When it’s Hard to be Still – Do This Instead

Published: December 30, 2022

It’s virtually impossible to go from a hyper-aroused state, feeling overwhelmed and anxious to being completely still, yet many of us are trying to do just that…

Stillness can be a wonderful goal, however, when trying to go from 100 to 0 with the flip of a switch doesn’t work for you, it doesn’t mean you’re “not doing something right.” It means you’re a sensitive person who’s maybe on overdrive and needs a different tactic.

For sensitive, deep-feeling folks, building resilience by focusing on cultivating a flexible nervous system is key.

Let the journey from anxiety to stillness be a rhythmic dance, and not an all-or-nothing thing. Allow for a sense of deceleration, rather than seeking to come to a screeching a halt.

As I am always inviting us to do, look to nature’s rhythms for guidance. We don’t go from summer to winter – autumn is in the middle, the deceleration. Going from hyper-aroused to stillness requires your own autumn.

Join me to discuss the hows and whys of this process.

Share with me: What helps you decelerate and come to stillness after being hyper-aroused?

The InnerSpark Method:
Everyday Rhythms Program

A complete, guided path to restore your core self-care foundation through the forgotten wisdom of Nature’s rhythms.

You’ve held it all together for so long. Now it’s time to be held — by something real, simple, and nourishing.

You’ve worked hard. Built the life.
Shown up for everyone and everything.
You’ve kept it going, capable, responsible, strong, and managing it all in the only ways you were ever taught.

And still… something just feels off.

Your body is sending signals. Your mind is overwhelmed. Your spirit feels… far away.

And nothing, not the therapy, the yoga, the life hacks, or the smoothies has truly helped you feel well in a way that lasts.

The InnerSpark Method: Everyday Rhythms is a proven, 8-part, mentor-guided system rooted in Nature, Ayurveda, and Integrative Health to guide you simplify self-care, build a solid foundation for living well, and restore your life and health – holistically, naturally, sustainably.

This is your invitation to come home to yourself through the forgotten wisdom of daily rhythm and real self-care.

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Hi, I’m Devon.

I believe many of the ways we’ve been taught to live—and even many of the ways we’ve been taught to heal—lead to disconnection from ourselves.

Through InnerSpark, I guide people to the root of what’s keeping them depleted, overwhelmed, unwell, and not fully themselves, so they may create a simpler, more natural way of living.

Through cultivating whole-person self-care, living the wisdom of nature and daily and seasonal rhythms, you can come into a deeper relationship with life itself.

Click here to learn more about working together.

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