Nervous System Tools | 5 min read | Includes guided video Understanding Anxiety & the Body | Somatic Perspective with Nichole Ondersma Anxiety is everywhere right now. In our families, our workplaces, our news feeds. It shows up in the parent who can't stop catastrophizing, the partner who snaps before they even know why, the person lying awake at 2am running through every possible worst-case scenario. If this sounds familiar — in yourself or someone you love — you are in
Nervous System Tools | 5 min read | Includes guided video The Physiological Sigh | Guided Breathwork with Nichole Ondersma If you've ever felt that buzzing, can't-settle feeling at the end of a long day — the kind where your body is still running even though you desperately want it to stop — you're not alone. For so many of us, stress has become our default state. We push through, we hold it together, we show up. And somewhere along the way, we forget that our body has it
Nervous System Tools | 4 min read | Includes guided video Ear Massage for Vagus Nerve Stimulation | Somatic Practice with Nichole Ondersma What if one of the most powerful stress-relief tools available to you was literally on the side of your head? The ear — humble, often overlooked — is one of the most accessible entry points to your vagus nerve. And stimulating it takes less than a minute. This is one of my favorite somatic protocols to share with clients precisely beca
