Reset: Understanding and Calming the Nervous System
Workshop | Thursday 8 May | 8:00–9:15pm | £20
Stress is not just in the mind it lives in the nervous system. When we understand how the body responds to stress, we can learn simple ways to bring it back into balance.
This gentle and informative workshop explores how the nervous system moves through different states of connection, stress, and shutdown, and how these patterns influence how we feel, think, and respond in everyday life.
Drawing on insights from nervous system science and polyvagal theory, we will explore three common nervous system responses:
Connection – feeling safe, grounded, and able to engage
Mobilisation – stress, urgency, anxiety, or overwhelm
Withdrawal – shutdown, fatigue, or disconnection
During the session you will be guided through a range of simple, accessible practices that help support nervous system regulation, including:
grounding and orienting practices
breath awareness
gentle eye movements
soothing techniques for calming the body
somatic shaking to release tension
midline cross-over movements to support integration between the two sides of the brain
By the end of the workshop you will leave with:
a clearer understanding of how your nervous system responds to stress
practical tools to help regulate and reset when you feel overwhelmed
supportive handouts to continue the practices at home
The workshop is guided by Natasha Calia, whose work is informed by a background in nursing, decades of yoga practice and teaching, and many years of therapeutic and somatic bodywork.
This is a gentle and supportive session, suitable for anyone experiencing stress or overwhelm, or for those curious to better understand their nervous system.
Spaces are limited.