HOW TO REALLY RELAX™
Reclaim your calm, cherish your nervous system, and restore naturally to feel human again.
Are you under the spell of chronic stress?
Now is the time to remember how to really relax.
What is Real Relaxation?
Real relaxation is not a luxury. Your life depends on it.
First, what it is not:
Eating a whole pint of ice cream without tasting it
Binge watching multiple seasons for multiple days
Having a glass(es) of wine because it’s been a loonngg day
Relying solely on mind-body altering substances to get by
Shopping when you don’t really need or want anything
Chronic scrolling
No judgment. No shame, no blame. In a chronically stressed out society with mainstream messaging insisting to push through and sleep when you’re dead, it’s no wonder the reach for easy fixes to take the edge off is, well, easy.
DO YOU RELATE?
Saying things like, “I don’t know if I can keep this up much longer?”
On the verge of burnout, body breakdown, your last nerve?
Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or stressed out on a regular basis?
Doing the “all the right things” with your health and wellness, but feel like something is missing?
Craving more connection to your Best Self, Spirit, Soul, something!?
Wishing that you could feel like yourself again, but not sure how?
I get it. I have been there.
As an energetically sensitive soul living in an overwhelming world, I experience chronic overstimulation as shards of glass piercing my invisible skin. Ongoing lack of rest causes cringe-worthy crankiness, annoying impatience, and the little things to feel like big things.
It’s not complicated. When I do not receive sufficient sleep, downtime, and restoration, I do not feel like my best self.
I have experienced disconnect, despair, and doubt of ever feeling like myself again. I have felt cut off from the neck down and attempted to live from the neck up. I have numbed, self-medicated, been lost, dazed, and confused. I know the dark night of the soul…
Fortunately, as a body geek, I have been learning about what the body is and how it works for decades. I have discovered, and directly experienced, how to live more comfortably in it. The more knowledge I have of its design, the more I am empowered to collaborate with it, rather than try to bypass it - an impossible task.
Your Body is Magnificent.
Your body is designed to return you to your natural state of ease (aka homeostasis) via an amazing array of healing systems.
One of these is your nervous system that interfaces between the external world and your inner experience.
Imagine it as the conductor of the orchestra, reading the room and then telling the musicians how to play.
Fight or calm down. Flight or stay grounded.
Freeze or energize. People-please or be you.
Speed up or slow your roll.
What kind of music do you want playing in your body?
Another way of asking this is: What state of be-ing do you want to live from?
Real relaxation IS experienced when the restorative aspects of your nervous system are engaged, so that you feel like yourself again. A soothing ebb in a frenzied flow.
When your nervous system is regulated - functioning the way it is naturally designed - you can experience an abundance of holistic wellness benefits such as:
Clearer thinking
Emotional steadiness
Better sleep
Gut health
Reduced aches and pains
Less dis-ease
Sustainable spiritual connection
Positive relationships
Kindness
Confidence
Presence
More energy, time, and money
If you are experiencing the opposite of the above benefits - i.e. sleep deprivation, gut issues, ongoing aches and pains, crankiness, disconnect, overwhelm - you are experiencing chronic stress. If you are a human living on planet Earth right now, it is likely. We have been under the spell of chronic stress for far too long and this way of life and living is not sustainable.
There is a way through. You are not supposed to feel like intensely stressed out most of the time because you are not a machine. You are part of the natural world and designed to ebb and flow, effort and rest, work and play. When you are stuck in survival mode, parts of your nervous system have “forgotten” how to work on your behalf.
THE GOOD NEWS is that it is possible to reclaim states of being to feel safer in your skin and better in your body. This physiological reality is built-in; you don’t have to work hard to earn it, order online, or even deserve feeling this way.
You are naturally wired to feel easeful, calm, grounded, connected, ALIVE!
My embodiment journey has helped me to own my energetic experience and take charge of how I feel in my body from the inside out. I know in every trillions of cells in my body that real relaxation, sustainable ease, and a state of grace is a human and humane birthright.
Although you may have experienced alot of Life, it is possible to repattern how you experience your body and give your soul a comfortable place to live.
Now is the time to remember How to Really Relax™!
HOW TO REALLY RELAX™
A 5-Module curriculum teaching 10 key skills to live a restorative lifestyle via easy-to-digest videos, audios, slide decks + over 50 supporting handouts, guided experiences & embodiment practices.
Learn to reclaim your calm, cherish your nervous system, and restore naturally to feel human again - even if you think you can’t, don’t have time, or resist.
10 KEY SKILLS
Skill #1: Ease is Your Birthright
Skill #2: Reclaim Rhythm of Life
Skill #3: Designed for Safety: Nervous System 101
Skill #4: Embodying Your Nervous System
Skill #5: Your Why: What’s in it for You
Skill #6: Your Body IS the Permission
Skill #7: How to Create White Space
Skill #8: Not All Tools are Created Equal
Skill #9: Rightsize Your Restoration
Skill #10: Real Relaxation in Real Life
HOW TO REALLY RELAX™ CURRICULUM
MODULE 1: CLAIM YOUR EASE
Remember that real relaxation is normal, natural, and human
Paradigm shift from ancient inhumane programming and take back your birthright to feel at ease, comfortable, and safe in your skin
Learn the difference between synthetic approaches that numb you and restorative, sustainable choices that bring you back to life
MODULE 2: CHERISH YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
Become more body aware and nervous system savvy with life-saving knowledge
Embody your nervous system from a polyvagal perspective and heed the inner call for more humane treatment of your sacred vessel
Learn how to stop tolerating chronic stress and discover that you are naturally designed to feel safer in your skin and better in your body
MODULE 3: CLARIFY YOUR WHY
Break FREE from the productivity trance!
Revisit your personally meaningful values and firmly establish intrinsic inspiration to live with more ease and grace
Embrace the truth that your body IS the permission slip you are seeking to feel better in your body, without apology, justification, or guilt
MODULE 4: CARVE OUT TIME
Release the rat race and take charge of when you practice self-care
Stop waiting for the world to slow down or permission from the external world and put yourself on the list!
Learn 3 simple steps to create white space in your calendar
MODULE 5: CREATE INSPIRING TOOLBOX
Find relief that real relaxation does not mean you have to sit still (Whew!)
Learn over 50 ways to feel better in your body and stop judging yourself as lazy when you really need a nap!
Discover how to “rightsize your restoration” and exquisitely tend to YOUR needs
How to Really Relax™ reminds you to…
Understand that true restoration lives in your body, not just your mindset
Embody your nervous system to increase body awareness and power of choice
Stop apologizing for your wellbeing needs, justifying your self-care boundaries, and waiting for permission to slow down
Enhance your body’s innate self-healing capacity
Learn how to calm down as well as energize up, feel fierce, be Joy, & more!
Embrace the value of breaks, naps, vacations - without so-called “selfish” guilt
Honor your body's voice as the permission you are seeking to feel better
Delight in creating white space, off time, even vacations! in your calendar
Feel safer in your skin
Compassion for when numbing out and only a pint of ice cream will do, cuz life happens and we do the best we can!
Embracing, rather than bypassing, the messy parts of life AND having more tools to navigate the human experience and rediscover beauty in the world
Unplug from the matrix and re-member your divine humanity
“I am learning to listen to my body more. When it is asking for rest, it is okay to rest. I now come from a place of understanding rather than beat up. I am more awake to live my life.”
— Kristen
“I have been working on not feeling so responsible for others. Getting rid of guilt was crucial. When I start slipping into old habits, I pause, take a breath and just listen.”
— Carolyn
“I am enjoying more peace, fun, and love! I am using my ‘Do Not Disturb’ feature on tech, planning ‘being’ time, and feel more connected to a higher sense of purpose.”
— Tabatha
Experience How to Really Relax™ in 2 ways:
1. Somatic Sanctuary membership with monthly training, mentorship, weekly co-relaxing sessions, community, robust restoration toolbox, special events, & more
2. Group Programs & Retreats for focused and personalized instruction, support, & integration to amplify your restorative lifestyle
Questions? Contact Lisa for a conversation