How To Regulate Your Nervous System
If you often feel stuck in a state of stress, overwhelm, or emotional exhaustion, you’re not alone — neither are you broken. Many people live in a constant state of fight or flight without even realizing it, especially those who have experienced trauma during childhood and adulthood. Your nervous system is designed to protect you from danger. But when trauma goes unresolved, your nervous system can become dysregulated, making it difficult to feel safe, calm, or present — even when nothing appears to be “wrong.” This is why learning how to regulate your nervous system is one of the most important steps in healing. Here are 5 simple and effective ways to start soothing your nervous system and restoring emotional balance — gently and gradually.
1. Practice Conscious & Deep Breathing
When you’re constantly stuck in survival mode, your breathing becomes shallow and fast. This signals danger to your brain and will keep you stuck in anxiety and panic. Deep and slow breathing does the opposite — and it sends a message of safety to your nervous system.
🔆 Practice Tip:
Inhale slowly for 4 counts, hold for 4 counts and exhale for 6 counts. Repeat 5–10 times. This will help shift you from a stressed state to a relaxed one.
2. Ground Yourself in the Present Moment
Unresolved trauma often keeps us stuck emotionally and mentally in the past or future. Grounding brings you back to the present moment here and now. It’s a powerful tool to help regulate your nervous system in order to feel safe once again.
🔆 Practice Tip:
Use the 5-4-3-2-1 technique:
5 things you can see
4 things you can touch
3 things you can hear
2 things you can smell
1 thing you can taste
3. Gently Start Moving Your Body Daily
Psychic trauma lives in the body. When you start moving — through stretching, walking, dancing or jumping — you help release stored anxiety and tension which will tell your nervous system that it’s safe to let go of the fight or flight response now.
🔆 Practice Tip:
You don’t need a full workout. Even 5–10 minutes of gentle movement daily helps regulate your nervous system over time.
4. Connect with Safe Touch and Soothing Practices
Physical touch activates the parasympathetic nervous system — the part responsible for rest and healing. Place a hand on your heart, give yourself a gentle hug or use a soft and cozy blanket to help soothe your body and release the tension stored inside of your body.
🔆 Bonus Tip:
Taking warm baths and listening to nature sounds or calming meditative music can also signal safety to your system.
5. Use Meridian Tapping to Calm Emotional Triggers
Meridian Tapping is a science-backed technique that combines rhythmic tapping on specific acupressure points with focused emotional awareness. It’s especially helpful for releasing stress, fear, anxiety, and unresolved trauma stored in the body. This tapping technique tells your nervous system that it’s okay to calm down — even in moments when you feel mentally overwhelmed or emotionally triggered.
🔆 Practice Tip:
Lightly tap on the side of your hand and say: “Even though I feel anxious and overwhelmed, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.”
Repeat while tapping on acupressure points on the face and upper body. This simple method can calm the nervous system in minutes.
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➡️ Book a Meridian Tapping Session for Stress & Trauma Relief
If you’ve been living in fight or flight mode for too long, you don’t have to stay stuck there. Meridian Tapping (EFT) is a powerful tool to rewire your body’s stress response and bring relief to old emotional wounds — gently, safely and naturally. Whether your nervous system is reacting to childhood trauma, past abuse or ongoing anxiety, this powerful healing method helps restore calm and serenity — one session at a time.
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