A Day in the Life -1

Ananth and I have been exploring many therapies and educational approaches for more than two decades.  In this series of articles, I will share what we have learned, how our thinking has evolved over time, our choices, impacts of our choices on our daily rhythms and life, and ideas, tips, and techniques for parents and professionals to consider.

Looking back, there are two big ideas that I wish I had known earlier:
1) Nervous system harmony, and
2) Interoception. 
A third big idea that receives little attention in discussions that I have seen in parent groups in coregulation. 

While I have known about and explored co-regulation for over 20 years, our recent explorations of nervous system harmony and interoception have given me a different perspective on co-regulation.

Tip of the Week: Evolve daily rhythms for promoting nervous system harmony.
What we have learned over the last 20 years
Nervous system regulation is an ongoing process that cannot be addressed by reacting to and managing behaviors.

I. Mental Models Matter

Focusing on nervous system harmony as the core organizing idea shifts how we live our lives.  We are mindful of activities in our daily rhythms.  Even our concept of family fun is evolving and is aligned with nervous system harmony.  For example, during our recent trip to London we chose calming experiences such as walks in nature and serene sounds concerts.

We are now working on a series of e-books that are rooted in the concept of nervous system harmony as the foundation for daily rhythms, family fun, and learning.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oe8UdPtxyFTRgEcDvebeeCVxaZtGZK0a/view?usp=sharing

II. Resources
1. Nervous System Harmony
Free Resources for Nervous System Regulation’
● How Healing Happens
● Brain Retraining, Somatics and Vagus Nerve Stimulation
● Nervous System Harmony
2. Interoception
Videos: Kelly Mahler Playlist
3. Coregulation
Coregulation from Birth to Adulthood
Kelly Mahler Blog

III. How our Life is Evolving
Ananth and I have written several articles that describe the effect of this focus on nervous system harmony on our daily rhythms and life.  The first three articles describe how our daily rhythms are evolving.  The last two articles describe how even our concept of family fun is evolving and changing the experiences we have together as a family.
1. Weaving in Calming Practices in Daily Rhythms
https://specialsaathi.com/2024/09/10/weaving-in-calming-practices-in-daily-rhythms/
2. Soothing Daily Rhythms and the Six Ss
https://specialsaathi.com/2024/09/04/soothing-daily-rhythms-and-the-six-ss/
3. Tranquil in Tiruvannamalai
https://specialsaathi.com/2024/09/11/tranquil-in-tiruvannamalai/
4. Happy in Hammersmith
https://specialsaathi.com/2024/09/18/happy-in-hammersmith/
5. Sunshine, Serene Sounds and Family Fun
https://specialsaathi.com/2024/10/25/sunshine-serene-sounds-and-family-fun/

IV. Join the conversation
1. Join the 365 Day Family Fun and Learning group here:
2. Review our compilation of daily shares in our groups here:
https://www.plectica.com/maps/XESQJQADA?present=1

Author Dr.Dasaratha Rama

Dr. Dasaratha Rama is a professor and home educator. She was the editor of a monograph on service-learning published by the American Association of Higher Education. This monograph was a part of a series of monographs on service-learning published by AAHE. She was also an Engaged Scholar with the Campus Compact, an association in the US dedicated to higher education civic and community engagement at colleges and universities. She has served as the Chair of the Teaching and Curriculum Section of the American Accounting Education. She is a certified leader in systems thinking, mapping, and leadership under a program offered by Cabrera Research Lab. She is currently doing a certificate in Theater Arts for Holistic Development (TAHD) from RASA (Ramana Sunritya Aalaya).