What You Will Learn

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Explain how the autonomic nervous system (fight/flight/freeze) impacts prayer, patience, and presence
• Identify your current nervous system state in real time and choose a matching regulation tool
• Practice Orienting to anchor in the present moment and signal safety to the brain
• Use Regulated Breathing (long exhale, box breathing, physiological sigh) to calm the body quickly
• Ground through sensation (feet, posture, pressure) to interrupt spirals and dissociation
• Apply Affect Labeling to name emotions, reduce intensity, and re-engage the prefrontal cortex
• Set Micro-Boundaries that protect your capacity and serve your primary vocation
• Integrate sacramentals, sacred art, posture, rosary beads, and breath prayers into regulation
• Distinguish between spiritual struggle and physiological activation—pray when ready, breathe when needed
• Build a weekly Regulation Plan for your home, commute, parish life, and work

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