Map Your Nervous System

a 3 part workshop to explore and understand your survival physiology, gather tools for tricky terrain, and find more safety in your present experience

Gathering September 15th, 22nd and 29th from 1-3 PM EST. Replay available for all participants!

If your nervous system is nervous. If . . .

➝ One small thing happens and it sets you off for days.

➝ You don’t get why your nervous system and body do the things they do!

➝ It’s a trudge through molasses to get things done and tasks that seem easy for most people feel impossible to check off your list.

➝ A near-constant hum, buzz and over-thinking inner dialogue (a.k.a. anxiety) is your baseline and resting or relaxing is out of reach.

➝ Transitions (like asleep to awake, awake to asleep, working to resting, gremlin/hermit time to people world) need a 27 point protocol or else they super don’t happen.

➝ Traditional grounding techniques don’t work for you, and the ways people tell you to relax don’t feel relaxing for you.

Your nervous system might benefit from some loving attention.

It might also need a world that is trauma-informed and kinder and less capitalistic (!!!!)

But in the meantime, mapping your nervous system can mean you have a lay of the land. A compass. A sense of direction.

You’ll know where you are (and why you are), and we can help you get where you want to go, all while being kinder to yourself.

Learn bodybased practices and cues that can help you inch closer to calm, and gently keep things moving when you are magnetted to your couch.

Come map with me! In this 3 week series, we’ll explore the inner landscape of your nervous system, and gather tools to support you, no matter the state you’re in.

If your nervous system is nervous

Come learn somatic support tools & make a map!

Session 1: Saying hello to your nervous system

  • What is a nervous system and what is it’s purpose?

  • What are the zones of your nervous system?

  • How can you approach nervous system connection in a trauma informed and sensitive way that works for your individual survival physiology?

In this first session, we will build our trauma-informed container, explore Polyvagal Theory, neuroception and survival physiology, and you’ll be invited to connect to your nervous system, all while honoring your capacity.

You’ll be invited to explore and map your 3 core nervous system states.

Session 2: More Mapping and Core States

In our second session, you’ll be invited to continue exploring and mapping your 3 core nervous system states. You’ll also be invited to consider somatic practices for tending to your core nervous system states.

Session 3: Mapping The Mixed States

In our third session, you’ll be invited to explore mixed states: freeze, play and flow.

You will be invited to explore your mixed states and build on your understanding of your survival physiology and nervous system patterning. You will be invited to explore tools and strategies to bring more ease into your nervous system healing journey.

Hi I’m Jess (she/they) and my nervous system has been historically The Most Nervous.

The best thing I’ve done for myself is nervous system healing. I began this journey wildly dissociated and activated at the drop of a hat.

It was 0 to 100, and I often got to 100 without even knowing what took me there. Through slow, somatic work and mindful nervous system connection, I am still a human, but my nervous system is a softer more expansive place.

I have more choice points. My dissociation and freeze have defrosted and I’m less cathartic. And more than that, I can back myself and what I’m feeling. In a world full of gaslighting and shouts of “hysteria” this is no small thing.

Come, join me for a journey of nervous system mapping. I hope you’ll feel seen, heard, held and validated for being a human with a nervous system in a tough world where your survival physiology and trauma responses are needed!

  • “Jess has an innate awareness and is able to listen to both you and your body without pressure or judgment. Jess goes at your pace, and makes sure to keep you informed, empowered and more aware of your psychosomatic needs so you can make the most out of each session.”

    M.T.

  • "Thank you, thank you. I felt so safe to show up as myself, and felt incredibly held. That's rare for me."

    J.R.

  • "Jess clearly possesses a nuanced understanding of how the subtle/energetic and physical body holds and expresses trauma wounds. She is a gifted facilitator."

    Meg, Life Coach

  • “My last session with Jess was truly a heartfelt experience. Jess is intuitive and very nurturing. don’t often feel safe enough to get emotional around people, but Jess is so understanding. She is a joy to work with.”

    E.B.

THE DETAILS

We gather live on Sundays, September 15th, 22nd and 29th from 1-3 PM EST.

Replays provided if you can’t make it live.

Upon signing up for this workshop, you will receive a welcome e-mail. Before we gather, I will send our nervous system mapping guide and additional supportive material.

It’s up to you how you would like to show up on zoom. Cameras off or on, in your pjs, etc. This space is trauma informed, so you can take care of yourself and your nervous system in the ways you need to. And, although this isn’t therapy, I know touching into the terrain of the nervous system can be tender, so just know we can move slowly and with lots of care for what might come up.

Sliding scale rates:

➝ $200 | for folks with access to expendable or stable income

➝ $150 | for folks with limited to expendable or stable income

➝ $90 | for folks with limited access to cash, funds, housing security, etc.

Sliding scale is important to me. Offering sliding scale does not reflect that my business is financially abundant. Offering accessible (I know this is incredibly relative) services is important to me, so I do it whenever and wherever I can. You can choose where you fall on the sliding scale. I don’t ask for proof, just for folks to self-select the rate that is within their means.

Ready to map your nervous system?

Save your spot below. You can show up scared or unsure or skeptical—all of your feelings are invited. I hope this time together will help your nervous system healing journey.

♥

Featured

“My last session with Jess was truly a heartfelt experience. Jess is intuitive and her calming presence helps me relax enough to tap into deep emotions. I don’t often feel safe enough to get emotional around people, but Jess is so understanding. She is a joy to work with, and I look forward to many more sessions with her.”

E.S.

“The community that Jess gathers is calming, grounding, inspiring, and supportive."

AJ

"Jess offers truly trauma-informed safe spaces for folx to show up fully and integrate the learning in a tangible and nervous system-friendly way. I highly recommend checking out her offerings. You and your nervous system will be glad you did!"

R.R.

Jess clearly possesses a nuanced understanding of how the subtle/energetic and physical body holds and expresses trauma wounds. She is a gifted facilitator who demonstrates compassionate awareness and skillfully creates a safe container from which emotional vulnerability and connection flow organically. Jess evoked meaningful group engagement that I have yet to experience in any other virtual forum for this kind of healing work.

Meg

Jess held a very thoughtful and respectful space and encouraged everyone to adapt and do what feels good. I have some range of motion limitations so I always appreciate when that is acknowledged and/or adaptions are provided. I learned some good techniques for grounding and being gentle with myself.

S.C.

Jess has an innate awareness and is able to listen to both you and your body without pressure or judgment. Jess goes at your pace, and makes sure to keep you informed, empowered and more aware of your psychosomatic needs so you can make the most out of each session

M.T.

SAVE YOUR SPOT

and befriend your nervous system