When You Feel Hijacked By Your Nervous System

When your nervous system shifts quickly, it can feel as though you have been hijacked. This brief, playful practice uses the metaphors of a ladder, a fast elevator, and a kite catching the wind to make an automatic physiological response easier to recognize. The meditation uses two voices, with one voice offering each phrase and another repeating it. You can simply receive the words, repeat them silently, or say them aloud. Rather than blaming yourself or rushing to change what is happening, you will practice noticing the response and bringing kind voice to the experience.

Transcript

My kind boy sees. My kind boss sees. I've been kidnapped. I've been kidnapped. I'm going down my ladder. Going down my ladder. Good job for listening. Good job for listening to this recording. This recording. It's the start of onboarding. It's the start of onboarding. My wizard brain. Why was it brain? I'm going down a fast elevator. I'm going down a fast elevator. I need to push all the buttons. Need to push all the buttons. Find a way to change directions. Find a way to change the direction. My kind voice wants to let me know. My kind voice wants me to let me know. Depending on what's going on. Depending on what's going on. Physiologically. Physiologically. I may not be able to stop it. I may not be able to stop it. It's kind of like a kite catching the wind. It's kind of like a kite catching the wind. So good job for noticing. So good job for noticing. Kidnapping is happening. Kidnapping is happening. But I don't have to blame myself. But I don't have to blame myself. And I also don't have to go into that blue dot. And I also don't have to go into the blue dot. Drive system. Drive system. And change anything. And change anything. I can just feel my kite. I can just feel my cut catching this kidnapper wind. Catching this kidnapper wind.