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Gentle, practical guides on stress, body tension and nervous system regulation, grouped by topic. Start wherever you are; each guide links to the next step.
Nervous System Regulation
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Nervous System Regulation Exercises You Can Do Anywhere
Seven simple, body-based exercises to help your nervous system settle after stress, each with clear steps you can follow today.
How to Calm Your Nervous System: What Actually Helps
Practical ways to calm your nervous system in the moment and over time, starting with your breath, your senses and gentle movement.
Stress and the Nervous System: What Happens in Your Body
What stress does inside your body, why the effects can linger, and how recovery happens.
What Fight-or-Flight Feels Like in the Body
How to recognise the fight-or-flight response in your body, and why it sometimes switches on when you are not in danger.
How to Get Out of Fight-or-Flight: Gentle Steps That Help
Step-by-step ways to help your body come down from fight-or-flight, and how to support it if you feel stuck there.
Overstimulated Nervous System: Signs and Gentle Ways to Calm Down
How to recognise overstimulation in your body and gentle ways to reduce input and help your system settle.
How to Relax Your Nervous System Before Sleep
Why your body may stay switched on at night, and a gentle evening routine to help your nervous system wind down for sleep.
Vagus Nerve Exercises: Gentle Practices for Calm
A balanced look at the vagus nerve and the gentle breathing, humming and movement practices often linked to it.
Can You Really "Reset" Your Vagus Nerve? 7 Gentle Practices Explained
An honest look at the 'vagus nerve reset' trend, and seven gentle practices that may help your body settle.
Nervous System Reset: What It Really Means and What Actually Helps
Why 'nervous system reset' is a misleading idea, what a more accurate goal looks like, and practical steps towards it.
Somatic Exercises
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Somatic Exercises for Beginners: A Gentle 10-Minute Start
A simple, gentle 10-minute routine for complete beginners, with what to expect and how to keep it comfortable.
Somatic Exercises for Stress: 6 Ways to Release It From Your Body
Six gentle somatic exercises chosen specifically for stress, and how to fit them into a busy day.
Somatic Exercises for Tension: Releasing Tight Shoulders, Jaw and Hips
Targeted somatic movements for the places tension most often settles: shoulders, neck, jaw and hips.
Exercises for Overwhelm: 5 Gentle Body-Based Practices
Five gentle practices to help when everything feels like too much.
Somatic Exercises for Sleep: Gentle Movements to Help You Unwind
Slow, soothing somatic movements to release the day's tension and prepare your body for sleep.
Morning Somatic Exercises: A Gentle Way to Start the Day
A short morning routine to wake up your body gently and start the day grounded.
Somatic Grounding Exercises: Feel Steady in Your Body
Grounding through the body: movement- and weight-based exercises that help you feel steady and present.
Shaking Exercises for Stress: A Gentle Guided Routine
A gentle, guided shaking routine to help your body shake off stress, with clear steps and safety tips.
Body Awareness Exercises: Reconnect With How You Feel
Simple exercises to build body awareness and reconnect if you often feel disconnected from your body.
5-Minute Stress Release: Breath, Movement and Grounding
A quick, guided five-minute practice for when you need stress relief right now.
10-Minute Somatic Wind-Down Before Bed
A ready-to-follow 10-minute guided wind-down to help your body let go of the day before sleep.
Stress Release
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Stress Relief Exercises: 8 Body-Based Ways to Feel Calmer
Eight simple, body-based exercises to relieve stress at home, at work or on the go.
Body-Based Stress Relief: Why Working With the Body Helps
Why working with the body can help when thinking and talking about stress isn't enough, and the main approaches to try.
How to Release Tension From Your Body: A Gentle Guide
Why tension builds up and a gentle step-by-step approach to releasing it from your body.
Why Stress Creates Muscle Tension, and How to Release It
How stress tightens your muscles, where it shows up, and gentle ways to ease it.
Burnout Recovery: A Body-Based Approach
What burnout does to your body and nervous system, and gentle, body-based ways to support recovery.
Where Stress Shows Up in the Body (and What It's Telling You)
A guide to the body's stress signals: where they show up and how to respond.
Why Can't I Relax? Understanding a Body That Stays Alert
Why some bodies find it hard to switch off, and gentle ways to help yours learn to relax again.
Wired but Tired: Why Your Body Can Feel Exhausted and Alert
What it means to feel exhausted and alert at the same time, and how to help your body come down.
Trauma and the Body: What We Know About "Stored" Trauma
A careful look at the idea of trauma 'stored' in the body: what research suggests, what is metaphor, and how body-based practices fit.
Grounding & Body Awareness
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Grounding Techniques: 10 Ways to Ground Yourself
Ten grounding techniques for different situations, from quick sensory checks to slower body-based practices.
The 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique, Step by Step
A step-by-step guide to the 5-4-3-2-1 technique, plus a body-based variation.
Body Scan Exercise: A Guided Practice for Body Awareness
A guided body scan to notice tension, build awareness and help your body relax.
Breathing to Feel Grounded: Simple Grounding Breathwork
Breathing techniques designed to help you feel steady and present, not just relaxed.
Relaxation & Sleep
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Breathing Exercises for Stress: 5 Simple Techniques
Five simple, evidence-informed breathing techniques to calm stress, with step-by-step instructions.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation: A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step guide to progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) for stress and sleep, and how it compares with somatic approaches.
A 10-Minute Body Relaxation Routine Before Sleep
A gentle 10-minute relaxation routine to help you unwind at night and fall asleep more easily.
Mindful Movement: Slow, Gentle Exercises for Stress Relief
Slow, mindful movement practices that help relieve stress and bring you back into your body.
Can't Meditate? Try Body-Based Relaxation Instead
Why meditation can be hard for a stressed body, and body-based alternatives that start with movement.
Shaking & Tremoring
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What Is Somatic Shaking? A Beginner's Guide
A beginner's explanation of somatic shaking: what it is, why people do it, and how to try it.
Why Does Shaking Relieve Tension? What We Know
The theories behind shaking for stress relief, what the evidence shows, and how to use shaking well.
Therapeutic Tremoring: Letting the Body Shake on Its Own
What it means to let the body tremor on its own, how it differs from shaking on purpose, and how to explore it safely.
Neurogenic Tremors: What They Are and Why They Happen
An explanation of neurogenic tremors: what they are, why they happen, and how they are used in TRE®.
Why Does My Body Shake After Stress?
Why trembling after stress is common, what it means, and when shaking needs medical attention.
TRE® Shaking: How TRE® Uses the Body's Natural Tremor
How TRE® turns natural shaking into a structured practice, and how it differs from other shaking exercises.
TRE®
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What Is TRE®? A Clear, Honest Introduction
A clear introduction to TRE®: its origins, what happens in a session, and who it may help.
How TRE® Works: The Body's Natural Tremor Explained
How the TRE® exercises invite a natural tremor, what may be happening in the body, and how you learn to regulate it.
TRE® Exercises: What They Are, How They Work & What Research Says
The authoritative guide to the TRE® exercises: the sequence, how it works, the research, and how to learn safely.
TRE® Research: What the Studies Actually Show
An honest summary of the research on TRE®: what it suggests, its limits, and what is still unknown.
TRE® for Beginners: What to Expect in Your First Sessions
What to expect when you start TRE®, how to prepare, and how to build a safe home practice.
Is TRE® Safe? Who It Suits and When to Be Careful
Who TRE® suits, who should take extra care, and how to keep the practice safe.
Trauma Release Exercises: What They Are and How to Approach Them Safely
What people mean by trauma release exercises, how TRE® fits, and how to approach them safely.
Online TRE® Sessions: Learn TRE® From Home
How online TRE® sessions with Camille work, who they suit, and how to book.
TRE® Sessions & Programmes With Camille
Camille's TRE® sessions and programmes, with prices, formats and how to book.