Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness…
or NSM is a form of meditation I forgot to mention and that closely resembles Yoga Nidra. It's be popularized by Dr. Fleet Maull. If you want to hear Dr Maull’s story I recommend u find the podcast named in the screenshot i’ve provided. I want everyone to know I am neither advocating nor demonizing psychedelics. This is a personal choice I would never want to influence. What I do recommend is Yoga Nidra for de-stressing and energizing when doesn't have time to nap. It takes about ten minutes and Dr Andrew Huberman has a very good example on youtube. Below is ChatGPT provided instruction on NSM. Anytime we employ mindfulness we can only benefit. If you try NSM please let us know what you think. Here’s how Dr. Fleet Maull teaches embodiment practice — step-by-step, in his mindfulness and neuro-somatic training style: 🧘♂️ 1️⃣ Pause and Arrive - Stop whatever you’re doing. - Take one or two slow breaths. - Feel gravity: your feet on the ground, your seat on the chair. - Let your awareness drop from your head into your body. - He often says: “Feel the ground supporting you — the earth is holding you up.” 🌬️ 2️⃣ Breathe with Awareness - Bring attention to the natural rhythm of your breath. - Don’t change it — just notice where you feel it most (nose, chest, or belly). - This reconnects the nervous system to the present moment, engaging parasympathetic calm. 🩶 3️⃣ Sense Your Whole Body - Scan from head to toe: tension, warmth, pulsing, tingling. - Feel the aliveness of the body rather than labeling it. - Maull says, “Awareness itself is healing.” - This step grounds mindfulness in the body instead of floating in thought. ⚖️ 4️⃣ Open and Relax - Loosen where you notice contraction (shoulders, jaw, belly). - Don’t force it — just invite softness. - The goal is “relaxed alertness,” not floppy or rigid. - He calls this the “sweet spot of presence.” 🔄 5️⃣ Integrate Movement - During walking, driving, or even working, keep awareness anchored in posture and breath. - Notice micro-tensions or holding patterns. - He calls this “embodied flow” — mindfulness in motion.