5-Minute Nervous System Reset: "The Squeeze and Sigh" Somatic Practice

Sometimes the body just needs a small reminder that it’s safe to let go and release.

When you need help shifting your nervous system state from stressed to relaxed, this 5-Minute Nervous System Reset — “The Squeeze and Sigh” Somatic Practice — offers a simple way to regulate your nervous system and restore a sense of inner softness.

This gentle somatic practice can help you release tension, slow your racing thoughts, and bring your system back into a sense of grounded ease. It’s perfect for moments when you’re anxious, overwhelmed, or just need to reconnect with your body and breathe again.

In this episode

• About this nervous system reset

• “The Squeeze and Sigh” guided somatic practice

• Reflections on the nervous system reset

• Exciting announcement!

Related: try more nervous system regulation exercises here (helloinnerlight.com/somatic-healing-meditation…)
If after trying The Squeeze and Sigh you find yourself wanting to go deeper, the Somatic Healing Meditations Podcast (helloinnerlight.com/podcast) has many other guided practices to support you! You’ll find meditations for emotional healing (helloinnerlight.com/somatic-healing-meditation…), nervous system regulation (helloinnerlight.com/somatic-healing-meditation…), and deep relaxation (helloinnerlight.com/somatic-healing-meditation…), all designed to help your body remember what calm feels like.

Exciting Announcement!

Applications are now open for Rooted + Resilient (learn.helloinnerlight.com/GrQ1265), my six-month small-group program for deep somatic healing.

This is the most intimate and transformative way to work with me — a guided journey to help you heal emotional patterns from the inside out, regulate more deeply, and live from a grounded, authentic sense of self.

If you know it’s time to move beyond surface-level healing and finally create lasting change in your body and your life, this program was made for you. You can learn more and apply here: learn.helloinnerlight.com/GrQ1265

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