A 4-week online exploration of the nervous system through an unshaming lens. For those wanting to build nourishing daily rhythms and habits that help the body feel safe, steady, and resourced.

Details

When: 4 Sundays, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22 from 10 am - 12 pm EST

Where: Online

How much: $88 (if money is a barrier for you, please use code FOUNDATIONS30 at checkout for 30% off or reach out to me if you’d like to discuss other pricing options)

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Why This Group Exists

The nervous system, hormone health, and nutrition worlds can be complex and overwhelming to navigate alone. There’s no shortage of information; what’s often missing is a grounded, relational space to explore it slowly, notice what applies to your body, and integrate it into daily life at your own pace.

I’m creating this exploration in response to my own current questions and needs - especially around what kind of support and structure actually helps the body feel safe and resourced day to day. This is a space for co-learning, experimentation, and shared grounding, where we build a gentle, workable cadence together so it’s easier to stick with what supports you.

An Unshaming Approach to Nervous System Health

This offering is held through an unshaming lens. Rather than declaring experiences right or wrong or treating the body as something to fix, we’ll explore the nervous system through the assumption of intelligence - looking for meaning, gifts, and wisdom in our bodies’ experiences instead of problems or dysfunction.

Unshaming is a philosophy developed by psychotherapist and author David Bedrick, descended from Arnold Mindell’s process work and Jungian psychology. This way of relating to experience is radically distinct from - and deeply needed within - our current culture of shame, blame, and pathology. Applying this lens to the nervous system has opened an entirely different world of insight and possibility for me, and I’m excited to share this perspective while learning from your lived experience as we go.

Through consistency, shared reflection, and simple practices, this group offers a non-pathologizing container for supporting long-term nervous system health through practice, consistency, and companionship.

What’s Included in Each Session:

• Focused, accessible teaching on the nervous system and polyvagal theory through an unshaming lens

• A ~30-40-minute guided yin/restorative yoga practice

• Invitations to nervous system practices and prompts for self-inquiry

• Group conversation and optional sharing

• Quiet time for integration (journaling, art-making, rest, etc.)

The format itself is part of the medicine: regular meeting times, gentle accountability, and a dedicated space to practice making nervous system nourishment part of daily life. Offering a consistent support space to help the body find rhythm and ease.

You Might Feel At Home Here If You…

This group is for people who want to explore and support their bodies in a practical, grounded, and relational way - especially those navigating the subtle, often invisible challenges of hormonal imbalance, chronic nervous system stress, or suboptimal digestion.

You might relate if you:

• Notice fluctuations or challenges with mood, energy, or sleep

• Have PMS or hormonal imbalance symptoms

• Feel physically or emotionally sensitive, easily overstimulated, or chronically “on edge”

• Have digestive changes, blood sugar challenges, or other chronic imbalance not served through the traditional healthcare system

• Want to create nourishing daily habits that support your nervous system, immunity, hormones, and overall resilience

This is a space for women or anyone who identifies with women’s health experiences. People of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences are welcome, as long as there is a shared interest in learning about these topics together and holding space for one another.

The current Foundations series is currently closed. Click here to get on the list to be notified about future programs.

When the Body Is Always “On”

Many of us may feel that our systems are oriented more toward conservation, vigilance, or staying “on” rather than toward ease, repair, and restoration. This can show up as subtle stress, tension, sensitivity, hormonal or digestive changes, or simply a feeling that the body is working hard even when life looks “fine” on the outside. Often, this pattern has its roots in nervous system health: when the nervous system is under-resourced or chronically alert, other systems can be affected downstream. In this series, we’ll explore what helps the body move out of chronic alertness and into more reliable states of support, safety, and repair.

What This Group Is Not:

• A set of quick nervous system “regulation” tips meant to bypass or override lived experience

• A technique-only or breathwork-focused program aimed at symptom calming without context

• A productivity, performance, or self-optimization container

• Forcing the body into regulation while underlying stressors remain unexamined

• Advocating a one-size-fits-all model of healing

About the Facilitator

I (Althea) am an integrative wellness practitioner trained in holistic nutrition and gut health, yin yoga, and unshaming (a somatic type of process work therapy descended from Jungian depth psychology and dreamwork). I have also trained with nervous system thought leaders including Arielle Schwartz, Gil Hedley, and Kimberly Ann Johnson in various applications of nervous system health, anatomy, and polyvagal theory. I am someone who enjoys learning through practice, allowing information to settle in my body and be brought to life through my lived experience. Thus, this offering is born! My current curiosity is to dive deeper into the world of holistic nervous system health, applying an unshaming lens and principles of functional medicine to enhance my own sense of vitality and well-being.