Somatic · Nervous System Regulation
Daily Nervous System Check-In
A 3-minute daily practice: state, glimmer, stressor, regulation move
A three-minute daily check-in. Same four questions, same time of day — usually morning or after work. Pattern matters more than length; a month of short entries shows the shape of your nervous system better than one long one.
Today
01 · State right now — ventral (safe), sympathetic (activated), dorsal (shut down), or a mix
02 · A glimmer — something small that brought a sliver of safety today
03 · A stressor — what knocked me out of regulation, even briefly
04 · A regulation move I used (or could have) — breath, movement, contact, orienting
Capacity right now (depleted → resourced)
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Connection to body (numb → vivid)
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7-day grid
Shade the dominant state for each day. Patterns appear within two weeks.
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Ventral — safe
Sympathetic — wired
Dorsal — shut down
What this week is telling me