Archives: Course Modules

The third and lowest rung is the freeze response. You can think of this as Immobilization with fear, this is the perception that something is…

What we’d like is a regulated system where we can become activated, move through the activation and then deactivate and release and return to a…

A couple of other things to understand about the lower two rungs that stood out for me. Antidepressants temporarily activate the spinal sympathetic chain, but…

We talked a bit about the build-up in our nervous systems.  Let’s talk about why it might suddenly feel like too much. Warwick has a…

Although my childhood upbringing was what I would consider good and my experiences generally pleasant, I have still suffered from anxiety all my life. I…

Stress is easy to get on board with, we all have stress to deal with. Trauma? No way, “My childhood was great! I didn’t have…

Our nervous system was designed to work well for our ancestors, who might be chased by a saber tooth tiger or a spear wielding tribesman…

When I first learned about nervous systems, it was easy to separate it into 2 systems: Parasympathetic The rest and digest state. Mammals conserve energy…

I’d like you to envision a ladder.  On the top rung is what we used to call (and is still a part of) the Parasympathetic…

The second rung is the Spinal Sympathetic Chain which activates the flight or fight responses. This is where there is a threat (real or perceived)…

I am a traveler, not a mapmaker. I am going down this path the same as you and with you. Bréne Brown   We as…

What we have learned most over the years through our “horse training” is that it’s not about horse training. Sure, there are overarching principles and…

Course Tutorial​ This course software can be a bit tricky to maneuver around, so in order to maximize the amount of value you get out…

These exercises are simple check-ins that are meant to be used to get your body back into a state of relaxation. They can be implemented…

There’s only so many things our nervous systems can handle at any given time. In the time of Social Media and a seemingly limitless technological…