Does your mind race even when you’re trying to rest?

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Do you feel consumed by daily tasks that once felt simple?

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Do you find yourself caught in cycles of anxiety always reaching for your phone, a glass of wine, or endless busyness in the hope of feeling better?

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Anxiety often has roots deeper than we realise. When early connection didn’t feel fully safe or consistent, the nervous system adapted by staying on alert, always scanning, always bracing for what might go wrong. What began as survival then shows up later as restlessness, overwhelm and coping patterns that soothe for a moment but never quite resolve the unease.

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So many of us live in a state of over-working, over-achieving and constantly striving. The relentless push makes true rest and presence feel almost impossible. Years of giving to others or holding everything together leave the body carrying tension, fatigue and sometimes even illness.

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Here’s what most people don’t realise: these patterns are not just in the mind. They live in the body as imprints in what the yogic tradition are called samskāras. These grooves from past experiences shape our responses, even when part of us longs for something different.

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The hopeful truth is that connection is never truly lost. When we work compassionately with the nervous system, everything begins to shift. The body remembers how to rest. Emotions soften into allies instead of enemies. Boundaries become clearer and you start to reconnect with yourself - the part of you that exists beneath the anxiety, the striving and the coping cycles.

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If you’re wondering how this reconnection happens in practice, somatic therapy offers a gentle and effective path.