Three practices to find your feet
These three practices are a gift from me to you - a small but steady toolkit to return to whenever you need to find your feet, take a deeper breath, or simply remember that you have a body underneath all that thinking.
They’re drawn from my self-led course Moments of Connection - 30 short somatic practices designed to be woven into a busy day. There’s no right order, no wrong moment. Come back to whichever one calls to you, as often as you like.
Each practice includes a short reflection to help you land your experience - take what’s useful, leave the rest.
PRACTICE TWO
Soothing self touch
Touch has a quiet power — it has been shown to stimulate the nervous system’s place of safety and connection, and to help us anchor in resource and feeling good. This practice is an invitation to make kind contact with your own body, exploring different self-holding positions and discovering what feels most settling for you in this moment. Simple, portable, always available.
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After your practice
— Which self-hold felt most resourcing or enjoyable?
— Where or how did you register that enjoyment — sensation, feeling, a memory of being held?
— Can you be aware of the kind of contact your body is craving right now — deep pressure or very light? Allow yourself to shift and respond.
PRACTICE ONE
Leaning into support
Most of our days, we live in the front of our bodies - attention forward, energy outward, ready to meet the next thing. This practice invites you to bring awareness to the back of your body, and in doing so, discover the support that is already there — behind you, beneath you, holding you. A quiet antidote to the feeling that you have to do it all from the front..
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After your practice
— Where is support reaching out to you right now? Start small, go big.
— How do you recognise in your body that you are supported?
— Focusing on the back of our body can often help us cultivate slowness and ease - where in your life would those qualities be helpful right now?
PRACTICE THREE
Sensing space
When we feel disconnected or overwhelmed, space tends to contract — inside and around us. When we feel safe and steady, something opens. This practice gently explores the space around your body and notices how that relates to the space you feel within — a quiet way to remind yourself that there is more room here than it might seem.
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After your practice
— How do you identify the feeling of space inside your body? What sensation words or feelings describe your experience?
— As you look ahead to your day or week — instead of starting with the to-do list, can you start with where you have space? Notice how that shift feels.
These practices are three of thirty in Moments of Connection — a self-led course of somatic audio and video practices to help you find your body, resource your nervous system, and create a gentle rhythm of self-care in your day. If something in these practices has resonated, you’re warmly welcome to explore the full course.