{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6790d0371ab6c8a3677d4132/694196ce58c537ceb6844214?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Simple Tool to Reset Your Nervous System This Christmas","description":"<p>If the festive season feels busy, intense, or a little overwhelming, this short final episode in our Calm Christmas mini-series, is a gift to your nervous system.</p><p><br></p><p>In this&nbsp;<strong>guided mini practice</strong>, Alex is joined again by&nbsp;<strong>nervous system strategist Georgie Shears</strong>, who shares one of her most accessible and powerful regulation tools a simple ear massage technique known as&nbsp;<em>“thinking caps”</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a practice you can do&nbsp;<strong>anywhere, anytime</strong>&nbsp;at your desk, in the car, between meetings, or in the middle of Christmas chaos. And the magic? You’ll feel the shift&nbsp;<em>in real time</em>.</p><p>In just a few minutes, Georgie gently guides you through:</p><ul><li>How to check your&nbsp;<strong>baseline nervous system state</strong></li><li>Why busy periods naturally push us into&nbsp;<strong>fight or flight</strong></li><li>How stimulating the&nbsp;<strong>vagus nerve</strong>&nbsp;sends immediate signals of safety to the body</li><li>Why small shifts — even&nbsp;<strong>1%</strong>&nbsp;— matter deeply for long-term change</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This practice helps your body move out of survival mode and back toward regulation, allowing you to&nbsp;<strong>enjoy</strong>&nbsp;the season rather than just get through it.</p><p><br></p><p>✨&nbsp;<em>You don’t need to fix yourself.</em></p><p>✨&nbsp;<em>Your body already knows how to settle.</em></p><p>✨&nbsp;<em>Sometimes it just needs a gentle cue of safety.</em></p>","author_name":"Alexandra Simms"}