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For Vagus sake, breathe!
With the help of our regulating Ventral Vagal system that runs from the brainstem to heart, our heartrate is regulated. When it is...

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Aug 21, 20234 min read


Hopeless enough to shut down
If your Sympathetic Nervous System is your external army, the one that fights, defends, competes and destroys to survive, the Dorsal...

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May 2, 20233 min read


From Freeze to Fabulous
By Tanya Outridge "My 18-year-old daughter is a singer, and recently had a Restore session with Tani after experiencing quite severe...

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Apr 7, 20232 min read


Why Vagal Tone matters for emotional wellbeing
Each emotion is a cue, shaped by past experience and our body’s survival wiring. Why Do We Feel Emotions? Emotions aren’t random -...

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Oct 3, 20253 min read


Balance is Wellness
My favourite memory is of listening to her reading me a cartoon called “Liewe Heksie” (Sweet Little Witch). This little witch was...

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Sep 28, 20252 min read


From Pedestals and Pits to Balance: Why Comparison Steals Our Joy
Have you ever noticed how quickly your mood can shift when you compare yourself to someone else? One moment you feel good about yourself, the next you’re spiralling – either putting someone on a pedestal or silently throwing them into a pit. The truth is: comparison is the killer of joy. When we compare, we create a polarity in our minds. We’re either better or worse, higher or lower, more than or less than. That tug-of-war isn’t just emotional – it fires up the primal brain,

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Aug 28, 20253 min read


The Tiny Space That Changes Everything: How to Stay in Control When Emotions Take Over
Ever had one of those days where it feels like your emotions are running the whole show – and you’re just along for the ride? Maybe you...

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Aug 15, 20253 min read


Experience Connection: Polyvagal Therapy for Relationships
Polyvagal Therapy offers a fresh and integrative framework for understanding and addressing attachment difficulties. Grounded in the...

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May 30, 20254 min read


Cortisol, Anxiety and Vitamin C
If you find yourself awake at 3am, possibly with a racing heart, with monkey chatter and struggling to feel calm, your adrenals might be...

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Mar 6, 20253 min read


Don't wait 'til chaos or collapse. Regulate for resilience when you feel great
Ideally, Nervous System Regulation shouldn't be a desperate action we take for temporary stress relief. When we understand how our...

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Apr 19, 20245 min read


The Yellow Umbrella
When we regulate for our bodies that suffer shock through loss, we can get to the Wisdom of our Hearts much faster. When our beloved...

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Dec 4, 20234 min read


Regulate to Thrive: The end of Tit for Tat in Relationships
If you are in a marriage or relationship and you have given up on yourself by not living your individual life by your highest, most...

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Nov 22, 20234 min read


What's barricading your Heart?
We may not be able to see our energetic signature, but we all speak an energy language. That energy language is made up from the...

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Nov 1, 20232 min read


The disease to please
If we grew up in a home where there was chaos, unpredictability, or we became a ”parent to our parent”, our bodies learnt we were not...

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Jul 8, 20233 min read


Why Play and Stillness can trigger stress
Have you ever wondered why some people can meditate, enjoy yoga, love a massage or other body therapies but when you attempt those things...

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Jun 21, 20234 min read


Align with Heart Energy
One of the quickest ways to become demotivated, drained and exhausted is to split your energy. When we split our energy we aren’t focused...

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Jun 14, 20234 min read


Your body is a battery- charge it
Human bodies are like batteries and have North (positive magnetic) and South (negative magnetic) orientation. Keeping our North-South...

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Jun 6, 20233 min read


The 5-minute reset
Setting aside 5 minutes in the morning and five minutes in the evening to do these regulations every day, will have a very positive...

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May 30, 20234 min read


The structure of dysregulation
Structure has integrity. Change your dysfunctional structure(s) and you’ll change your experience of life. Co-regulation is not only what...

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May 20, 20232 min read


When talking doesn't work
Being able to hold space for a child (or anyone else) is a vital tool and usually, talking makes up most of that time. However, there’s...

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May 16, 20232 min read
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