• Sorry, you missed the 2025 Un-Challenge.

    The Anchored Un-Challenge is currently closed.

    We'll be back later in 2026.

    In the meantime, come practice nervous system nourishment in The Re-Gathering, begin your bespoke 1:1 journey with Inner Compass, or join the Nervous System Navigator group adventure!

  • Simple daily practices

    to bring you home to calm and connection.

  • What is this?

    Most of us live in a world that pulls us out of ourselves — fast, busy, overwhelming, and full of demands.


    Anchored is a gentle invitation to do the opposite.

    For 18 days, you'll receive a short, simple prompt in your inbox — a practice that takes less than 5 minutes and helps shift you into the ventral vagal state of your nervous system: the place of calm, connection, safety, and possibility.

    Because when we change our state, we change our story — about ourselves, others, and the world.

  • What you'll receive

    • One short email per day
    • A tiny nervous system practice (takes under 5 minutes)
    • Tools to gently shift from stress, overwhelm or disconnection into presence and connection
    • An invitation to tune inward and remember the wisdom that lives in your own embodied being

  • Un-challenging

    This isn’t a challenge in the usual sense — there’s nothing to push through, perfect, or achieve. That’s why I'm calling it an Un-Challenge. It’s an invitation to gently be with yourself each day, not to do more. With just a few minutes of simple, supportive practice, you'll explore returning to yourself gently, moment by moment, with gentleness, curiosity and self compassion. With our practice, we take a small step towards groundedness, connection, and ease. There is no pressure to 'get it right'- whatever you experience is welcome.

  • “The ventral vagal state is the place of safety, connection, and engagement — the state that supports health, growth, and restoration.”

    Deb Dana

  • Why it matters

    Small daily practices make a big difference. When we regularly return to a regulated state, we:

    • Build capacity to deal with stress, be with our emotions, and hold complexity
    • Increase resilience, creativity, and grounded confidence
    • Deepen connection with self and others
    • Feel more empowered and less overwhelmed in everyday life

  • This is for you if

    You long for more steadiness, ease and clarity in your days

    You want simple tools rooted in nervous system science (Polyvagal Theory)

    You’ve got a lot on your plate and need something small and doable

    You’re curious about somatic or trauma-informed work — but don’t know where to start

  • A daily practice that brings more ease, presence, and joy.

  • It’s free.

    It’s gentle.

    It might just change your day.

    This Un-Challenge isn’t about doing more — it’s an invitation into being. Each simple practice helps you return to yourself… and sometimes the smallest shifts, especially if repeated over time, make the biggest difference.

  • Why ventral vagal matters

    • Greater sense of groundedness
    • Improved connection with yourself and others
    • Access to creativity, curiosity, and joy
    • Clearer thinking, improved focus and better decision-making
    • More capacity to feel and process emotions
    • Steadiness in the face of stress or challenge
    • Over time, a more regulated, resilient nervous system

    Small shifts, big impact.

  • “When we are in a ventral vagal state, our body is in a place of calm and connection, ready to engage with the world.”

    Stephen Porges

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