This 4-week course is all about getting to know your own nervous system - so you can be informed by it, rather than driven by it.

So much of what we do, feel and react to each day comes from a nervous system working unseen in the background, and most of us were never taught how to notice it, let alone work with it.

Over these four weeks, we'll start to notice these responses differently.

You'll learn how to recognise what your nervous system is telling you; seeing what might be shaping those signals. You'll begin to decipher automatic reactions and use that information to respond with more choice.

Each session builds on the last, and each one leaves you with practices to take away and use - with mindfulness techniques, journaling prompts and reflective notes to keep you going between sessions.

We all take our nervous systems to work, and it's often there that the demands, personalities and environments around us are hardest to navigate - so that's where we'll focus. But everything we cover here is just as relevant across the whole of life, including the parts that feel good.

We'll also take some time to explore how our nervous system responds when life feels joyful too - seeing how glimmers can be part of what restores us.

Session 1 — The science and theory plus the art of noticing

A grounded exploration of polyvagal theory — the vagus nerve, ventral vagal, fight/flight, dorsal vagal — alongside space to reflect and understand what activates you, at work and elsewhere.

Session 2 — The polyvagal ladder

Getting to know the polyvagal ladder as a way of locating where you are in any given moment, with a closer look at the states we can sometimes misread in ourselves and others — and where self-compassion comes in.

Session 3 — Your ventral vagal anchors

Your ‘who, what, where, when and why’ - understanding what brings you back to safety and calm, to help you find your glimmers and build your own practical map of nervous system support.

Session 4 — Reflection and next steps

Time to integrate everything that's surfaced across the course, a chance to reflect on what's shifted, recognising how your self-awareness has changed your experience. And a clear look at where you might go from here.

The details

Begins Thursday 05/11/26, 12-1.15pm - for 4 weeks, same day, same time
Hosted live online via Zoom - links and session details provided on booking
Choose either the Standard rate of £145 or the Supported rate of £125 - no questions asked
Small group, so there's room for real reflection and discussion - with no pressure to share, unless you wish to
Reflective notes, detailing all the practices, are provided each week

Please note, to preserve confidentiality, sessions are not recorded.

If you would love to join us but need more financial flexibility, please do get in touch to explore a bursary place.

Who it's for

Anyone who's ready to understand their own nervous system a little better — whether that's for the workplace, for home, or simply for yourself.

No previous knowledge of neuroscience or Polyvagal Theory is required.

Your Hosts

Henny Flynn

Henny Flynn is a compassion-based coach and trainer with more than twenty years' experience in senior corporate leadership across HR, brand and communications. She brings a unique ability to translate nervous system science into the language of leadership, organisational culture and business performance, making complex concepts practical and relevant for today's workplace.

Grace Loveday

Grace Loveday comes from a medical background and is a somatic practitioner with over thirty years' experience supporting people through stress, ill-health and change. She has facilitated groups across healthcare, community and organisational settings, helping people develop greater awareness, resilience and wellbeing.

Together, Grace and Henny deliver training that is commercially grounded, deeply human and science-backed - combining evidence, mindfulness and practical application to help people understand, experience and use what they learn.

Contact the host of The Nervous System at Work - 4-Week Course with Henny Flynn & Grace Loveday