With your hand as an anchor, your relaxed breathing provides movement to gradually stretch and release adhesions.

As we restore our ease of movement, we restore our ability to be our complete selves out loud.

Reconnect with your belly through kind touch and specific knowledge about the organs inside.

When the need for touch has been met well enough, with kindness and safety, we accept the ongoing need as naturally as we accept the need to breathe.

As we look at the world with more relaxation and clarity, we see more of the beauty and safety available to us.

Even if we missed out on learning how to be calm as babies, it is not too late for our nervous systems to learn about rest and regulation as adults.

Stephen Porges' Polyvagal Theory explains our nervous system and helps us make sense of our behavior.