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Nervous System Alchemist * Certified EFT & NLP Therapist
* Certified Sound Healer
* Health & Fitness Professional (BSc)
* Long Term Cancer Thriver

09/11/2026

Tapping your chest to a musical beat calms your nervous system through a combination of physical nerve stimulation, sensory grounding, and autonomic shifting.

The vagus nerve runs through the chest, so rhythmic tapping sends signals up these pathways to the brain to shift the body into a rest/digest state, which lowers your heart rate and reduces cortisol.

Matching that physical tap to the predictable beat of music also gives your brain an external rhythm to anchor onto, which interrupts looping thoughts and reduces activity in the brain’s emotional/fear centre.

Percussive movement over the chest helps break up physical tension, and encourages deeper, more regulated breathing.

The physical act of tapping brings your awareness into your body and the present moment.

Because rhythmic chest tapping uses physical stimulation over the vagus nerve to signal the brain, it can begin calming your nervous system almost immediately.

Within 10 to 30 seconds the mechanical pressure sends signals up the vagus nerve to the brainstem, which begins to put a brake on the fight/flight response.

Within 1 to 2 minutes your heart rate begins to slow down and match a more regulated rhythm, and the released tension in the muscles in your chest allows your breath to become deeper.

Within 3 to 5 minutes the continuous, predictable rhythm acts as a biological signal, which tells your brain’s threat centre that you are safe, and as blood flow normalizes and stress chemicals begin to level off, the physical sensation anchors you fully in the present moment, helping to clear racing thoughts.

Choose music that has a relatively slow tempo (ideally around 60 beats per minute, which mirrors a resting heart rate).

Make your exhales longer than your inhales whilst you tap, because extended exhalations massively amplify vagus nerve stimulation.

You don’t need to hit hard. A firm, rhythmic tap is all it takes to activate the nerve pathways.

08/11/2026

8 things I do to calm my nervous system…

1. EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) involves tapping on acupressure points, which helps quiet your amygdala (the brain’s threat detector) and signals safety to your nervous system.

2. Shaking your entire body for 2 to 3 minutes discharges the adrenaline trapped in your muscles following a stress response. If you do not actively release it, your body holds onto the tension, signaling to your brain that the threat is still ongoing. Animals in the wild naturally do this immediately after surviving a predator attack.

3. Walking outside combines gentle, rhythmic movement with fresh air and the soothing blues and greens of nature nature, which reduces overall physical tension and decreases stress biomarkers.

4. Submerging your face in cold water, or placing a cold pack on your chest triggers a primitive survival mechanism, which acts like an emergency brake on a panicked nervous system, lowering your heart rate and forcing a rapid shift into rest/digest mode.

5. Deep diaphragmatic breathing, where your exhale is purposefully longer than your inhale, stimulates the vagus nerve and immediately lowers heart rate and blood pressure.

6. Laying with legs up the wall drains blood and lymphatic fluid back towards your heart, which your brain interprets as a sign that you are lying down and safe, and lowers your heart rate.

7. Humming, Singing, or gargling all vibrate your vocal cords, which physically stimulates the vagus nerve as it passes through your throat, and forces a longer exhale, triggering the rest/digest response.

8. Sound Baths create vibrations, which guide your brain out of an alert, thinking, Beta brain wave state, into deeply meditative, Alpha and Theta brain wave states, lowering cortisol and heart rate, and telling your nervous system that it is safe to rest.

07/11/2026

Just 1 minute out of your day to feel better in your body…

06/11/2026

I have been very quiet on here for the last 2 weeks because I tore my cruciate ligament and my dad had a heart attack.

I could feel that my system didn’t have the capacity for social media at this time, so I took a short sabbatical, although I have still been working with clients.

Years ago I wouldn’t have listened to my needs, but I’ve learnt the hard way, many times!

All throughout my cancer journey, I turned towards self healing rather than conventional treatments, and this was no different.

I use this 128 hz tuning fork in my sound healing sessions because it stimulates the vagus nerve, helping to shift the body out of stress, and into a relaxed state.

But it is also reported to ease local tension, reduce discomfort, and improve joint mobility, so I have been using it on my poorly knee.

It was highly inflamed, very swollen and hot for a week and a half before I remembered to use it, but the results were immediate.

Maybe it was just a coincidence but after the first session my swelling started to go down.

Sound heals, which is the reason I run weekly sound baths.

Thankfully my dad is fine after his 5 days in hospital, and my knee is recovering.

21/10/2026

Holding a deep squat activates the vagus nerve to promote a rest/digest state, encourages lower-body circulation, and compresses the lower body to move lymphatic fluid.

Combining a deep squat with deep belly breaths creates a safe somatic container that helps clear residual stress hormones like cortisol. Extending the exhalations signals your vagus nerve to slow your heart rate and downregulate your sympathetic (fight:flight) nervous system.

Many people chronically clench their pelvic floor muscles due to stress or long hours of desk-sitting. A deep resting squat forces your hip joints into full flexion and external rotation, which stretches and lengthens your pelvic floor muscles and inner thighs. When you drop into this position and breathe deeply, your diaphragm pushes downward, naturally pushing your pelvic floor to expand and drop its holding patterns.

The lymphatic system doesn’t have a central pump like the heart, and relies entirely on movement, muscle contractions, and pressure changes to move fluid. Deeply bending your ankles, knees, and hips creates mechanical compression on your connective tissue, and when you combine this compression with diaphragmatic breathing, the shifting pressure inside your abdomen acts like a vacuum pump drawing lymphatic fluid upward out of your lower body and into the central lymph ducts near your torso.

* Aim to keep your whole foot planted on the floor; if your heels lift, you can place a rolled towel under them or hold onto a sturdy door frame.
* Focus on deep, rhythmic nasal diaphragmatic breathing to reinforce the nervous system’s relaxation response.
* Start with a 30 second hold, and aim to build up to 2-5 minutes, as your ankle and hip mobility allow.

20/10/2026

If you are dealing with chronic pain, it might all be in your head…

When your body gets injured, your brain creates pain to alert you to a problem in that area that needs attention, and also to stop you from using that part of your body so that it can heal.

Sometimes, the body heals but the brain doesn’t get the memo, so it keeps on alerting you to the problem by creating more pain, because it learned a pattern and simply got stuck.

All the time your brain continues to create pain, and you continue to feel the pain, there is a feedback loop that gives your brain more evidence that the problem is still there.

And every time you adapt your behaviour to protect it or avoid using it, or you feel fear around using it, or fear around the pain itself, the pattern gets more and more reinforced and embedded.

So maybe you are seeing Dr’s and specialists, and having scans that show nothing wrong, yet you are still experiencing very real pain with no cause or solution.

Breaking that feedback loop means teaching your brain that the problem has gone and it is safe for your body to move.

Very slowly and gently start moving and using that area of your body in a way that feels safe, so that your brain can start to create a new pattern, and your nervous system can let go of the fear and the stress around that part of your body.

I have worked with many clients who have been in chronic pain for many years, and have spent £1000’s on alternative treatments, as well as seeing all the NHS specialists, and I have helped them to become pain free, and reclaim their lives and their joy.

I have been told by these clients that I am magic and I have saved their lives, and even had messages of thanks from their mothers.

I helped them to rewire their brains, and shift their nervous systems out of high alert, and I can help you too.

Comment 1:1 if you would like more information 🤍

19/10/2026

As someone who struggled for decades to fall asleep and stay asleep, this routine has been a game changer…

After 7pm:
No food, sugar, or alcohol

After 8pm:
No doom scrolling
No bright lights - Soft lamps only
Sit under a weighted blanket

1 hour before bed:
Get ready for bed
Take L-theanine & magnesium glycinate
Splash face with cold water - 1 min
Place cold pack on sternum - 15 mins
Sit under weighted blanket
Don’t drink anything

Optional extras:
Warm bath with magnesium flakes
Lay with legs up wall
Humming

In bed between 10-11pm
Rub magnesium oil into skin
Sprinkle lavender oil onto pillow
Open bedroom window
Make bedroom dark

17/10/2026

What is the key to a long and healthy life?

Drinking enough water 
Eating natures food
Sleeping well
A regulated nervous system
Reducing stress
Feeling joy
Laughter
Positive mental attitude 
Gratitude
Human connection 
Time in nature
Walking
Movement
Good lymphatic flow
And this definitely helps! 

16/10/2026

The ancients knew something about drumming that your nervous system still remembers…

The repetitive beat shifts your brain into alpha and theta brainwaves, which are the frequencies of deep meditation, and relaxation.

And the steady rhythm signals your amygdala that you are safe, which lowers your heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol levels.

The predictability of the rhythm also activates your brain’s reward pathways, triggering a flood of dopamine to improve your mood.

Maybe this is why the drum is most people’s favourite instrument in a sound bath.

If you live near Aldershot, comment SOUND and I’ll send you details of my upcoming events 🤍

15/10/2026

A 4 1/2 minute EFT tapping video to help you heal issues that you might have with certain people in your life.

There are certain people that we can walk away from, but others that we are stuck with, so we have to find ways to cope with these people and how they make us feel.

We do that by releasing the negative emotions that we have about them (this is why EFT videos always begin with the negative that you feel before bringing in the positive), viewing the situation differently, and rewiring our brains.

Whilst this video should help, it is not a substitute for the 1:1 therapy that is needed to clear deeper issues. My sessions are 2 hours long, so that I can tailor the wording and techniques specifically to you.

I can work in person or via zoom, so distance isn’t a problem.

Comment 1:1 of you would like more details 🤍

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