Steady
Understand your nervous system
Recognise your own patterns and discover practical ways to stay steady and responsive in daily life.
Many of us already do things that support our wellbeing — yoga, exercise, meditation, time in nature — but in our day-to-day lives can still find ourselves feeling stretched thin, unfocussed, stressed, flat, uninspired or reactive.
If you're curious about why something that helps one day does very little the next, and would like to know how to apply nervous system knowledge to your own experience, this could be for you.
Steady is a series of three two-hour experiential workshops designed to make nervous system knowledge personal and practical. Through straightforward nervous system education, movement practices, body awareness skills and personal enquiry, we'll explore how the autonomic nervous system influences energy, attention, communication, relationships and the way we respond in everyday life.
The purpose is not to learn the “right” way to regulate, or to expect yourself to stay calm regardless of what is happening, but to become more aware of your own nervous system — what happens when your internal alarm goes off, how to recognise it, what helps you settle, and the everyday practices that can support greater ease and connection.
Each Saturday is a different session. They build on each other, but each one also stands on its own, so you can come to one, two or all three.
No prior knowledge is needed.
During the workshop, you will experience
- Straightforward, accessible nervous system education
- Personal discovery through movement and body-awareness practices
- Opportunities to reflect on your own patterns and responses
- Guided exploration of grounding and centring practices
- Sharing and reflection in small groups and the wider group
- Time and space to notice what feels useful, relevant and effective for you
We'll take a short break halfway through, with a light snack, water and herbal tea available.
By the end of the workshop, you will
- Understand the fundamental role of the autonomic nervous system
- Recognise some of your own patterns of activation or shutdown under pressure
- Understand the protective role of your nervous system responses
- Begin to identify which practices are most supportive for your nervous system
- Leave with a simple personal map of your alarm bells, glimmers and what helps you come back towards steady
Who it's for
For anyone interested in health and wellbeing who would like to better understand their own stress patterns and what helps them feel more steady and responsive. No therapy experience or prior knowledge of nervous system theory is needed.
The group will be kept small, with a mix of group and individual practice, reflection in pairs or small groups, and whole-group discussion.
Included follow-up
Every booking includes a one-hour Zoom session 1–2 weeks later — a chance to reflect on what you've noticed since the workshop, ask questions, revisit your personal nervous system map, and explore what has been useful in daily life.
Anne de Silva is a Master's-qualified and registered somatic psychotherapist and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, with specialist training in nervous-system and body-based approaches to psychological health and wellbeing.
Her clinical work integrates psychotherapy with current understanding of the autonomic nervous system and the ways stress, emotion and experience are expressed through the body. Anne works with adults, young people and children, helping people understand their own patterns and responses, process past experiences, and develop greater freedom and ease in how they move through life.
She is particularly interested in bringing nervous system knowledge outside the therapy room — helping people recognise what is happening in their own system and discover what supports greater steadiness, flexibility and connection in everyday life.
What to bring
- Comfortable clothes you can move easily in
- Layers to allow for temperature adjustment
- A water bottle
- A notebook and pen if you'd like to make notes
- Curiosity about your own experience — no preparation is needed
This is an educational and experiential workshop, not therapy.
Steady
Understand your nervous system · with Anne de Silva · Alma Yoga, Mosman
- Session 1 · Sat27 February
- Session 2 · Sat15 May
- Session 3 · Sat14 August
- Time
- 1–3pm
- Cost
- $69 per workshop
Each session stands on its own and builds on the last. Come to one, or all three for $189 instead of $207. Every booking includes the one-hour Zoom follow-up.
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From Sat 27 Feb
Steady
Understand your nervous system
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