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You have been waiting for this moment all week. The to-do list is done, the kids are occupied, you finally have a window of time with nothing urgent in it. And instead of feeling relief, your body fills up with restlessness, guilt, and anxiety. Sound familiar? You are not bad at relaxing. You are not high strung. Your nervous system learned at some point that rest was not safe. And in this episode, Dr. Christine Baker explains exactly why that happens and walks you through a three-part somatic practice called The Drift to help your body find its way to stillness gently and without force. In this video: - Why the inability to rest is almost never about personality and almost always about history - What Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Peter Levine, and Deb Dana say about why stillness can feel like a threat - Why your nervous system can misread quieting as danger after years of chronic activation - A three-part somatic practice to drift toward rest rather than force it The Somatic Practice: 1. The Story Drop: naming and releasing the belief that rest is dangerous on the exhale 2. The Rhythm Bridge: using gentle swaying and synchronized breath as a bridge to stillness 3. Dignified Rest: finding an upright but soft resting posture that feels like a choice, not a collapse If you have spent years telling yourself you are just someone who does not need much downtime, this episode is for you. That pressure you feel when you sit still is not a personality trait. It is a protection response. And it can change. If you are ready to go deeper than weekly episodes and work on the patterns underneath, the Somatic Wellness Collective is where that happens. On-demand somatic classes, live monthly sessions including Q&A, and a community of people doing this work in real life together. Because understanding your nervous system is powerful, but practicing it supported by others is where real change happens. You don't learn to swim in a storm. You practice in a pool. Link below. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly somatic practices. Each episode targets a specific symptom so you can find what you need and start building it into your daily life. Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-simple-somatics-with-dr-christine-baker/id1788150711 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0SuKw9Ocl4nvagHdIViZL4 SWC: https://drcbtherapy.com/resources/somatic-wellness-collective/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcbtherapy/