Your Body's Stress Signature - Nervous System Mastery Series

Nervous System Mastery Workshop Series 1/3

Your Body's Stress Signature

Introduction

Chronic stress and unprocessed emotions can lead to physical tension, pain and anxiety felt in the body.

As stress is experienced and expressed through the body, a somatic or body-focused approach is more effective in addressing habitual responses to stress than trying to think our way out of it.

A body-centered approach to addressing stress

This foundational workshop supports you in understanding how your unique nervous system perceives and responds to stimuli. You'll learn to recognize your body's "stress signature" — the specific patterns of tension, sensation, and emotions that show you what needs attention and care. By deepening body awareness, you'll learn practical tools to shift between nervous system states and expand the space between sensing and responding.

Educational Framework

We'll explore individual perceptions of stress and how that is unique to everyone. You'll learn how to cultivate "dual awareness" — the capacity to observe your internal experience while having it, and practical tools to help you shift your internal state.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, you will:

• Understand how you perceive and experience stress

• Recognize how stress shows up in your body

• Practice dual awareness as a regulation tool

• Know several body-based techniques for shifting internal states

• Uncover personal ways to integrate these practices into daily life

Workshop Activities

• Guided exploration of your stress perception patterns through reflective exercises

• Body mapping activities to identify where and how stress manifests in your system

• Introduction to dual awareness through gentle, guided practice

• Exploration of various state-shifting techniques (posture, breath, movement, grounding)

Who This Serves

This series is designed for individuals interested in:

• Understanding stress from a body-based perspective

• Developing practical skills for nervous system regulation

• Learning evidence-based approaches to resilience building

• Exploring alternatives to purely cognitive stress management methods

No previous experience with somatic practices is required. The content is suitable for anyone curious about the connection between body awareness and stress resilience.

Series Introduction & Options

Experiential Learning Program in Nervous System Regulation

Our body has a natural ability to regulate stress. However, many of us learned to override our body signals to push through. This results in chronic stress, burnout and losing our sense of self.

This three-part experiential series helps you reconnect with your body and restore its natural ability to regulate.

Rather than offering generic and cognitive-based advice on stress management, you'll learn how to sense, understand, and guide your body's physiological processes of stress and recovery.

This approach is grounded in neuroscience research and draws from the work of pioneering practitioners like Thomas Hanna, Peter Levine, Bessel van der Kolk, and Manuela Mischke-Reeds.

What You'll Learn

This series provides practical education in:

• Understanding your individual stress response patterns

• Developing body awareness as a foundation for regulation

• Learning to create safety within your nervous system

• Building a toolkit of resources that genuinely support your wellbeing

• Understanding and completing natural stress response cycles

Attend all 3 or standalone workshops

Drop-In Workshops: Each workshop provides complete value and can be attended independently. Perfect for addressing specific challenges or exploring somatic practices.

Progressive Series: Attend all three workshops to build a strong foundation in understanding your nervous system. Buy Series Bundle tickets on the dedicated Nervous System Mastery #1-3 event page.

3 fortnights on Saturdays 10am-12.30pm, from 16 Aug - 13 Sept

#1 Your Body's Stress Signature, Sat 16 Aug

#2 Sensing Safety and Connection, Sat 30 Aug

#3 Completing Your Stress Cycle, Sat 13 Sept

What to Expect: Small group environment (max 16) emphasising experiential learning, movement-based practices, science-backed techniques, and take-home resources for daily integration.