Nervous System

By Claire Montgomery Exercises for hyperarousal do not demand rigid breath holding or forced meditation. Instead, they down regulate sympathetic nervous system fight or flight activation through targeted somatic pandiculation, ocular orienting, and physiological sighing. These gentle movements discharge excess adrenaline and restore calm by engaging your ventral vagal brake. [ez-toc] Contrasting the physiological cycle … Read more

By Claire Montgomery Recognizing the signs of being outside window of tolerance allows you to intercept autonomic dysregulation before panic or numbness takes hold. When your nervous system breaches its capacity, it presents through distinct physical warning signs of sympathetic hyperarousal, dorsal vagal hypoarousal, or dangerous hybrid states. [ez-toc] The four distinct autonomic profiles: contrasting … Read more

By Claire Montgomery Window of tolerance exercises expand your autonomic nervous system capacity to process stress without collapsing into freeze or spiking into panic. Through gentle somatic pandiculation, bilateral orienting, and vagal brake regulation, these bottom up movements widen your physiological resilience and restore emotional equilibrium naturally. [ez-toc] Contrasting the three autonomic zones and showing … Read more

By Claire Montgomery Exercises for hypoarousal do not require intense workouts or shocking cold plunges. Instead, they gently up regulate your nervous system through micro tactile friction, axial spine rotation, and rhythmic rocking. These bottom up somatic movements thaw dorsal vagal shutdown and restore energy without triggering panic. [ez-toc] Comparing the physiological patterns of dorsal … Read more