

Finding Calm in the Chaos: Understanding Your Nervous System
Between endless notifications, the pressure to "hustle," and the quiet anxiety of figuring out your future, your nervous system probably feels like it’s on a high-speed treadmill.
We're here to help you step off the rollercoaster and understand why you’re feeling this way, plus learn actionable tools to regulate your nervous system.
What We’ll Cover:
Understand the 'Why': Learn why your nervous system gets stuck in 'high alert' and how to spot your own stress triggers.
Manage Your Emotions: Discover simple ways to handle anxiety and overwhelm without the pressure to 'fix' yourself.
Real-World Tools: Walk away with practical, easy-to-use techniques that you can use anywhere, anytime.
Who This Is For
Whether you’re working in a high-pressure role, balancing a side hustle, or just navigating the messy transition into adulthood, this is a space to breathe, reset, and learn how to exist in the world without being constantly drained by it.
This [virtual] event is free to attend
What to Bring
Yourself, a quiet-ish spot, and some honesty about how rested you actually are.
About Our Speaker:
Yikai Xu is a PhD candidate in Clinical/Counseling psychology at the Culture, Emotion, and Health Lab at New York University and a member of Mind & Life’s Research and Program Council.
About Soul Seated Journey
Soul Seated Journey is a contemplative wellness community for emerging adults built around one simple belief: that you are already whole. Our Soulful Sanctuary series brings together real conversations, lived experiences, and evidence-informed practices to help you feel more grounded, connected, purposeful in your own life.