6 Minute Somatic Reset For Stress

In this brief video, we will explore somatics to reduce stress. Take inventory of how you feel before and after this practice. Somatics should be FELT. By feeling, I mean emotionally and sensationally. My intention is to support a reduction of stress felt in the body and to restore homeostasis. For more, please follow me.

Transcript

Hello, It's Bridget with MyMoveTherapy. Please join me as I guide us through a quick somatic practice to reduce stress. So if you care to stand with me. And we're just going to begin by taking a breath in through the nose, Lifting up the shoulders, And rolling them down. We'll do that a couple more times, Breathing in through your nose. Lift your shoulders and roll them down. One more time, Take a nice breath in. Lift the shoulders. And roll them down, Let the breath go out with a sigh this time. So if you're at home, You can practice this. Sometimes people are self-conscious about making a deep exhale. But really it lets out all that CO2 that's in your body. It's kind of a reset, Letting your nervous system know that something different is going on. To pay attention as we. Bring ourselves down to calm and ease. So let's do that together. We'll take a breath in and let the breath go with an audible exhale out. Breathing in through your nose. And exhale, Let it go. Let it out. All right so let's just begin by taking our hands above us breathing in through our noses let the hands come up breathing in now reach your fingertips skyward reach reach reach stretch your body up And then slowly, Slowly, Slowly, Slowly bring the hands down to frame the body. So it's gonna begin around your crown of your head. Just bring your hands close to your head, Breathing in through your nose. Breathing in, Bring your hands near your ears and eyes, Your throat. Around your shoulders and chest. Near your heart and just bring your hands down. We'll do that one more time. When you do it this time, If you can cut, Feel your own energy, The own heat from your hands. Near your head and the rest of your body. So let's practice that again. So we're going to breathe in and reach the arms up overhead. Glance between the palms. Reach your arms skyward. Breathing in. Looking up. And then slowly, Slowly start descending the hands. Around your crown. Breathing in, Maybe close your eyes for a moment around your eyes. Ears and jaw. Around your throat. Tchau! Even working down. Internal organs, Your gut. And so on and so forth. Just roll your shoulders up and roll them down. Take a breath in. Let the breath go and we'll do a little bit more arm work. Calming mindful movements. The arms are going to sweep up like we did. Reach, Reach, Reach. And then we'll goalpost the arms out and then slowly, Slowly bring the arms behind us. Lift the chest, Lift the chin, Lift your gaze, Breathing in. Lick the heart. And slowly slowly let go of the hands and then just come into like some seated a chair pose for a moment, Breathing in, Reaching the arms as your body tries to sit down deeper. Breathing in. And breathing out, Perfect. Let's stand up. Let's bring the hands to the heart one more time. Breathing in, Feel your heartbeat slow. And study. Tune inward. Listen to your heart. Listen to the beat of your heart. Feel the heaviness of your hand on your heart. Be with yourself. Your. Cognitive self, Your conscious self, Also your physical self. Your emotional self, Even maybe your spiritual self, And just keep everything aligned for a moment. Just align all those parts of you. And just feel yourself aligned right here and now. Now you're just gonna take your hands from your heart. And you're just going to place them around your third eye area, Your mind's eye. Near your prefrontal cortex or your pineal gland, Your pituitary gland. Any part, Just maybe consider your brain for a moment. How much work it does, How much energy it takes each day to keep your body alive. Perfect, Perfect, Perfect. Let's take our hands and reach them up. Glance between the palms. And then slowly, Slowly bring your hands back down. Place one hand on your heart and one hand anywhere else on your body that needs a little more care. So maybe it's your liver or your gut. Or your stomach. Maybe it's your nerve. Or shoulder. Or maybe it's just around your third eye and just give that area a little tenderness, Maybe a little massage. Keeping your thoughts right here on what you're doing in your body. Can you embody just a little bit more? Self ease. Just breathing in and out, Smooth and even breaths.