Generalised Social Nervous System

Mode

Assess

Mode Category

Balance Type

Social Nervous System

Generalised Social Nervous System Activation

Eye contact (you smile) P/L

Eyes closed (SNS) & open (PNS), or both\ also eyes open in the dark Therapist: Speak calmly, listen with eye contact, and be still

Play baroque music quietly, aim to have everything else silent

Have them focus on the sensations as you rub

Free the neck – moving neck relative to shoulders (harmonic technique)
Rub behind ears to the mastoid process
Rub the ears
Rub neck and scalp
Release TMJ muscles (gently)
Release the shoulders
Extend the back, monitor extensor muscles
SI-19 (auditory stress)
Ht-7 Have the client focus on relaxing their heart while breathing out - aware of heart as a muscle - relaxing the heart as a muscle
Hold Ren-14 (front Mu Point for the heart), Ren-15 (anxiety point), Ren-17 (key point for upper jiao)
Oxytocin neurotransmitter on Ren-14 (associated with feeling safe) + vasopressin (unsafe)
Have client smile
Rub Bl-9 (survival), Bl-10, Du-16 (both good back brain points), Du-15 (speech)
Lu-9 + Have the client breathe in quickly (2 seconds) and out slowly (7 seconds)

Enhance safety

Other options:

Jaw, cranials, cranial reflexes, neck muscles, eye muscles, scalp

Harmonic technique on neck (rocking)

ESD fear balance

Progressive muscle relaxation with focussing or felt sense