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Playful Somatic Routine | Nervous System Regulation for Stress & Anxiety Relief

Nervous system regulation is not just a trend—it is the foundation of resilience, health, and emotional balance. In this guided somatic routine from the Prop Your Nervous System series, we explore how everyday objects—in this case, a simple hairbrush—can become powerful tools to calm stress, release tension, and reconnect with your body. This practice is designed to support trauma healing, vagus nerve stimulation, fascia release, and the restoration of safety in your nervous system. When the nervous system is dysregulated, we often feel stuck in survival mode: heart racing, muscles tight, thoughts spinning, emotions flooding. This happens because the autonomic nervous system—the network that manages fight, flight, freeze, and rest states—becomes overloaded. Somatic practices work directly with the body to shift these states. Instead of trying to “think your way out” of stress, you feel your way through using sensory input, movement, and breath. Why the Nervous System Matters The nervous system is the body’s command center. It constantly scans for safety or danger through what neuroscientist Stephen Porges calls neuroception—the unconscious process of evaluating threat. When your system detects danger, even subtle or imagined, it activates stress pathways: cortisol floods the bloodstream, the vagus nerve tightens its signals, and the sympathetic branch of the nervous system speeds up the heart, sharpens vision, and primes the muscles. This is helpful when you need to escape a threat, but exhausting when it becomes chronic. Chronic dysregulation shows up as anxiety, panic, emotional reactivity, exhaustion, insomnia, chronic pain, or a sense of numbness and disconnection. The good news is that through somatic regulation exercises, you can retrain your nervous system toward flexibility and resilience. A regulated system can shift between activation and rest with ease. Fascia and Sensory Mapping Another scientific layer comes from fascia research. Fascia is the web of connective tissue surrounding muscles, bones, and organs. It’s now recognized as one of the most richly innervated sensory tissues in the body. Stimulating fascia through brushing, pressing, or rolling increases proprioception—the brain’s sense of where the body is in space. Improved proprioception reduces anxiety, because it grounds the system in clear bodily signals rather than the confusion of stress hormones. Hands and feet, for example, are packed with sensory receptors. They map disproportionately large areas of the brain’s somatosensory cortex. This means brushing the hands or stimulating the soles of the feet with a hairbrush doesn’t just feel good locally; it lights up massive regions of the brain, reorganizing perception and calming the threat response. - Find more practices on my website: https://www.shebreath.com/store YouTube:    / @shebreath_teresa   Instagram: shebreath_official TikTok: sheBREATH Substack: https://substack.com/@shebreath - As a certified trauma-centered somatic practitioner and breath therapist, I help you regulate your nervous system. My journey included transforming personal challenges into wisdom. I´ve evolved through my own trauma, trials and errors, which now empower me to offer guidance and support to others navigating their own transformations. Nervous System Regulation and Long-Term Healing The beauty of these practices is that they build resilience over time. Each time you use a pillow to regulate, you are literally reshaping the brain. Neuroplasticity means your nervous system is learning new patterns: stress doesn’t have to spiral—it can be released. Calm isn’t fragile—it can be cultivated. By repeating somatic routines regularly, you strengthen your baseline of regulation. This means less reactivity, more presence, better sleep, and a deeper connection to your own body. - Disclaimer: The content provided on this channel is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Teresa Trieb is not responsible for any liabilities, injuries, or damages that may occur from following the information or advice in these videos. By voluntarily participating in these somatic exercises, you agree to do so at your own risk and accept full responsibility for any potential damage. You may consult a healthcare professional before beginning somatic exercises. These exercises are intended as a general guide; always pay attention to your body's signals and discontinue if you feel unwell. If you experience sensations such as tingling, ear ringing, dizziness, light-headedness or similar symptoms, please remain calm, as they are completely normal. #nervoussystemregulation #somaticexercises #stressrelief #emotionalregulation #somatictherapy #polyvagaltheory #nervoussystem #somatichealing #traumainformed #neuroplasticity