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β Calm in Chaos: Regulate Your Nervous System (+ Special Retreat) β
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. ~Thomas MertonThis week: intro to nervous system regulation, and an invitation to Finding Balance donation retreat. πΉ Your nervous system is the gatekeeper of your bodymind state. Itβs responsible for everything from your heartbeat to digestion, your sense of pain, your mood, and giving the 'ok' for change- like healing. Learning how to regulate your nervous system is key to accessing a sense of groundedness, ease, and presence within yourself, no matter what is happening in life around you. The understanding that we want a balanced and regulated nervous system has become common place, but do we know what it looks like when we're out of balance? Some of the signals that your nervous system is dysregulated or out of balance may include:
Your body has its ways of letting you know when things are our of balance. Recognizing these messages is the first step toward finding balance and feeling better. Learn more HERE & HERE, and join me this week for a donation-based retreat for a simple reset of your nervous system. Retreats are powerful invitations to return to your inner balance. Take a listen to this conversation I had last week with my friend Lainie Love on the Power of Transformational Retreats to get inspired to carve out time for yourself to reset, restore and rejuvenate within... whether it's this week together or sometime on your own! πΉ Friday, join me for Finding Balance in a Wobbly World, a donation-based, virtual Equinox Retreat! I'm thrilled to host special guest teachers Meera Dhawan and Lily Russo! Space for personal retreat is priceless. Taking a break resets us. We all need -and deserve- time for ourselves, allowing our bodies and minds to unwind. Give yourself the gift of retreat and join us for Finding Balance virtual Equinox Retreat. Get a taste of the upcoming Nourish 6 Week Series to Reset & Restore Your Nervous System. I hope you'll join us Reader!MichellePS. Embodied Resilience Practice NEW DAY: Wednesdays 9am PT! For this month, we're exploring practices for spinal health, fluidity and longevity! (Weekly live practice + recordings forever + 3 bonus recordings of past weeks with monthly subscription. No one turned away - reach out!) β Upcoming Trainings & Events β
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πΉ The Kutilaa School of Embodied Resilience is dedicated to offering accessible opportunities for helpful & relevant education on Living Yoga, Ayurvedic wisdom & evidence-based embodiment practices for physical, mental & emotional wellbeing specifically for modern life in a changing world. The Kutilaa School of Embodied Resilience constitutes a Yoga Alliance registered yoga school offering in-depth, world-class yoga teacher training at the 300-HR level, as well as cutting-edge continuing education for movement teachers of all styles. In service to the needs of modern lives, we align deeply to the roots of yoga while adapting the powerful teachings to be practical, valuable and relevant today. A core mission of the Kutilaa School is to ignite a shift from standard approaches to modern postural yoga towards regenerative, healthy embodied practices through non-linear movement, aligning more truly with yogic teachings of truth, non-harming and unity, as well as with our body as a footprint of the intelligence of the flow of life. If you've read this far, thank you!! Birthing an online school takes alot of heart & hard work. If you know anyone who could benefit from embodied resilience or living yoga practices, the greatest gift of support is sharing these offerings with friends. Thank you in advance! |
Michelle Nayeli Bouvier
Integrative Embodiment & Living Yoga Unlock deep body wisdom+disrupt linear paradigms Align body+mind+soul with Nature Teacher Trainings & Mentorship
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