Understand stress.
Start with the body.

What does “regulation” mean?

The autonomic nervous system helps regulate functions such as heartbeat, breathing and digestion. Its responses change with the demands of the moment. In my work, self-regulation means learning to recognise your responses and exploring ways to support the transition between activity and recovery.

The aim is to broaden your ways of responding. Energy and activation have a role too: feeling calm all the time is not the goal.

Notice the signals

Before changing anything, we notice what is there. How does your breath move? Where do you feel tension? What happens when you change position? This attention to internal experience is called interoception and can become a starting point for understanding your responses.

Explore breath and movement

The work combines comfortable breathing, simple movements and somatic yoga: a practice guided by sensations rather than the shape of a pose. We approach it with curiosity, adapting pace and intensity to the person.

Use HRV thoughtfully

Heart rate variability (HRV) describes changes in the time between heartbeats. Biofeedback makes some of these changes visible during breathing practice. It is information to interpret in context: breathing, posture and measurement conditions influence the result.

A change during an exercise does not by itself demonstrate lasting improvement. Research on biofeedback helps explain the mechanisms and possibilities of this tool.

An approach to take with you

The direction is to build familiarity with your body and find practices that fit everyday life. This is also the common thread of the online course I’m developing.