Hi friends.
Today I want to talk about what nervous system regulation really means.
Because there are a lot of misconceptions out there.
Now before we start,
I'd like to separate two concepts from each other.
The concept of being regulated.
And the concept of regulating.
Now,
When it comes to being regulated.
We have a lot of misconceptions around that it involves being calm all the time,
For example.
When really what it means is that we become more alive.
We become more in touch with our emotions,
More able to feel the full range of human emotions.
But at the same time,
We are able to stay grounded and connected to ourselves while experiencing those heightened states.
And we're also able to move with more flexibility and more ease between activation,
Shutdown,
And calm.
And really come back to center after perhaps a stressful situation has passed.
Now,
The other concept of regulating is going to really vary a lot from person to person.
So what is regulating to one person might not be regulating to another person.
And it's also going to vary even from day to day.
Perhaps one day your body needs movement.
And there's a lot of excess energy,
So you need to get outside and kind of move that energy.
And perhaps on other days,
Your body needs stillness or soothing and comfort.
Regulating is really about being able to meet your body where it's at.
Being able to listen to your body and to notice what it means.
And to be able to answer appropriately.
So it's really an exploration with your own nervous system of finding out what works for you.
And what regulation really means to you.
So I hope that this video has begun to perhaps give you a little bit of a better idea of what we're talking about when we're talking about nervous system regulation.
Thank you for being here.
