Somatics

Question 1

Resourcing

Answer 1

NS is healthy when we can move through states “well oiled”, in motion - enough for inner resourcing / tools to regulate, it’s a feeling, a constant WIP

Question 2

Containment

Answer 2

Holding in. Back into heart center, a container to hold ourselves.

Question 3

Central NS

Answer 3

Brain and spinal cord. Brain stem (am I safe), limbic (how do I feel), prefrontal (what I know)

Question 4

Peripheral

Answer 4

Sympathetic/Para NS (ANS) + Sensory NS (motor and sensory)

Question 5

States of NS

Answer 5

Sympathetic NS (fight/flight)
Ventral Vagal (connection)
Dorsal Vagal (shutdown, disassociation, depression)

Question 6

Vagus Nerve

Answer 6

Largest cranial nerve. 95% messages from gut to brain.