In a world that keeps us in our heads, self-touch invites us home to the body. This reflective piece explores the art and science behind mindful ritual - how simple acts of care, supported by ISUN’s living botanicals, can calm the nervous system, nourish the skin, and reconnect us with nature’s healing intelligence.

My go to list of reads and resources on the nervous system and related topics. This list covers the nervous system, emotional balance, a bit about how our brains work and the meeting point between ancient practices and modern neuroscience. Enjoy!

In my mid-30s, I made a life-changing decision to leave Australia and start again in my birth country. On the flight home, I wrote a list of intentions for the life I wanted to create. What followed seemed almost impossible — until I discovered the neuroscience behind manifestation. Drawing on Tara Swart’s The Source, here’s how focus, emotion, and brain rewiring can turn intention into lived reality.

Breathing isn’t just about oxygen - it’s a powerful tool for regulating your nervous system and emotional state. In this article, I explore the fascinating science of how breath and brain communicate, why nasal breathing matters, and how ancient yoga and Eastern medicine understood these truths long before neuroscience caught up. You’ll also find a simple practice to help restore balance, focus, and calm.

Explore the calming tools from our Nervous System Reset workshop, including restorative yoga poses, breathwork, and mindful movement to restore balance and ease. Learn simple at-home practices like the Huberman Lab physiological sigh, coherent breathing, and supported rest postures to help your body and mind shift from stress to safety and calm.

We often talk about “gut feelings,” but the connection between your gut and your nervous system is more than a metaphor. The gut–brain axis is a constant two-way conversation, with gut microbes influencing mood, stress, and energy, and the nervous system shaping digestion. In this post, I explore how gut health affects nervous system balance - and what you can do to support both.

Somatic practices like shaking may look unusual, but they’re grounded in science. Research shows that rhythmic, instinctive movements can discharge stored stress, calm the autonomic nervous system, and improve body awareness. In this post, I explore what somatic shaking is, why it works on both a biological and psychological level, and how I weave it into my yoga therapy classes, workshops, and retreats.

Restless at night, foggy in the day? You might be experiencing nervous system dysregulation. The good news: breath, gentle yoga and rest can help you reset.

If you’re feeling stretched thin, stuck in stress, or simply craving stillness, a nervous system yoga retreat might be the reset you didn’t know you needed. In this post, I explore how embodied movement, rest, nature, and gut-nourishing food come together to support deep regulation and repair — from the inside out.

Yoga does more than stretch your muscles — it reshapes how your nervous system responds to the world. In this post, we explore how therapeutic yoga, informed by both ancient wisdom and modern science, can support regulation, resilience and long-term healing from stress.

We often hear about the need to slow down — but regulating your nervous system isn’t just about rest. It’s also about restoring healthy energy, vitality and motivation. In this post, I explore why learning to consciously upregulate your nervous system is just as important as learning to calm down, and how yoga, nature and cold exposure can support this process.