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Nervous System Regulation guides

Regulation is the trained capacity to stay responsive under real conditions, which is harder and more useful than feeling calm.

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Short embodied practices for turning this topic into something you can feel, not just understand.

Awareness5 MINInteroceptive Weather ReportA daily body scan to catch stress early by noticing internal sensations.Open card ↗Body-based1 MINPhysiological SighA breathing technique to quickly reduce arousal through intentional double-inhale and relaxed exhale.Open card ↗Body-based17 MINNon-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR)A guided relaxation practice that helps the system recover while you remain conscious.Open card ↗

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Guides on Nervous System Regulation

12 curated entries across podcast conversations and Nervous System Mastery masterclasses.

Podcast guides

PodcastSomatic Intuition: Quiet the Inner Critic by Moving Attention Into the BodyA practical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with River Kenna on inner criticism, somatic resonance, body awareness, emotional processing, and rebuilding aliveness from the body up.Read guide →PodcastShadow Work and Self-Authorship: A Practical Guide with Erick GodseyA tactical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Erick Godsey on shadow work, self-authorship, internal family systems, myth, dreamwork, grief, truth-telling, and building a life guided by the nervous system's deeper signals.Read guide →PodcastMaking Mischief, Navigating Self-Doubt & Cultivating Leadership with Andy SparksA tactical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Andy Sparks on self-doubt, founder loneliness, support networks, journaling, emotional regulation, and leading with more trust, mischief, and steadiness.Read guide →PodcastDigital Distraction: Reclaim Attention Without Quitting TechnologyA practical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Jay Vidyarthi on digital distraction, the attention economy, mindful technology use, positive boundaries, and reclaiming agency without shame.Read guide →PodcastBelief and Behavior Change: Test Identity Without Forcing YourselfA practical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Nir Eyal on belief change, identity, curiosity, mental health skills, prayer as agency, and nervous-system compatible behavior change.Read guide →PodcastMale Fertility and Preconception Health with Josh PaigenA practical Nervous System Mastery guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Josh Paigen on male preconception health, sperm quality, blood sugar, environmental exposures, circadian rhythm, recovery, and how to work with the five pillars of fertility without turning the process into another stress spiral.Read guide →PodcastTackling the Mental Health Crisis using Ketamine-Assisted Therapy with Dylan BeynonA cautious tactical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Dylan Beynon on ketamine-assisted therapy, clinical screening, set and setting, intention, integration, and turning psychedelic insights into nervous-system change without treating ketamine as a cure or magic pill.Read guide →PodcastInner Transformation Pitfalls: How to Stop Turning Inner Work Into Another PerformanceA practical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Joe Hudson on joy, emotional avoidance, real safety, enjoyment, teacher traps, and why relational work can accelerate inner transformation.Read guide →PodcastEmbodied Leadership: Build Relational Capacity Without Living in Performance ModeA practical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Franziska Gonder on embodied leadership, interoception, performative boundaries, chronic performance mode, and the daily check-ins that help leadership feel more human.Read guide →PodcastFocus on What Matters Most: Build Ambition Without Nervous-System BurnoutA practical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Nat Eliason on focus, meaningful work, creative endurance, money anxiety, active recovery, and choosing what matters most without burning out.Read guide →PodcastOCD and Self-Exploration: Stay Curious Without Feeding RuminationA practical guide from Jonny Miller's conversation with Dan Shipper on OCD, rumination, ERP, medication, self-exploration, and finding a personal metaphor that makes inner work less forceful.Read guide →

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