Masterclass Guides

Nervous System Mastery·Guides

Tactical guides distilled from guest masterclasses in the NSM vault. Each guide is designed to be useful on its own, with the source recording embedded for deeper study.

Rick Hanson PhD

Taking in the Good: A 25-Minute Positive Neuroplasticity Practice

A practical guide to Rick Hanson’s Taking in the Good meditation: settling the body, absorbing beneficial states, and working skilfully with the negativity bias.

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Nick Wignall PhD

How to Work With Chronic Anxiety

A practical guide from Nick Wignall’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on fear, worry, avoidance, and building a healthier relationship with anxiety.

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Tristan de Montebello

Master Public Speaking Anxiety Without Over-Scripting

A practical guide to Tristan de Montebello’s Nervous System Mastery public speaking masterclasses on training expression, confidence, and nervous-system safety through live practice.

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Mollie Eastman

Master Your Sleep for Nervous System Health

A practical guide to Mollie Eastman’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on using light, temperature, food timing, and mental wind-down to support deeper sleep.

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Dom Francks & Andy Bromberg

Optimize Your Home Environment for Nervous System Health

A practical guide to Dom Francks and Andy Bromberg’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on shaping light, air, sound, and space so the nervous system can settle.

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Salim Najjar

How to Improve HRV Without Turning It Into Another Stressor

A practical guide to Salim Najjar’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on using heart rate variability as nervous-system feedback without obsessing over the number.

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Ian Stratton & Derek Haswell

Internal Family Systems for Inner Work: A Nervous-System Guide to Parts

A practical guide to Ian Stratton and Derek Haswell’s Nervous System Mastery Internal Family Systems sessions on relating to inner parts with more steadiness and compassion.

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Alex Olshonsky

Modern Addiction in a Distracted World: A Nervous-System Guide

A practical guide to Alex Olshonsky’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on addiction, distraction, reciprocal narrowing, and rebuilding a life with more aliveness.

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Kelly Wilde Miller

Overcoming Creative Dysregulation: A Nervous-System Guide for Creative Blocks

A practical guide to Kelly Wilde Miller’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on treating creative blocks as nervous-system signals instead of identity verdicts.

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Franzi + Ted Gonder

How to Raise Regulated Kids: A Nervous-System Parenting Guide

A practical guide to Franzi and Ted Gonder’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on parenting, co-regulation, modelling steadiness, and raising children with more nervous-system capacity.

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Nick Wignall PhD

Navigating Depression by Learning to Feel Bad

A practical guide to Nick Wignall’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on depression, emotional avoidance, functional thinking, and rebuilding activation gently.

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Steve March

Self-Unfolding and Aletheia: A Practical Guide to the Four Depths

A practical guide to Steve March’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on self-unfolding, Aletheia, and the four depths of parts, process, presence, and non-dual awareness.

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Raul Espinoza

Transformational Men's Work: A Nervous-System Guide to Men's Groups

A practical guide to Raul Espinoza’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on men’s groups, vulnerability, peer-led support, and emotional regulation in community.

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Stephen Zerfas

Unpacking Blissful Jhana States: What Jhana Is and Why Joy Can Feel Intense

A practical guide to Stephen Zerfas’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on what jhana states are, how they differ from typical meditation, and why intense joy can feel surprisingly activating.

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Jesse J Anderson

Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation Tools: A Nervous-System Guide

A concise guide to Jesse J. Anderson’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on ADHD, emotional regulation, executive function, and practical support systems.

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Michael King

Meditation Myth-Busting: Effortless Living Without Spiritual Pressure

A practical guide to Michael King’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on meditation myths, the Fire and Water Method, effortlessness, and staying grounded under pressure.

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Dr. Michael Yang

A Nervous-System Guide to Psychedelic Preparation and Integration

A concise guide to Dr. Michael Yang’s Nervous System Mastery Q&A on psychedelics, safety, preparation, integration, and nervous-system support.

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Brett Kistler

Self-Regulating in High-Stress Situations

A practical guide to Brett Kistler’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on using fear, attention, and honest self-reflection to regulate under pressure.

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Doug Tataryn

Your Psychograph and the Bio-Emotive Framework: A Practical Nervous-System Guide

A practical guide to Doug Tataryn’s Nervous System Mastery masterclass on using the Psychograph and Bio-Emotive Framework to map emotional patterns with more precision.

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