✨ Mel's Sunday shift week of Oct 19 ✨️

✨ Focus Area: Nervous System & Stress Resilience

Movement habit is feeling good: now shifting focus to internal recovery and regulation.

Over the last few weeks, I found my groove with movement. It feels aligned with my life, gives me the physical and mental benefits I need, and is now in that sweet spot of consistency. I’m going to continue posting my movement for accountability, but I’m also ready to layer in the next level of support: regulating my nervous system.

This past year has been nonstop: legal issues (annoying stressful building stuff), parenting youngs kids in their big emotions era of life, and several major family health things. They way im viewing it mentally is fairly adapted, but I can feel my body living in a higher stress state than I want it to. This week is about intentionally sending my body the message: you are safe.

🎯 This Week’s Goal: Daily Nervous System Regulation (without kids present)

Dedicated time for my body to downshift: not multitasking, not during kids bedtime routines although i will continue it for modeling, but i need to also do it for me not in chaos. True restoration time.

🛠️ Good / Better / Best

Level Intentional Nervous System / Body Work (solo time only)

Good 1 session x 10 minutes daily

Better 2 sessions x 10 minutes

Best 3 sessions x 10 minutes

🧘 What Counts This Week

Guided or silent breathwork

Meditation

Somatic (body-based) practices

Vagus nerve stimulation techniques

Progressive muscle relaxation or nervous system resets

This week is about exploring what actually makes my body feel grounded.

📍 System Setup

WHO: Me, alone (no kids)

WHERE: Bedroom, office, car (quiet space)

WHEN: Morning / mid-day / evening – flexible, but intentional

ONE THING TO MAKE IT EASIER: Headphones + blanket ready as a visual cue to start

🌱 Growth Notes

Consistency with movement has built my physical strength; now it’s time to build internal safety and resilience. This isn’t about doing more, it’s about doing less, on purpose. Regulating my nervous system is the next step in creating a body that feels grounded, safe, and responsive instead of reactive.

✅ I’ll track the number of 10-minute sessions each day and post my progress below for accountability.

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