You’ve probably seen “somatic exercises” everywhere. Here’s what they actually are and whether the science backs them up.

A doctor explains what nervous system regulation really means, how chronic stress affects the body, and what helps restore ...

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Monica in West Hartford, CT asked, “We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘take a deep breath,’ and ...

While we’ve evolved to be able to respond well to immediate threats, our stress-response system is less able deal with the ...

Stretching can be helpful, but it’s often not the full answer. If your nervous system is stuck in fight or flight, muscles ...

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the system of nerves and ganglia outside the brain and spinal cord. The PNS consists ...

Somatic exercises are trending in 2026 but most people don’t know what they actually are. Here’s the real explanation.

Source: Photo by Pixabay / Pexels We all carry more than just cognitive memories throughout our lives. We carry nervous-system imprints, which include embedded energetic threads of survival, longing, ...

Do you have a tight jaw? Do you have tension in the shoulders? Then congratulations, you have achieved the corporate baseline. In my work, I've helped high achievers. These people run their nervous ...

This state leads to an increase in heart rate and sustained muscle tension, with the nervous system transitioning into continuous fight or flight mode. In the context of headaches, this sensitization ...