Satisfying with Nourishment

Happy update! My stress from last week has resolved itself for now in about as good of a situation as possible. Yay for functioning irrigation!

Once my sewer issues were managed, I needed to get my nervous system to reset into a more regulated balance. 

Over the weekend, I allowed myself deep rest after the high cortisol week.

My therapist pointed out that in order to rest we must also nourish. This is based in the Sensitivity Cycle by Hakomi therapist Ron Kurtz.

This theory states that we have 4 parts to a full experience: 

Insight: Awareness that I want or need something

Response and Action: I do something about it

Satisfaction: I experience nourishment from fulfillment

Completion and Rest: I release seeking and relax

Each of us can have barriers to one of these fields that weakens the cycle. For me, that is in the area of allowing nourishment, which also blocks my ability to fully rest. 

Today I ask, what is nourishing for you? How do you sense your own satisfaction with a task?

For me, feeling relaxed is more about shifting my energy positively rather than laying around.

I went to ecstatic dance to physically shake out anxiety. Weird dance wrings out the sponge of my soul in the best way.

I ate healthy food. I love sugar, but in the periods of stress it backfires on my anxiety. I also learned that some fats help your nervous system, so I traded out sugar for quality cheese.

I saw a couple movies in the theater. Locking down for a film is the best way to get me to do nothing and actually physically rest.

I snuggled some friends to co-regulate. Vitamin T for the win!

I prioritized sleep by getting to bed a bit earlier.

I soaked in some hot water. Being immersed in a bath helps me release and let go.

I went on a hike in nature with a good friend who makes me laugh. It was stunning. Perfect swirls of ice decorated the evergreen plants. We stopped constantly on the way up, in awe of nature. See photos below.

On the hike, I noticed how the intensity of my last week felt like it was met by the intensity of the beauty of nature. It seemed to meet the high resonance with an equal trade of a similar but more delectable energy.

According to most experts, exercise, sleep, good food, laughter, downtime, meditation and nature time are classic ways to realign your nervous system.

Other methods might be a sauna, journaling, socializing, not socializing, reading a book, making crafts, decluttering, or playing music.

What other things bring you nourishment to refresh after a stressful time?

Consider three activities this week that you can do for the purpose of decompressing. 

Perhaps include a chat about your own best practices when you sign up for a personal tarot reading with me. 

Make deep listening a strategy in your response with an intuition coaching session. 

Enhance your insight phase in a tarot reading lesson with me.

Co-regulate during a Tarot Together session with a friend. 

Enjoy a laugh at life when you hire a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers. 

My final note in regards to the Satisfaction phase is the grace of gratitude practice. Try to think of what is going well in your heart to be grateful for it. It really keeps us rejuvenated both during  both the stress and relief.

And today I’m grateful for you for opening this email and reading it. Truly. I’m honored to have you here. I hope it brings you benefit.

Relish the Highlights,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

Present Path Tarot

Portlandia Fortune Tellers