WONDERFUL! I had no idea I was so "outside" my body! It only took *moments* and I noticed things in my body that wanted me attention....then pains disappeared, my breath naturally fell into a healthy rhythm, and I suddenly felt so supported, by my chair! ...a Heartfelt thank you! ✨💜✨ Namaste to you!
Wow! Orienting is clearly a supportive practice for you, one you can use anytime you're feeling disconnected from your body. I'm so glad to hear this! You're most welcome! 💝
Thank you I really enjoyed this, but an ad disrupted me noticing my breath at about 6 minutes in which was quite disruptive. I did a quick google search and there is a way to turn off mid-roll ad breaks for individual videos. I suggest that would be a good idea for this one or any of your videos that are somatic practices or meditations. This is the first video of yours that I have watched and I plan to check out more of them.
@angiejoy1974 Hi and welcome! TH-cam ads are the worst! I didn't realize that we content creators had any control over those (and we don't receive any money for them). Thanks for letting me know there a way to turn off mid-roll ad breaks for certain videos! I'll look into it soon. I'm so glad you found me and hope you enjoy my content! You might also enjoy my blog here, sans ad breaks! www.rebeccatolin.com/blog
Thank you so much Rebecca ❤. i have been in Fight or Flight modus Non-stop for more than 1,5 years now with reflux pains, fear, fatigue, POTS, MCAS, Leaky gut and depression and my nervous system is only able to concentrating on surviving. I love how you talk and what you say takes the pressure out of me. When I did this practice, I started crying at the end; Is that a sign that the parasympathetic nervous system took over from the sympathetic system a little bit? It happens sometimes with other meditations as well. I realised through programs like yours (haven't attended a Brain Retraining programm yet but seen tons of videos like yours) that I concentrated 100% of my time on surviving. So my nerv system is stuck now. Excercises like this makes me come out of this jail of fear a little bit. I use to listen to your free Somatic meditation to fall asleep or just to calm down. I love the part where we shall concentrate on two points at the same time.
@CarinaSol_Trance_Techno I'm so happy this meditation is helpful for you! Tears are a beautiful release. We want to allow that natural release of emotion, a sign of inner healing. If you haven't signed up for my free somatic meditations through my website, you may enjoy that too! www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
This is brilliant. Connecting with “the ground”. If we weren’t held by the ground and if we weren’t breathing we wouldn’t have anything else going on. Nice neutral vantage point! I love this - thank you!
Thanks for letting me know Lisa! I'll look at offering more calming practices on my channel. I also share some great audio meditations through my blog and website! You can try a somatic tracking practice on this blogpost: www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking And a longer one when you sign up here: www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
@@ezza1236 Stay away from those f-words Eric! I find that fighting, fearing or fixing the symptoms tends to make them worse. It's the old adage, what we resist persists. And what we feel, we heal. 🥰
Hi Ali, Then you want to honor that. If tuning into the breath makes you anxious, I'd recommend backing off and finding another point of focus that brings soothing. For instance, slowly looking around you or listening to sounds in your environment. The key is to tune into your own nervous system and see what you need in the moment!
Thank you Cecilia! This is a great one to do everyday, and certainly anytime your nervous system is revved up. I'll think about other videos I can make! ;-)
Hi Rebecca, thanks for this practice and for the useful content you share. Can we also use this "Orienting Practice" when we want to anchor ourselves in ventral vagal (parasympathetic)? Thanks, Mitchell
You're so welcome, Mitchell! Absolutely, orienting is a wonderful practice to anchor yourself in ventral vagal. It can help move you up the ladder whether you're in freeze or fight/flight. Hope that helps!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach :) th-cam.com/video/S9FhXmps5Hc/w-d-xo.html it really works! This, plus tapping are high on my nervous system calming list now. Thx again
@@PurrrltheCat I love that you made a video from your point of view! It relaxed me just to watch it. Pretty ocean view! Yes, this orienting technique REALLY works and I'm so glad you're enjoying it with your tapping. I have an eyes closed practice that's really calming and healing too. You can sign up for that free somatic tracking meditation here if you like: www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
Hello I just have a question hope its fine. I have been dealing with ic/bloating symptoms for a while. The pain is just alwas there like its Chronic. When doing stuff like Orienting, somatic tracking i feel like my nervous system is much more relax. And i was wondering if learning to relax the nervous system wouldn't that be enough, and the pain will go away with time? Is it really necessary to go back in time and try to experience bad memories. (i dont like that idea, and i dont know where to even start, and how to feel it). Thanks :)
Hi Rebecca, First of all, thank you for your generosity sharing your experience an tools in order to help others. I am now 15 months in the long COVID journey, familiar with the mind body approach for the last 4 months and convinced this is the only way out, although not yet finding noticeable and steady improvement. One of my main questions has to do with somatic tracking when it comes to fatigue. In my case, fatigue means that, at times, even listening to sounds hurts (just wondering if that is the type of fatigue you also experienced) which makes it kind of challenging to listen to a record in order to do the exercise. Would you still recommend doing it at those times (specially when opening my eyes in the morning and feeling like I cannot move from bed), can it still be helpful to approach that kind of fatigue or would you recommend something different? Sending huge gratitude to you from Barcelona 🙏
You're most welcome Paula! I'm so glad you know this is your way out of Long Covid! Great questions. Typically, you want to gently challenge your triggers without overwhelming yourself. You might try somatic tracking without listening to a recording when you are so symptomatic. You can also try humming or tapping, gentle ways of stimulating your body. Cool water can be helpful for when you can get up. I have a 22-page Free from Fatigue guide on this in my Be Your Own Medicine course! I only teach it once or twice a year and we're in registration now, if you're interested. Many people with Long Covid have experienced great strides through the course! We'd love to support you in your recovery. 💖www.rebeccatolin.com/course
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach I love that you have a flexible approach that allows people to go at their own pace and tailor their healing journey to what works for them. SO refreshing after so many rigid practitioners for whom it's "My way or the highway."
I have a really scattered energy and I find it very hard to sit still and/or relax. I just started a new job in a completely new field and i have lots of anxiety around that. I'd like to try this but it's gonna be difficult given that i don't want to do things that stop me from moving or daydreaming 😬
Hi Nicole, That is your body's wisdom in trying to make you feel safe in an anxious time. If you find movement and daydreaming helpful, it's okay. But see if you can bring in these concepts too. For instance, you can "orient" while standing and looking around the room. Just start bringing some body awareness to where you touch the surface, even if you're moving. Does that make sense?
@@Nicole-ld6ev My pleasure! Let me know how it goes. You might also consider doing some expressive writing, basically venting your worries onto the page, followed up by the understandings/lessons you have about the situation and then doing something calming. ❤️
I was like that too at one phase of my recovery - and I NEVER liked mindfulness. I found Chi Gong the best form of meditation as it's a gently moving kind of meditation that's very somatic, and moves energy through the body. The gentle movements seems to calm my nervous system better than sitting meditations, and I could go from highly stressed to calm, peaceful, and remarkably silent in my mind in 10 minutes - bliss! You can move AND daydream if you want, but for me it felt like dancing with the wind and the waves and I could be completely in the moment, and in my senses. We all need to find what works for us, something Rebecca emphasizes. Later, I found guided meditations, yoga nidra, and somatic tracking videos like this wonderfully helpful. I also found shaking and dancing wonderful for easing pain, stress, fatigue, and trauma. My body taught ME the technique, but it turns out it's universal practice used by shamanic cultures round the world. James S. Gordon, a trauma counselor, teaches a version on his site. If you like movement - and day dreaming - "Dream Dancing" as I dubbed it became my best healing practice. Best of luck and you're in good hands here! Rebecca's videos are inspirational.
Hi there, Orienting will often bring balance and calming. It's a very natural process to focus on our senses and can help with either fight-flight or freeze for many people!
How do we ‘ let go’ of what we notice? I can sense The awareness but I can’t let go and that is frustrating. Any advice on letting go? Thank you for your help
Hello! What is it that you want to let go? When we try to force something to go, it often leads to frustration and symptoms. So it's best to notice and accept. Sometimes, we can allow our muscles and resistance to release but we don't want to force it. I hope that helps!
WONDERFUL! I had no idea I was so "outside" my body! It only took *moments* and I noticed things in my body that wanted me attention....then pains disappeared, my breath naturally fell into a healthy rhythm, and I suddenly felt so supported, by my chair! ...a Heartfelt thank you! ✨💜✨ Namaste to you!
Wow! Orienting is clearly a supportive practice for you, one you can use anytime you're feeling disconnected from your body. I'm so glad to hear this! You're most welcome! 💝
Thank you I really enjoyed this, but an ad disrupted me noticing my breath at about 6 minutes in which was quite disruptive. I did a quick google search and there is a way to turn off mid-roll ad breaks for individual videos. I suggest that would be a good idea for this one or any of your videos that are somatic practices or meditations. This is the first video of yours that I have watched and I plan to check out more of them.
@angiejoy1974
Hi and welcome! TH-cam ads are the worst! I didn't realize that we content creators had any control over those (and we don't receive any money for them). Thanks for letting me know there a way to turn off mid-roll ad breaks for certain videos! I'll look into it soon. I'm so glad you found me and hope you enjoy my content! You might also enjoy my blog here, sans ad breaks!
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog
Thank you so much Rebecca ❤. i have been in Fight or Flight modus Non-stop for more than 1,5 years now with reflux pains, fear, fatigue, POTS, MCAS, Leaky gut and depression and my nervous system is only able to concentrating on surviving.
I love how you talk and what you say takes the pressure out of me.
When I did this practice, I started crying at the end; Is that a sign that the parasympathetic nervous system took over from the sympathetic system a little bit? It happens sometimes with other meditations as well. I realised through programs like yours (haven't attended a Brain Retraining programm yet but seen tons of videos like yours) that I concentrated 100% of my time on surviving. So my nerv system is stuck now. Excercises like this makes me come out of this jail of fear a little bit. I use to listen to your free Somatic meditation to fall asleep or just to calm down. I love the part where we shall concentrate on two points at the same time.
@CarinaSol_Trance_Techno
I'm so happy this meditation is helpful for you! Tears are a beautiful release. We want to allow that natural release of emotion, a sign of inner healing. If you haven't signed up for my free somatic meditations through my website, you may enjoy that too!
www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
This is so lovely. You have a nice calm presence. It calmed & centered me . Thank you.
You are so welcome! Orienting is an excellent practice to weave into your everyday life. ❤
This is brilliant. Connecting with “the ground”. If we weren’t held by the ground and if we weren’t breathing we wouldn’t have anything else going on. Nice neutral vantage point! I love this - thank you!
Thank you and beautifully said! Weaving grounding and orienting into your day can be so powerful. It really calms me down. Enjoy! xo
This is great. Holding two points of focus on the body really helps to stay present.
Yes, exactly Stuart! So glad it's helpful for you.
Thank you Miss, it was helpful
You're most welcome!
Would love if you could do more practices like this! Or point us in the direction of some other stuff we can do to calm the nervous system
Thanks for letting me know Lisa! I'll look at offering more calming practices on my channel. I also share some great audio meditations through my blog and website! You can try a somatic tracking practice on this blogpost: www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking
And a longer one when you sign up here: www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
Qigong is a wonderful practice to calm the nervous system. Just youtube "qigong relax" or any other word you'd like help with mentally or physically.
Great video Rebecca, I can’t believe I haven’t seen this one till now !
Glad you found it, Eric! It's a very soothing practice for the nervous system. 🙂❤
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach yeah :)
I heard you talking about the five F,s , they are great too, in understanding what keeps the symptoms going
@@ezza1236 Stay away from those f-words Eric! I find that fighting, fearing or fixing the symptoms tends to make them worse. It's the old adage, what we resist persists. And what we feel, we heal. 🥰
I do this every day. Thank you. Love your work :)
Ooh, fantastic! I'm so glad to hear that! Orienting helps me everyday too.
Thank you, this was awesome! It helps my cognitive brain give my emotional brain a chance to process things.
Beautifully expressed! So glad it's helpful for you. I find orienting helpful to manage stress everyday!
I see how this could be good for some but I don't find what you say is more comforting ie the breath. I get very anxious over my breath.
Hi Ali, Then you want to honor that. If tuning into the breath makes you anxious, I'd recommend backing off and finding another point of focus that brings soothing. For instance, slowly looking around you or listening to sounds in your environment. The key is to tune into your own nervous system and see what you need in the moment!
Very helpful!
I hope you do more of these!
Love,
Thank you Cecilia! This is a great one to do everyday, and certainly anytime your nervous system is revved up. I'll think about other videos I can make! ;-)
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Absolutely! Warm cheers
@@ceciliamac4283 Warm cheers back to you!
Thank you 🙏
Anytime! 😊
Hi Rebecca, thanks for this practice and for the useful content you share. Can we also use this "Orienting Practice" when we want to anchor ourselves in ventral vagal (parasympathetic)? Thanks, Mitchell
You're so welcome, Mitchell! Absolutely, orienting is a wonderful practice to anchor yourself in ventral vagal. It can help move you up the ladder whether you're in freeze or fight/flight. Hope that helps!
Thanks!
You're most welcome!
Thank you💜 this video was very helpful, it calmed my body and mind💜
Thanks for letting me know Heidi! It's a great practice to incorporate throughout the day.
Thank you. Relaxing healing practice.
So glad you enjoyed it!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach :) th-cam.com/video/S9FhXmps5Hc/w-d-xo.html it really works! This, plus tapping are high on my nervous system calming list now. Thx again
@@PurrrltheCat I love that you made a video from your point of view! It relaxed me just to watch it. Pretty ocean view! Yes, this orienting technique REALLY works and I'm so glad you're enjoying it with your tapping. I have an eyes closed practice that's really calming and healing too. You can sign up for that free somatic tracking meditation here if you like: www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
Hello
I just have a question hope its fine.
I have been dealing with ic/bloating symptoms for a while. The pain is just alwas there like its Chronic.
When doing stuff like Orienting, somatic tracking i feel like my nervous system is much more relax.
And i was wondering if learning to relax the nervous system wouldn't that be enough, and the pain will go away with time?
Is it really necessary to go back in time and try to experience bad memories. (i dont like that idea, and i dont know where to even start, and how to feel it). Thanks :)
Hi Rebecca,
First of all, thank you for your generosity sharing your experience an tools in order to help others. I am now 15 months in the long COVID journey, familiar with the mind body approach for the last 4 months and convinced this is the only way out, although not yet finding noticeable and steady improvement. One of my main questions has to do with somatic tracking when it comes to fatigue. In my case, fatigue means that, at times, even listening to sounds hurts (just wondering if that is the type of fatigue you also experienced) which makes it kind of challenging to listen to a record in order to do the exercise. Would you still recommend doing it at those times (specially when opening my eyes in the morning and feeling like I cannot move from bed), can it still be helpful to approach that kind of fatigue or would you recommend something different? Sending huge gratitude to you from Barcelona 🙏
You're most welcome Paula! I'm so glad you know this is your way out of Long Covid! Great questions. Typically, you want to gently challenge your triggers without overwhelming yourself. You might try somatic tracking without listening to a recording when you are so symptomatic. You can also try humming or tapping, gentle ways of stimulating your body. Cool water can be helpful for when you can get up. I have a 22-page Free from Fatigue guide on this in my Be Your Own Medicine course! I only teach it once or twice a year and we're in registration now, if you're interested. Many people with Long Covid have experienced great strides through the course! We'd love to support you in your recovery. 💖www.rebeccatolin.com/course
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach I love that you have a flexible approach that allows people to go at their own pace and tailor their healing journey to what works for them. SO refreshing after so many rigid practitioners for whom it's "My way or the highway."
I have a really scattered energy and I find it very hard to sit still and/or relax. I just started a new job in a completely new field and i have lots of anxiety around that. I'd like to try this but it's gonna be difficult given that i don't want to do things that stop me from moving or daydreaming 😬
Hi Nicole, That is your body's wisdom in trying to make you feel safe in an anxious time. If you find movement and daydreaming helpful, it's okay. But see if you can bring in these concepts too. For instance, you can "orient" while standing and looking around the room. Just start bringing some body awareness to where you touch the surface, even if you're moving. Does that make sense?
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach yes! Thank you. I'll try.
@@Nicole-ld6ev My pleasure! Let me know how it goes. You might also consider doing some expressive writing, basically venting your worries onto the page, followed up by the understandings/lessons you have about the situation and then doing something calming. ❤️
I was like that too at one phase of my recovery - and I NEVER liked mindfulness. I found Chi Gong the best form of meditation as it's a gently moving kind of meditation that's very somatic, and moves energy through the body. The gentle movements seems to calm my nervous system better than sitting meditations, and I could go from highly stressed to calm, peaceful, and remarkably silent in my mind in 10 minutes - bliss! You can move AND daydream if you want, but for me it felt like dancing with the wind and the waves and I could be completely in the moment, and in my senses. We all need to find what works for us, something Rebecca emphasizes. Later, I found guided meditations, yoga nidra, and somatic tracking videos like this wonderfully helpful. I also found shaking and dancing wonderful for easing pain, stress, fatigue, and trauma. My body taught ME the technique, but it turns out it's universal practice used by shamanic cultures round the world. James S. Gordon, a trauma counselor, teaches a version on his site. If you like movement - and day dreaming - "Dream Dancing" as I dubbed it became my best healing practice. Best of luck and you're in good hands here! Rebecca's videos are inspirational.
Is orienting considered self regulation or just self soothing ? I ask cuz I see many nervous system experts say it’s not always good to regulate .
Hi there, Orienting will often bring balance and calming. It's a very natural process to focus on our senses and can help with either fight-flight or freeze for many people!
How do we ‘ let go’ of what we notice? I can sense The awareness but I can’t let go and that is frustrating. Any advice on letting go? Thank you for your help
Hello! What is it that you want to let go? When we try to force something to go, it often leads to frustration and symptoms. So it's best to notice and accept. Sometimes, we can allow our muscles and resistance to release but we don't want to force it. I hope that helps!
Unbelievably annoying with advertising break mid practice.
Oh no! That's a pity that TH-cam puts in those adverts. I don't think it's anything I can control but hope you enjoy the practice anyway!