The practices, movements, and exercises found in this membership are meant to help the autonomic nervous system find tools for regulation, but are definitely not quick fixes to anything. They are meant to be practiced with consistency to see results. They are also meant to help in the “action” phase of therapy to offer a bottom up approach to healing. It is highly recommended to use these practices while in active therapy with a professional or after long term therapy and recovery.

“Bottom up” is simply a term used to describe approaches to therapy that focus on a person’s internal experience and awareness to rewire behavior patterns, etc. Allowing the body and felt senses to lead the way towards healing, the belief that change happens in the body. Alternatively, top-down approaches are using external tools to teach new skills. For example, cognitive behavioral therapy. There is no right or wrong way, but there is more science coming out that the two approaches combined can be powerful healing tools. This is why these “bottom up,” embodied practices found in this membership are great to practice while in active therapy.

“Somatic” is a term used to describe a bottom up approach to therapy that incorporates mindfulness and awareness of the felt senses within us to find healing from different experiences. The “felt senses” could mean awareness of bodily sensations, movements, images, colors, patterns, textures, etc. To learn more about somatic therapies check out The Body Keeps the Score, by Van Der Kolk, and Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine.

Polyvagal theory is a model of therapy that focuses on a bottom up approach to healing by using neuroscience to regulate the autonomic nervous system. Specifically, this model focuses on the vagus nerve and how it directly communicates to our brains about what is safe or not safe. Check out Safe and Sound by Steve Porges, Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve by Stanley Rosenberg.

Not at this time. Carrie Welch and her team are working on a way to integrate either a community page, way to comment on videos, or incorporate online groups. If you are an active member you will receive a notification if and when this becomes active.

No there are no refunds or reimbursements. Once you pay for the month you have full access to the membership for that month. When you cancel you will not be charged for the following month.

Absolutely! There are different ways to contact Carrie, please check out her contact page to find her email and number. And she would love to hold a space for you to voice your questions and concerns. Her response rate is usually same day during business hours. Otherwise she will respond the next day.

The yoga sequences are beginner friendly! You do not have to be an experienced yoga practitioner to do the exercises in this membership. Some of the sequences offer challenges, but you work up to those sequences and can always opt out of anything. You have complete control.

These practices are a combination of yoga and somatic/polyvagal exercises. They are blended practices that focus on the autonomic nervous system. While similar to a hatha or vinyasa flow yoga class, the focus and intention are different. For example, some yoga classes will focus on back bends. For people with high levels of cortisol/anxiety, practicing back bends over and over could actually increase anxiety.