And now for something a little different! Today feeling the Drama Dolls. These middle age women (the drummer is my sister Lisa) know how to rock and WARNING there is adult language (ie Cussing) I thought you might enjoy. Especially the team that loves cake! @Brandon Decremer @Dinka Salvador

About a month ago I was a guest on the Evergreen podcast. Thanks @Dinka Salvador @Brandon Decremer. Here is the edited version on YouTube. Check it out and share! It is also on Spotify. I share about the work of Hope Reimagined and my work in Oakland and some information on Forest Bathing

@Dinka Salvador shared this video in @Stacey Coley 's Human Practice community and it has me so curious to learn more. What really sparked my wondering is how it connected dots I've been exploring between the nervous system and why music feels like medicine with the daily soundtrack. In physics, there's a principle called entrainment — first documented in 1665 when Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens noticed pendulum clocks in the same room would synchronize overnight. It's the natural tendency of oscillating systems to lock into a shared rhythm. Fireflies do it. Heartbeats do it. Brainwaves do it. Menstrual cycles do it. Vibrations, left undisturbed, seek harmony. (I wish I had a bold or underline feature here!) Your body is one of these oscillating systems. Dr. Stephen Porges' Polyvagal Theory explains how the vagus nerve — the longest nerve in the autonomic nervous system, running from brainstem to colon — constantly evaluates safety and threat through a process called neuroception. When safety is detected, the ventral vagal pathway activates, lowering heart rate, calming digestion, and opening us to connection. This is the body's coherent state. Its natural resting frequency. There is more on this in the Daily Dose Course in the classroom. I go a little more into the theories and what happens when disrupted by stress and trauma. Music and nature don't force healing. They offer a frequency stable enough for a dysregulated system to entrain with. The body was always trying to find its way back to coherence. Sometimes it just needs a vibration strong enough to remember how. What thoughts or curiosities are sparked?

Heading out to enjoy this beautiful day. What are you doing this Saturday to invest in yourself? Share in the chat and share photos! I promise to have a few when I get back to share. I am poking a few people that I know from different spaces and relationships to share! @Nirupama Lal @Lilya Kamholtz-Roberts @Dinka Salvador @Darius Parker @Stacey Coley @Serena Rundberg @Sandra Pimentel . Show us what you up to with a pi!

Inspired by @Jack Robinson 's Skoolyard If your day had a soundtrack… what song would be playing right now? Drop a song in the comments that captures:• how you’re feeling• the energy of your day• or what your nervous system is needing in this moment No explanation needed—just music as a window into where you are.Looking forward to listening alongside you. https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-your-shit-together/1537190422?i=1537190423