Many people come to therapy or self-healing practices feeling deeply stuck. Despite their efforts—whether through talk therapy, personal development, or mindfulness—they find themselves revisiting the same patterns of anxiety, disconnection, or emotional overwhelm.

When life feels overwhelming, it can be hard to relax and get centered. Learning how to regulate your nervous system is a powerful way to shift from stress and anxiety into a state of calm and balance. Here are five simple somatic practices you can try to bring more ease and groundedness into your daily life.

Somatic self-healing is about placing targeted attention and intention on the physical sensations of emotions in the body. This focused awareness allows us to move, release, or integrate what’s being held beneath the surface. It’s not about analyzing or thinking through our emotions but truly feeling them in the body.