. Individuals who have physical or psychological/psychiatric conditions that require strict regulation, individuals with fragile psychological defenses, a complex history of trauma or restricting physical or medical limitations should consult their medical practitioner. Nervous System RESET has not been evaluated by the US Food & Drug Administration or the American Medical Association. This technique is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Medical advice must only be obtained from a physician or qualified health practitioner. Results may vary between individuals. There are no guarantees, expressed, or implied.