Somatic Shaking For Anxiety (Standing Practice)

When stress, anxiety, or nervous energy starts building in your body, movement can help restore a sense of calm. In this standing somatic shaking practice, you'll use bouncing, shaking, breath, and gentle rhythmic movements to release tension and discharge excess activation from your nervous system. You'll be guided to connect with your body, move energy through it, and let go of what you're carrying. By the end of the practice, you'll feel more grounded, clear-headed, and at ease in your body.

Transcript

Standing up straight. Feet hip-width apart, Facing forwards. Take this time to assess. Where you have any tension or anxiety. Take a moment to feel. Where it's lying in your body. For me, It is through my throat and upper chest area. Just take note. And now let's begin. Let's start. Bye, Happy bouncing. This is a Qigong style movement. We are bouncing the heels up and down. Into the floor. And letting the arms relax and flick downwards as we do this. Imagine you are flicking that excess energy. Into the floor through your wrists. And also. Through your heels. If it feels good for you, You may exhale through your mouth. And slowly bring your body to rest. Standing on one leg. You may need to hold on to a wall or chair if you are not confident in your balance. Standing on one leg. We're going to flick the ankle. Quite rapidly. Mobilizing the ankle joint. Allowing that energy to discharge through the foot. And then change legs. We're going to do this a few times. Continuing to breathe deeply. And change again. And one more time, Changing. And let's come back to our starting position. This next movement. Bring this hand up, Make it into a fist. And place it across to the opposite shoulder. Now as you do this, That opposite shoulder is going to move forward. And slowly change sides moving the shoulder into the fist. So let's do this slowly a few times. So you get the motion of the fist and shoulder. Moving together. And now we're going to speed up that movement. And fall into a rhythm here. Feel the vibration of the fist. On the ribcage. Feeling that physical contact. Making this as light or as firm. As you desire. And feeling the twisting through the hips. And also through the spine. And last few times. And rest the hands down. And now we're going to just shake the hands. Keeping the feet completely grounded. Bending at the elbows. And flicking the wrist. And here you can explore different directions of flicking. You can flick up towards the ceiling. Or to one side or the other. It's no right or wrong. Let your body guide you. And go as strong or as gentle as you like. And from here, We're gonna transition into a whole body shake. So moving through the legs. Bending and straightening. Letting the entire body move. Letting your body relax as much as it can. And feel how this is circulating. Not just the blood but also the energy throughout your body. Moving as quickly or as slowly as feels good. And we're going to finish. With what I like to call the pillow throw. Imagine you're holding a pillow in your hand. Raise it up. And then you're going to throw the pillow onto the floor. Inhale up, Exhale throw. And for this movement. Imagine. You're throwing out. All the last remnants. Of that anxious energy. Last few. And come back. To your starting position. Take a moment to feel the changes that have occurred in your body. You may feel some Prickling. Through the arms and the feet. A mobilization of energy through the body. A feeling of exhilaration. And check in with the area that was holding the anxiety at the start of this practice. Notice any changes here. Stay here for as long as you need.