A small, live online series for people doing complex, people‑facing work who want to stay more grounded, not more burnt out.

Complex work asks a lot of your nervous system. Big projects, difficult conversations, competing demands – on the outside you keep showing up, but on the inside your system can feel constantly “on”: tight chest in meetings, racing mind at night, or a kind of flatness when you most want to be present.

Being with Your Nervous System is a three‑session practice circle where we slow down, make sense of what your system is doing, and experiment with small, realistic ways to support yourself in the midst of change. It’s light on theory, strong on lived practice, and designed for change‑ready humans who are already carrying a lot.

Who this is for

This circle is for you if:

• You work with people and complexity – as a designer, facilitator, researcher, organiser, leader, advocate, or carer.

• You notice stress and load showing up in your body (tension, shutdown, jittery “on‑ness”) and you want to understand this without pathologising yourself.

• You’re curious about nervous system literacy, but you want something grounded and human, not jargon‑heavy or clinical.

• You’d like a small, relational space to practise, not just learn ideas – with others who also care about how they show up in the world.

No prior somatics or trauma training is required. Just some curiosity and willingness to experiment.

What we’ll do together

Across three live online gatherings, we’ll explore:

Session 1 : Meeting your nervous system in the midst of change

• Simple, plain‑language orientation to how the nervous system responds to stress and ease.

• Guided body‑based reflection to notice where activation, numbness and settling show up for you.

• Mapping how this links to your real work and life (projects, relationships, care, community).

• One tiny practice to try between sessions.

Session 2 : Patterns of protection and small supports

• Naming common protective patterns – speeding up, shutting down, bracing, people‑pleasing – as understandable strategies, not failures.

• Connecting these patterns to the contexts you move in (workshops, interviews, meetings, family).

• Trying a couple of low‑key regulation practices you can use in real time (breath, movement, orienting, boundaries).

• Choosing one experiment to take into the next few weeks.

Session 3 : Being with, not overriding

• Exploring what it might mean to “be with” your experience rather than overriding or pushing through.

• Practising staying with mild sensations and emotions in short, supported ways, with lots of choice.

• Mapping the supports and rhythms that help your nervous system recover and stay resourced.

• Naming what you want to carry forward after the circle ends.

There may also be an optional integration call later if the group desires it.

What you’ll leave with

By the end of the series, you can expect to have:

• A clearer sense of your own nervous system patterns under pressure.

• A small toolkit of simple, doable practices you can use in daily life and work.

• More language and insight to notice when you’re nearing your own edges and what helps you return.

• A felt experience of being in a small, supportive group where nervous‑system realities are named and normalised.

This is not therapy and not clinical training. It’s a human‑scaled practice space to support how you move through complex work and life.

Practical details

• Format: 3 x live online sessions (via Zoom)

• Session length: 75 minutes each

• Group size: Small, to allow conversation and attention for everyone

• Facilitator: Jax Wechsler : practitioner, facilitator, and writer working at the intersection of nervous system literacy, trauma‑aware practice and complex change.

Catering for Time Zones

This group will be hosted at two different times:

• Cohort A – AU / NZ / US‑friendly:

  • 8:00 – 9:15 am AEST (6:00 – 8:15 pm EDT, 3:00 – 4:15 pm PDT)
    Register here

• Cohort B – Evening AU / Asia / EU‑friendly:

  •  19:00–20:15 AEST ( 10:00-11:15am GMT, 5:00 – 6:15pm Singapore)
    Register on the top right of this page

If one of the cohorts doesn’t reach minimum numbers, I may invite you to move into the other group or offer a refund – I’ll always be transparent about this

Investment

For the 3 x 75‑minute live series:

• Professional / organisation‑funded – AUD $240 (+ 10% GST)
  For when your employer, a client, or a project budget is paying for your place.

• Self‑funded practitioner – AUD $165 (+ 10% GST)
  For when you are paying out of pocket as an individual.

• Supported place – AUD $110 (+ 10% GST)
  For people for whom the other rates would be a barrier right now. If this is you, you’re welcome to choose this tier – no explanation needed.

A note about the work

This circle draws on current research and lived practice around stress, trauma and nervous system literacy, but it doesn’t ask you to sign up to any one theory. The focus is on low‑risk, practical ways to notice what your own system is doing and to offer it a little more support, in the middle of the life you actually have.

Join us

If you’d like to explore your own nervous system with more curiosity and care, and practise doing that alongside others who are also working with complexity, you’re warmly invited to join this cohort.