The Studio
A growing library, all created by me – a licensed clinical psychologist – and offered freely. Explore whatever pulls at you.
Your Gut Health Matters
Join Dr. Kelly as she talks all things gut-health related with Dr. Natasha.
Somatic Practice: Butterfly Hug
Somatic practices help ncrease body awareness, release tension, and improve overall well-being. Somatic practices help to regulate the autonomic nervous system, which controls the body's automatic functions such as breathing, heart rate, and digestion. Guiding you through one of our favorite practices called the Butterfly Hug.
Mapping Your Nervous System: A Guided Exercise
In this guided exercise, you will learn how to map your nervous system. Nervous system mapping is a practice that involves identifying and tracking the different states of the nervous system. It is a technique used to understand how the nervous system functions and how it responds to different stimuli. This practice can help you recognize your own nervous system responses and develop strategies to regulate and balance your nervous system.
15-minute Gentle Yoga Sequence to Reduce Anxiety
In this 15-minute gentle yoga sequence, you'll be guided through a series of calming and centering poses that are designed to help manage anxiety and regulate the nervous system. Whether you're new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, this sequence is suitable for all levels. Our intention is to invite in a sense of relaxation, and centeredness, and connection to your body. Grab your yoga mat and join me!
Guided Breathwork Practices to Reduce Anxiety
In this guided breathwork practice, we will focus on regulating the nervous system and reducing anxiety through intentional breathwork practice. The breath has the power to regulate our nervous system and activate the parasympathetic nervous system. This is practice can be done anytime you need to calm your mind and body and find a sense of peace and relaxation.
Guided Meditation Practice to Reduce Anxiety
Meditation is a proven technique for reducing stress and anxiety. This 10-minute daily meditation practice can help you calm your mind and create peace within your body. By focusing on your breath and clearing your mind, you can reduce stress and anxiety levels, improve your mood, and enhance your overall well-being. This simple practice can be done anywhere, anytime, making it an easy addition to your daily routine.
Extended Restorative Deep Rest Practice
A long, slow restorative practice for soothing your nervous system. This practice is great for days when you have a little more space to care for yourself. It’s also a great add-on to the Deep Rest Download.
How to Manage a Panic Attack
This guide gives you an introduction to managing a panic attack, including common symptoms and grounding techniques to de-escalate. We recommend diving into this guide when you’re feeling regulated so you can best absorb the information. We hope this will be a supportive resource for you or a loved one.
A Guide to Self Regulation
This guide gives you an introduction to self regulation. Self regulation can help you feel more in tune with your emotions, while working to process and release feelings and stored traumas. Self regulation can increase resilience, confidence, and a greater sense of overall well-being.
10-minute Nervous System Reset
A quick, 10-minute nervous system reset for days when you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in your fight-or-flight response. We’ll move through three mind-body practices to soothe your vagus nerve so that you can move through the rest of your day a little more grounded.
Box Breathing: Anytime Nervous System Reset
A quick, 3-minute guided practice on how to work with your breath to help calm your nervous system. This practice is easy, accessible, and can be done at any time to ground yourself.
Protecting your Mental Health in the Digital Age
While we all know that technology (here’s looking at you, social media) isn’t amazing for our mental health, we live in a digital world. So how do we protect our mental health in our modern world? This download takes a self-compassionate approach to exploring our relationship with technology. First, we’ll take inventory of our current use, keeping self-compassion close by. Then, we’ll reflect on values-aligned intentions. We close with a little learning about the relationship between technology and our nervous system. One of our clinicians, Amy Dong, introduces the guide and walks you through the structure.
Somatic Healing Work: Exploration and Gentle Practices
This guide gives you an introduction to somatic work. Somatic work can help bridge a gap between the mind and body, while working to process and release feelings and stored traumas. Somatic work can increased self-awareness, improved emotional regulation, and a greater sense of overall well-being.
How Deep Rest Helps Us Heal
If you’ve ever wondered about Deep Rest, you’re in the right place. This downloadable guide walks you through the basics of deep rest — what it is, why it’s important for our mental health, and how we can gently move into it. This guide includes a three-day practice comprised of reflective journaling, deep rest practices, and the reminder to be gentle with yourself.
Nervous System 101: A Downloadable Guide
Nervous System 101 is a downloadable guide providing you with the basic foundational understanding of your physiological stress response, including guided practices.
15-minute Emotional Release HIIT Workout with Maya
Sometimes, we just need to move through it. Literally. In this practice, Maya guides you through a 15-minute HIIT workout for emotional release.
10-minute Restorative Practice with Amy
This is a quick, anytime restorative practice to bring you back to your body. A good resource for busy days, moments of overwhelm, or anytime that you’re body is screaming ‘I need a break.’