How yarn, slow walks, and hot chocolate become my portable nervous-system hammock
Yarn, color, and a moment to arrive gently.
Notes from a NYC threshold day
On travel days, I don’t ask my nervous system to perform.
A gentle 30-minute walk before the bus ride helps me transition without rushing.
I give it rhythm, warmth, and something simple to follow.
• 🧠 Zero cognition
• ✋ Bilateral, rhythmic input
• 🫁 Breath naturally entrains
• 🧵 Fascia + vagus nerve get the memo
Warmth, sweetness, and time - taken in slowly. Hot chocolate dessert aaaahhhh ☕️
From a somatic lens, this kind of simplicity matters:
Repetitive, predictable motion → safety and coherence
No counting, no fixing, no outcome pressure → right-hemisphere bliss
The perfect companion for trains, cafés, naps, and post-chocolate glow ☕🧶
Listen.
Follow.
Don’t impose.
Let the yarn lead.
And then I notice it - shoulders drop, jaw softens, breath deepens.
That’s the body saying thank you.
A deliciously unproductive Friday, one that left me feeling like I earned every stitch 😌✨
The city makes its own mountains. 😉