Coming Home
Workshop 1 · Phase I

Coming Home

Reset your nervous system

What we do

You arrive out of survival mode. Through the feet, the breath, and orientation to the present — we reset the nervous system from the ground up. The foundation for everything that follows.

Every workshop opens with a 10-minute grounding ritual — feet, three breath cycles, orientation. The same each time, so you can arrive from anywhere.

Programme
  • — Polyvagal theory — why your nervous system gets stuck
  • — Grounding practice through feet, earth, and presence
  • — Breathwork to activate the parasympathetic response
  • — Journaling — three prompts to anchor what you felt
  • — Your daily 5-minute take-home practice
What you take home

Not just an experience.
A daily practice.

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A reset you can feel — during the workshop, not just after

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A daily 5-minute grounding practice to use at home

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An understanding of your own nervous system patterns

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A quiet bridge toward the next workshop in the series

Science & wisdom

The science

Modern life keeps the nervous system in a low-level state of alert. Polyvagal Theory — developed by neuroscientist Stephen Porges — explains why: the autonomic nervous system has three layers, and most of us spend the majority of our time in the middle layer, mobilised and scanning for threat. The body doesn't distinguish between a deadline and a predator.

The research is clear: the fastest way to shift out of this state is not through the mind, but through the body — specifically through sensory input from the feet, slow diaphragmatic breathing, and orienting the gaze. These aren't relaxation tricks. They are direct signals to the vagus nerve.

The eastern root

In Qigong and Tai Chi, the feet are the first root — the point where heaven and earth meet in the body. The practice of zhan zhuang (standing like a tree) is thousands of years old, and it begins exactly here: feeling the ground, letting the weight drop, allowing the nervous system to soften.

This is not metaphor. It is a technology for coming home to yourself — one that modern neuroscience is only now learning to explain.

Practical
Date
To be announced
Duration
2.5 hours
Location
Arona, Tenerife · also online
Group size
Max 10 participants
Workshop
€55
Per person

Live on Tenerife? There's a reduced rate for residents — send me a WhatsApp and we'll work it out.

Interested?

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No fixed dates yet — workshops launch later this season. WhatsApp me and I'll let you know when there's a date.

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Workshop 1 of 9

This workshop stands alone — and it is part of a journey. Each of the 9 workshops carries a bridge to what comes before and after.

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