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SUMMARY:Being with your nervous system in complex times for AU / EU
DESCRIPTION:An embodied practice circle for people navigating complex\, lim
 inal times\nWhen the work is complex\, we regularly find ourselves at thres
 holds … between roles\, between certainties\, between ‘how we’ve alwa
 ys done it’ and what’s needed now. In these liminal spaces\, our nervou
 s system often speeds up\, shuts down\, or reaches for familiar habits that
  don’t quite fit.\nThis four‑session online practice circle offers simp
 le\, trauma‑informed ways to be with your nervous system as you navigate 
 those thresholds\, so you can stay more present\, grounded and connected\, 
 with yourself and with others.\nAcross four 75‑minute sessions we will:\n
 \n\nOffer a simple\, plain‑language orientation to how your body and nerv
 ous system respond to stress\, safety and ease\n\n\nName common protective 
 patterns (speeding up\, freezing\, people‑pleasing\, withdrawing\, over
 ‑functioning) and how they show up in your work and life\n\n\nPractise a 
 handful of small\, repeatable somatic moves you can use in real time\, in m
 eetings\, facilitation\, conflict\, decision‑making and rest\n\n\nExplore
  how to stay in contact with yourself and others in liminal spaces\, when t
 hings feel uncertain\, emotionally charged or “too much”\n\n\nReflect t
 ogether on what you notice between sessions as you take these practices int
 o your own contexts\n \n\n\nThis circle is a doorway\, not a destination. 
 We’ll begin practices together in the group\, and you’ll receive simple
  prompts and a workbook so you can continue between sessions. Nervous syste
 m science and somatic research are clear that repetition is what gradually 
 re‑wires our patterns and makes new responses available\, even under pres
 sure.\nOur orientation to practice is not self‑optimisation. We’re not 
 here to fix you or make you more productive. We’re here to cultivate huma
 n being as much as human doing … learning to relate differently to your 
 own activation so you can move with more integrity\, care and choice in the
  work that matters to you.\nDesigned for people who are often supporting ot
 hers through complexity\, for example independent practitioners (social inn
 ovation folk\, organisers\, designers\, coaches\, facilitators\, community 
 weavers\, activists) as well as carers\, leaders and humans navigating big 
 changes.\nNB This practice group is being offered at two time options for t
 he same 4-part series. Please choose the time that best suits your availabi
 lity. \nSession 1 : Arriving: meeting where you are\nJuly 22 (AU)\nWe begi
 n by arriving where you actually are\, not where you think you “should”
  be.\n\nA simple\, plain‑language orientation to how your body and nervou
 s system responds to stress\, safety and ease.\nGuided body‑based reflect
 ion to notice what activation\, flatness and settling feel like for you rig
 ht now.\nMapping how this links to your real contexts – projects\, relati
 onships\, care responsibilities\, organisational dynamics.\nOne tiny notici
 ng practice to take into the next couple of weeks.\n\nThe aim is not to ana
 lyse yourself\, but to start recognising the patterns your system is alread
 y running.\nSession 2 : Protection: patterns that try to keep you safe\nAug
  5 (AU)\nHere we get curious about your protective strategies – without p
 athologising them.\n\nNaming common protective patterns – speeding up\, s
 hutting down\, bracing\, over‑functioning\, people‑pleasing – as unde
 rstandable ways your system tries to keep you safe.\nConnecting these patte
 rns to the systems you move in: meetings\, workshops\, client work\, family
  life.\nTrying a couple of low‑key supports you can use in real time (bre
 ath\, orientation\, micro‑pauses\, boundaries) and noticing what actually
  helps.\nChoosing one small\, realistic experiment to take into your everyd
 ay contexts.\n\nWe’re gently widening the gap between “something happen
 s” and “I react”\,  growing your response‑ability one small moment
  at a time.\nSession 3 : Resourcing: what steadies and restores you\nAug 19
  (AU)\nIn this session we turn towards what supports you\, not just what dr
 ains you.\n\nExploring what helps your system come back toward steadier gro
 und – people\, places\, rhythms\, practices\, stories.\nMapping supports 
 you already have (even if under‑used) and gaps that might want attention\
 , without turning it into another list of “shoulds”.\nPractising ways t
 o weave micro‑resourcing into your current days\, rather than adding big 
 new routines you’ll abandon in a week.\nNaming one or two supports you wa
 nt to tend\, and what might make that feel possible in your context.\n\nRes
 ourcing here is framed as a prerequisite for meaningful work and sustainabl
 e leadership\, not a luxury add‑on.\nSession 4 : Walking with: integratin
 g and choosing next steps\nSept 2 (AU)\nWe close by gathering what you’ve
  seen and felt\, and looking at how you want to walk with your system from 
 here.\n\nLooking back across the previous sessions to see what patterns and
  experiments are telling you about your current capacity.\nExploring what i
 t might mean\, in your particular work and life\, to “be with” your exp
 erience rather than constantly overriding or pushing through.\nClarifying a
  few simple agreements with yourself (and maybe others) about how you want 
 to respond\, relate\, and resource yourself in the coming months.\nNaming w
 hat you are taking with you from the circle\, practices\, insights\, bounda
 ries\, or questions\, and what support you might need to keep going.\n\nThe
 re may also be an optional integration call later in the year if the group 
 wants to reconnect and ground what you’ve been experimenting with.\n\nWho
  this is for\nThis circle is for you if:\n\nYou work with people and comple
 xity – in design\, law\, research\, facilitation\, social impact\, organi
 sational change\, caregiving\, or similar spaces.\nYou notice stress and lo
 ad showing up in your body (tension\, shutdown\, wired “on‑ness”) and
  want to understand this without making yourself wrong.\nYou’re curious a
 bout nervous system literacy\, but you want something human and grounded\, 
 not jargon‑heavy or clinical.\nYou’d like a small\, relational space to
  practise\, not just learn concepts – with others who also care about how
  they show up in the systems they’re part of.\n\nNo prior somatics or tra
 uma training is required. Curiosity and a bit of willingness to experiment 
 is enough.All activities are optional and no sharing of your experience is 
 required. You are free to participate however you feel to.\n\nPractical det
 ails\n\nFormat: 4 x live online sessions (Zoom) - held fortnightly\nSession
  length: 75 minutes each\nGroup size: Small (up to 10)\, so there is room f
 or reflection \nSession flow: Each 75‑minute session weaves short teach
 ing\, guided practice and focused reflection. There will be some space to s
 hare\, but the emphasis is on your own noticing and experimenting\, rather 
 than long check‑ins\nFacilitator: Jax Wechsler : strategic designer\, fac
 ilitator and educator working at the intersection of nervous system literac
 y\, trauma‑aware practice and complex change.\n\nTime options:\n\nGroup A
  – AU / NZ‑friendly / some US‑friendly:8:00–9:15 am AEST = 6:00 –
  7:15 pm EDT =  3:00 – 4:15 pm PDTJuly 21\, Aug 4\, 18\, Sept 1 (the day
  before in the USA)>> Register using this link\nGroup B – Evening AU + As
 ia / EU‑friendly:19:00–20:15 AEST\, Sydney = 10:00–11:15 am BST\, Lon
 don = 5:00–6:15 pm SingaporeJuly 22\, Aug 5\, 19\, Sept 2>> Register usin
 g this link\n\nGroups and flexibility\nYou’ll nominate a “home” group
  (morning or evening) when you register. If a particular week doesn’t wor
 k for your home time\, you’re welcome to join the other group for that se
 ssion instead\, as long as there’s room.\nIf one of the groups doesn’t 
 reach minimum numbers\, I may invite you to move into the other group or of
 fer a refund. \n\nInvestment\nInvestment for the four‑part live series (
 approx. 5 hours of group time):\n\nProfessional / organisation‑funded –
  AUD $290 (incl. 10% GST)For when your employer\, a client\, or a project b
 udget is paying for your place.\nSelf‑funded practitioner – AUD $190 (i
 ncl. 10% GST)For when you are paying out of pocket as an individual.\nSuppo
 rted place – AUD $120 (incl. 10% GST)\n\n\nAbout your facilitator\nJax We
 chsler is founder of Cocreate Change and Social Design Sydney.She brings ov
 er 20 years of experience supporting organisations navigating complexity\, 
 uncertainty and change. Over the past five years\, her work has focused on 
 nervous system literacy and trauma-informed practice\, helping teams build 
 the capacity to stay present\, connected and choice-ful under real-world de
 mands.\nThis work draws on long-standing experience in co-design\, systems 
 change\, facilitation and applied neuroscience to support teams to move fro
 m overwhelm to more grounded\, choice-ful ways of responding ... and expand
 ing response-ability.\n \n\nA note about the work\nThis circle draws on c
 urrent research and lived practice around stress\, trauma and nervous syste
 m literacy\, but it doesn’t ask you to sign up to any one theory. The foc
 us is on low‑risk\, practical ways to notice what your own system is doin
 g and to offer it a little more support\, in the middle of the life you act
 ually have.\nIt is not therapy and not clinical training. It’s a small\, 
 human‑scaled practice space to support how you move through complex work 
 and life\, and to gently grow your response‑ability over time.\nFor your 
 team or organisation\nIf you’d like your whole team to build this kind of
  capacity together\, I also offer Regulate. Resource. Respond.\, a nervous
 ‑system‑informed program for teams and organisations working in complex
 \, high‑pressure environments.\n>> Learn more about Regulate. Resource. R
 espond.\nTestimonials\nThis circle grows out of earlier nervous‑system‑
 informed courses I’ve run with practitioners and teams. Here’s how peop
 le from those cohorts have described the impact.\n“What I most appreciate
 d was how Jax framed nervous system regulation as more than self-care — a
 s a practice that supports collective creativity\, compassion and response-
 ability. The course came at exactly the right time. Jax explained things in
  a clear\, grounded and practical way that made both the theory and practic
 es feel intuitive and genuinely doable.”— Kylie Wrigley\, Climate Justi
 ce Organiser\n"Jax provided a supportive\, reflective space to make sense o
 f my capacities as a change-maker\, along with new nervous system concepts 
 and practical tools I'm already bedding in for the year ahead."— Wendy Fo
 untain\, Ecological designer\n"Jax is a rare example of being an embodied t
 eacher of her teachings. Highly recommended."— Robyn Katz\, Women's Leade
 rship Facilitator\n"I found the class useful and insightful. It left me pon
 dering the implications for work and relationship over the next few days. A
 lso explained the window of tolerance to my 7 yr old daughter the next day.
  Made perfect sense to her. She called hypo-arousal her ‘hiding’ state.
 ”—Dan Gooden\, Technology Consultant\n“Jax presents life changing con
 cepts in clear\, precise language\, with practical exercises to take home a
 nd use for life! Your nervous system will appreciate you\, for investing 2 
 hours of your time\, for a lifetime of insight and awareness to give you gr
 eater control and acceptance of yourself\, relationships and life’s chall
 enges.”— Sharni Cohen\, Psychologist
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