Conscious Calmness - Balancing Your Nervous System to Improve Your Life (6 week online course Commencing Tuesday 9th July 2024)

6 WEEKS OF CONSCIOUS CALMNESS

Winter is a time when we go within. Nourishing & nurturing ourselves in preparation for the coming season of Spring.

It is also a time when we do not always feel like leaving the house when it is cold, preferring to stay in our PJ's snuggled up on the lounge at night. This course has been designed to enable you to do just that while continuing your journey of self-enquiry and reflection as you grow during this time.

Did you know you could be living in flight, fright or freeze mode, without even knowing?

Do you have any idea of the impact that this has on all your bodily functions, including your stress response?

This 6-week course will provide a space to come together on a Tuesday evening from 7-8pm via Zoom, commencing on 9th July & ending on 13th August, to learn about the role your nervous system plays in your life and how it may be being activated, resulting in reactiveness, disharmony, communication breakdowns, health issues and life imbalances.

Many of us have had dysregulated nervous systems since childhood. Having caregivers who did not have the capacity or availability to their own emotional resources to be safe, secure spaces for us to learn how to develop and connect to our own emotional awareness & responses (usually because this was not provided to them as children) created a lot of this, along with any other trauma we have experienced through our own lives.

This is not about blaming our caregivers in any way, shape or form. It is however, about taking responsibility for how we can change the patterns of our conditioning that no longer serve us and step into our adult selves when moving through life and connecting with others. Being able to respond to situations and challenges that we come across daily in a way that leaves us feeling balanced, calm, and empowered, instead of reacting in ways that leave us feeling angry, resentful, sad, hurt and disempowered is a skill that can turn your life around.

In order to do this, we need to look at the role our nervous system is playing in our lives.

We will look at the role the Vagus Nerve (the longest of our twelve cranial nerves) that runs from our brain stem, down through our bodies, connecting into all of our vital organs, has in our lives and the impact it has on our bodies. This nerve is responsible for the regulation of our internal organ function, such as digestion, heart rate, breathing rate and our immune system (+ more). When we think about the role it plays in calming our body after we have been in stressful situations, we can start to understand just how important it is to be able to keep it toned and balanced.

Once our bodies are displaying physical symptoms, this is usually a sign that there is a lot more going on beneath the surface and often for an extended period of time. According to the Brain Association some of the physical symptoms the vagus nerve disorders can be (but are not limited to):

* Sleep disruptions

* Heart palpitations & irregular heartbeat

* Changes in blood pressure

* Dizziness or fainting

* Nausea or vomiting

* Gastric acid reflux

* Depression

* Anxiety

* Abdominal Pain

* Irritable Bowel Syndrome

* Swallowing difficulties

Now we don't want to get to a stage in our lives when we are experiencing any of these symptoms. That is why is it so important to learn how to keep this extremely important part of our body balanced and in check.

Looking at our own internal response to stress and the impact that it is having on our emotional health is a great place to start. 

You will learn different exercises during this course to do just that, that you will be able to integrate easily into your life in all situations. Doing this not only has the capability of improving your mental health but your physical health as well.

During this course we will be engaging in and covering some of the following topics:

* Learning about the role our nervous system plays in our lives

* The role of the Vagus Nerve

* Weekly exercises to tone & calm our nervous system

* The difference between reacting and responding

* How to meet our own authentic needs

* Self responsibility

* Trauma Bonding & the impact this has on our bodies

* Childhood conditioning & how this may still be playing out in our lives as adults

* Unhealthy patterns

* Inner Child Wounds

* Body Consciousness

* Meditation

* Wisdom of our bodies

* Breathing

* Weekly self-reflection questions & journal prompts

* Self resourcing

* Connection with likeminded individuals

* A safe space to be seen, heard & held

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

ANYONE.....

Seeking to process emotions and foster resilience to help heal trauma that may be stuck in the body.

Wanting to learn how to relieve or reduce anxiety.

Looking to regulate their nervous systems and enhance their physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing.

Searching for a deeper connection with themselves, which leads to a deeper connection with others.

Who would like to decrease physical tension and stress from their bodies.

Open with an open heart & mind who is committed to living their best life.

I am excited to be offering this course for the first time via zoom and look forward to spending time with you over the next 6 weeks should you feel called to step into this space.

In Kindness

Kim

PAYMENT: You can secure your space with a $50 deposit (final balance due in by 8/7/24). Or pay in full upfront. If you are experiencing financial difficulties and would like a payment plan, please get in touch with me so we can set something up for you that will work.

If this night does not work for you & you are interested in participating, please let me know. If there is enough interest, I may be able to run a second evening or weekend class.

NB: This course does not override any professional medical advice and is not designed as a diagnostic tool. It is however a tool to provide you with information, knowledge, and tools to enhance calmness and balance in your life.