About this episode

This episode features a guided somatic meditation aimed at helping listeners regulate their nervous system and thaw the freeze response.

This is a guided somatic session. Not a concept. Not a teaching. A practice — for your nervous system. When the freeze response hits, your thinking brain goes offline. Words don't help. Understanding doesn't help. What helps is giving the body a different signal. Today's episode guides you through a somatic practice designed to thaw the freeze response in real time. Drawing on the principles of Somatic Experiencing and polyvagal theory, this session works directly with your body's capacity to shift from shutdown to regulation — without forcing, without effort, without "trying to calm down."It's a practice you can return to whenever pressure overwhelms your ability to think clearly. Each time you do it, the pathway gets stronger. If you want to explore a deeper experience with Somatics, then you can download the free 3 Day Reset to transform your relationship with your nervous system. Download it here. And if you noticed something today — something in the body, something that shifted — I'd love to hear about it. Not the insight. The sensation. You can leave a comment below. No names needed. And remember, you don't have to chase anything. You just have to let your body know it's…

People in this episode

Host: Damian Appleby

Topics covered

• somatic meditation
• nervous system
• freeze response
• self-regulation
• body awareness

Keywords

• somatic practice
• nervous system regulation
• freeze response
• meditation
• body sensation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Somatic Experiencing, polyvagal theory

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