curious about how to Nourish Your Nervous System and Expand Your Capacity to Receive? This post is for you.

Our nervous system is the gateway to how we experience life. When it’s dysregulated, we may feel overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected. But when we nurture it intentionally, we can expand our capacity to receive abundance, joy, and ease.

Listen to this podcast episode where I share 11 ways I personally nourish my nervous system and create space for more alignment in my life.

In order to be able to become a manifestation queen, your nervous system needs to feel safe to be able to receive and hold your manifestations. Meaning that whatever you are wanting to create in your life, you only are working towards it so that you can experience a feeling.

Whether that is joy, bliss, freedom, love, safety, etc. In order for your body and nervous system to feel safe to hold those deep emotions, it has to be able to have those expansive feelings feel safe otherwise, it will shift into self sabotage mode.

So, you will want to understand how to build more capacity for your nervous system to feel safe in any situation.

✨ What Is the Nervous System (and How Does It Actually Work)?

Before we talk about healing, regulation, or manifestation, it’s important to understand what the nervous system actually is.

Your nervous system is the communication network of your entire body.
It connects your brain to your organs, hormones, emotions, breath, thoughts, muscles, intuition, and instincts.

It is constantly scanning your environment and asking one core question:

“Am I safe… or am I in danger?”

This one question determines everything:

how you think
how you breathe
how you respond
how you love
how you handle money
how you hold success
how you receive manifestations

If your nervous system senses safety → you relax, open, soften, receive.
If it senses danger → you tighten, overthink, react, shut down, or protect.

🌿 The Two Main Branches of the Nervous System

Your autonomic nervous system (the part that runs automatically without you thinking about it) has two key branches:

1. Sympathetic Nervous System (Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn)

This is your activation system.
It mobilizes you when there’s a potential threat.

It increases:

heart rate
blood pressure
stress hormones (cortisol + adrenaline)
mental scanning / hypervigilance

It decreases:

digestion
creativity
intuition
clarity
emotional openness

This state is meant to protect you — not to help you manifest.

2. Parasympathetic Nervous System (Rest, Digest, Receive)

This is your healing and manifestation system.

It increases:

oxygen flow
digestion
intuition
emotional safety
creativity
receiving energy
pleasure
nervous system repair

It decreases:

stress hormones
fear responses
overthinking
amygdala activation

When this system is active, your body says:
“It’s safe to expand. It’s safe to receive.”

🧠 Key Players: The Brain + Vagus Nerve

The Vagus Nerve

This is your body’s “calm switch.”
It runs from your brainstem to your gut and controls your parasympathetic nervous system.

When activated, it:

lowers heart rate
slows breath
releases calming neurotransmitters
decreases inflammation
signals emotional safety

Rituals like deep breathing, humming, slow coffee, havening, soft music, and beauty care all activate the vagus nerve.

The Amygdala (Fear Center)

Its job: scan for threats.

When overstimulated from past trauma or chronic stress, it misfires — meaning it interprets everyday life as unsafe.
This keeps you in survival mode, unable to receive abundance or emotional connection.

The Prefrontal Cortex (Manifestation Center)

Its job:
vision, intuition, identity, planning, expansion, manifestation.

When the amygdala is loud, the prefrontal cortex shuts down.
When the nervous system is regulated, it lights up.

This is the neurobiological foundation of manifestation.

✨ Why This Matters for Your Feminine Energy + Manifestation

You can desire something with your mind…
but if your nervous system perceives it as unsafe, it will block it or sabotage it.

You manifest from the body, not the mind.

A regulated body:

relaxes
opens
receives
trusts
allows
holds more
expands naturally

This is why nervous system regulation is the foundation of feminine manifestation.

Steps to Build More Capacity in Your Nervous System

Before diving into the specific ways I nourish my nervous system, here are a few foundational steps to help you build more resilience and capacity:

Slow down and be more intentional. Pay attention to what you are doing instead of getting caught in a rush.
Do one thing at a time and take breaks. Multitasking can overwhelm your nervous system and prevent it from properly resting and responding.
Reduce stimulation. Limit social media, phone use, news consumption, and time in loud or crowded spaces. These can overstimulate the nervous system, especially if you’re highly sensitive.
Create meaningful connections. Strengthen your relationship with your mind, body, and soul, as well as with others and nature. These connections are essential for overall well-being.
Learn what works for you. Everyone’s nervous system is different. Pay attention to how your body responds and find the tools and techniques that best support your unique needs.

Now, let’s dive into the specific practices that help me personally nourish my nervous system.

1. Start the Day with Probiotics and Lemon Water

Gut health plays a huge role in nervous system regulation. A balanced gut microbiome can positively affect our mood and resilience to stress. Each morning, I take a high-quality probiotic & digestive enzymes with a glass of warm lemon water. This helps to kickstart digestion, alkalize the body, and support my microbiome. I also like to have micro greens blended in my water or smoothies.

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2. Practice the 4-7-8 Breathwork Technique

Breathwork is one of the most powerful ways to instantly regulate your nervous system. The 4-7-8 technique, where you inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, and exhale for 8, is a go-to for me when I need to center myself. It’s especially helpful in moments of stress or before bed. Watch this guided 4-7-8 breathwork session.

3. Engage the 5 Senses to Ground Yourself in the Present

When the nervous system is overwhelmed, bringing awareness to your five senses can instantly anchor you into the present moment. I love watching Mindful in Minutes with Kelly, which offers short and effective mindfulness practices. Check out her YouTube channel for mindfulness exercises.

4. Connect Breath with Movement

Movement is a powerful tool to regulate the nervous system, but it’s not about intensity—it’s about intention. I focus on yoga, stretching time in the hot sauna, slow weightlifting, and long nature walks, all of which help me stay present and connected to my breath.

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5. Free-Flow Journaling

Journaling is an incredible way to clear mental clutter and process emotions. I let my thoughts flow onto paper without judgment. Sometimes, I write out my worries and then shift into gratitude journaling to reframe my mindset. I have a few very specific journaling methods I get into more about here.

6. Shake, Tap, or Hum to Release Stress

Physical release techniques like shaking your body, tapping on meridian points (EFT tapping), or even humming can activate the parasympathetic nervous system and calm stress responses. These practices help move stuck energy and bring a sense of relaxation.

7. Eat for Gut Health & Go Grain-Free

What we eat directly affects how we feel. For me, eating grain-free and focusing on gut-supportive foods—like fermented vegetables, bone broth, and healthy fats—has made a noticeable difference in my mood and energy levels.

8. Set Firm Boundaries on Time

This one is HUGE. Time is one of our most valuable resources, and setting clear boundaries helps me stay grounded and intentional. Whether it’s limiting work hours, saying no to draining commitments, or scheduling time for rest, setting boundaries creates space for ease. Here are a few tips I use when I feel a bit overwhelmed and crave more time.

9. Find Meditation in Hobbies

Meditation doesn’t always have to mean sitting in silence—it can be found in any activity that fully engages you. For me, gardening and cooking are forms of active meditation. Putting down my phone and immersing myself in something creative is incredibly soothing.

10. Cultivate a Nurturing Environment

Your space deeply impacts your nervous system. I create intentional areas in my home that bring me joy, like a cozy kitchen, a garden space for lunch, or a reading nook. When your environment feels supportive, your nervous system naturally relaxes.

11. Establish a Solid Nighttime Routine

A good night’s sleep is crucial for nervous system health. My evening routine includes magnesium supplementation, a warm bubble bath, and soft pajamas. I switch to red light instead of blue light (or wear blue-light-blocking glasses) and often put my phone away altogether to read before bed. This helps my body unwind and prepares me for deep sleep.

Bonus: Vagus Nerve Stimulation Before Bed

Stimulating the vagus nerve activates the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to reduce stress and inflammation. I practice simple ear massages and make the “VOO” sound, which instantly brings a sense of calm. This is a game-changer for sleep and relaxation.

By intentionally nourishing your nervous system, you expand your ability to receive more ease, joy, and abundance. Which of these practices resonates with you most? Try incorporating a few into your daily life and notice how your body and mind respond!