Nichola Day - Sensitive Yoga Therapy
Nichola Day - Sensitive Yoga Therapy
I have created this channel specifically to support highly sensitive & neurodiverse people with challenges such as overwhelm, anxiety, burnout, depression and feelings of isolation through Yoga, therapy and other personal growth and therapeutic tools. Find therapeutic yoga sequences, meditations, seasonal self-care videos and vlogs where I share topics and themes all relevant to the highly sensitive, neurodiverse person seeking a place to support their whole selves.
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Is this emotion mine? 🤔I had never looked at it this way before. It makes so much sense. Thank you for that. It goes straight into my 'tool' box.
Thank you so much for commenting! Yes it’s something I ask myself regularly now ☺️🙏
Yes! I am completely unable to tune out unwanted noise or other stimuli. I was an adult before I realized that it was even a thing that other people were capable of.
Me too! Thanks for sharing ☺️🙏
thank you
You are most welcome 🙏☺️
Very insightful, thank you. The people who drain you vs people who fuel you thing got me really thinking about my own life. I personally don't make enough distictions between how different people affect me for fear I am being judgemental, but you have a point. Might even be able to make more time for certain loved ones if I factor this concept into plans/schedules.
Thank you for your comment. I hear what you’re saying, but I think for those of us who are deeply impacted by others we have to be more protective of our energy, which is what this is about really. I have certainly found that I am more resourced for myself and those I love when I am more discerning about who gets my energy!! 😄🙏
Thank you for the update. ❤
You are so welcome 🙏
I've never thought of myself as neurodivergent, but frankly it rather makes sense. I am able to control my social interactions quite a bit, as I am retired, that helps. Your definition of highly sensitive person defines me to the T. I often need two or even sometimes three days to recover from a night out. I have a great deal of fun, but it feels like the price I pay is having to hibernate afterwards. So, maybe I am neurodivergent. Hmm... food for thought, although in reality the label changes nothing, but it is an interesting concept.
Thanks for sharing! 🙏 being highly sensitive is a type of neurodivergence and if you are interested there’s a book called ‘divergent minds’ which is brilliant and specifically talks about high sensitivity and other neurodivergence’s and how they overlap. I can relate to needing lots of time to recover from social events too. Yes I can feel like a price to pay for socialising. I think the more I understand about myself, the easier it is ☺️❤️
I am neurotypical, but I am an introvert. This really speaks to me. Thank you.
You’re most welcome 🤗 thank you for sharing 🙏
Is a hyper generalization a means of being honest with each other?
Im sorry I don’t understand your comment. Thank you for sharing though! 🙏
Life was much more confusing before my diagnosis (autism and adhd) and I didnt know what was "wrong" with me (thats how i perceived it back then) and i also had complex trauma i did not know of or understand yet (and didnt understand how autistics especially are "prone"). It was due to other women and girls sharing online about their experience that made me and my sister start to realize that we, too, were autistic and had adhd. (Its very helpful for us to share our experiences online, so thank you for being open about how you feel and having curiosity about other experiences). After the diagnosis i felt relieved but it wasnt necessarily easy at first. Started therapy, grieved, began understanding my life through the lens of how my brain worked and the nervous system sensed life. Its been a few years and man I'm so glad i had the confirmation because I've been working through the other side things that come with having a diagnosis and knowing " for sure" which was thinking oh i cant do this because of my "limits" and that was unhealthy for me at times. Now, i know my strengths when it comes to my neurodivergence and am grateful. Also understand what it means spiritually and ties into my lifes journey (neurodivergent people are here to teach a new way of life), know how to better protect my energy and space, work with myself and needs (such as sensory wise), i can set boundaries better, know what i need to set, not feel guilty about it, accomodate myself with my senses and ask others when needed for accomodations, healing and holistic practices to keep myself more balanced and nervous system at ease. My life is much clearer through the lens of knowing i am an autie-adhder 😆 Much love to you fellow neurodivergent human ❤️
Oh my! Thank you SO much for sharing this. I had tears reading it and found it a really inspiring read. It’s beautiful to read that you and your sister went on This journey together. I agree it is t easy, especially at first. There’s been so much grief for me too and continues to be as I approach new situations and see them through this new lens. The power of others sharing their experiences has been one of the most important aspects of this journey for me too and what propels me forward in my own process and work. I loved what you were saying about spirituality as I have always loved the spiritual arts and enjoy sharing this through my teaching. When I was first diagnosed I didn’t know how to put these two aspects of myself together, but I love the words you have used. Thank you. Love well received with gratitude and some sent right back ❤️🙏
summer is hard for me. sweat is my enemy. a hot bed is a recipie for insomnia. i cover myself with lightweight clothing and wear wide brimmed hats to avoid sun cream and biting insects. the glare and bright light is painful even with dark glasses. i get up before dawn so i can go for a walk before the evil sun comes up. i do enjoy the singing bugs, thunderstorms, fruits and vegetables and baby animals.
Ah, thank you for sharing! I love how individual likes and dislikes are. I do enjoy the orange glow of sunrise and sunset, but also find the brightness of summer overwhelming. The buzzing of insects is way too much for my sensitive ears, but the trees in all their glory are a real plus point for me in the summer months, I love them! 🌳
you have a lovely, even, clear voice. thank you for these videos. im learning to say no, but its hard after decades of people pleasing
Oh yes, I completely agree. I’ve didn’t the last 3 years or so really working on this one. It is hard but I’m starting to see the rewards now, although some days are easier than others!! 🙏❤️
ive had two big burnouts so far. they seem to happen after family deaths and big changes. i lost my appetite and a lot of weight both times. both times, i went on an SSRI until the weight rebounded. i had post traumatic growth afterwards (really looking inward and fine tuneing my values). its the silver lining, but i dont wish to go thru it again.
I completely resonate. I had a ‘dark night of the soul’ after a bereavement in 2022. I’m so pleased to hear that you were able to use these experiences to deepen your connection to your values. Well done 🙏☺️
good advice to give your system a sensory break. i put a cold pack on the back of my neck and a cool lavender eye bean bag on my face in the summer. in the winter, a heated blanket around my shoulders and a weighted stuffy in my lap.
Ooh o love these!! My weighted blanket is my absolute go to, but I love the idea of a cool lavender eye bag 😄
this is meant to be endearing. looking at your woven shirt makes me feel like i am wearing it and it isnt good for my tactile sensitivities i hope its super soft. the look of the texture makes me feel like there are fire ants all over my upper body😂
😄 it is soft… BUT I will have a long sleeved top on underneath!!! Texture issues over here too!! 🙌
i like the label highly sensitive autistic. i have a question about term us. arent we all neuro-diverse? i think of neurodiversity as including all people on the planet. neurodiversity is similar to biodiversity. we are all included in the category of biodiversity and neurodiversity. i call myself neurodivergent to distinguish myself from the pool of neurodiversity that includes neurotypicals.
Yes!! I have been pointing this out for a while. Yet it seems the term neurodiverse and neurodivergent are used interchangeably to mean the same thing… essentially anyone outside of typical!
@@sensitiveyogatherapy hmmm. I think I'll be using neurodiverse to mean the entire human population and neurodivergent to mean a subset of the population that is in the minority due to their divergent neurotype.
@@tracirex me too ☺️❤️
I started out identifying as a highly sensitive person - Elaine Aron style, but of course - I am autistic and very happy to finally know why I am the way I am.
Thanks for sharing. This is my experience too. I do recognise that you can be HSP and not autistic, I also think you can be autistic and not necessarily HSP in the Elaine Aron style. I guess this just displays the complexity of being human ☺️
As a Highly Sensitive Person as per the work of Dr Elaine Arron rest as you say in a quiet room, curtains pulled and hopefully some sleep three or four hours letter able to get up and gently on with things not really recovered though until a nights sleep has passed……….
I know what you mean. Sometimes it’s something a full nights sleep can only fix. Although I have found the practice of yoga nidra to come close. Have you tried it? 🙏
Needed this advice today 🙏
So glad it landed for you today ☺️🙏 Did you get your lie down?! 😴
I did! Had a tiny 20 Min nap
@@EarthlylunaBreathwork yay for naps! I’m so pleased ☺️ I had myself one this afternoon too!
I run and walk to help re-center. Initially I did it as a way to help burn off the energy that made me feel like I was crawling out of my skin. When I’m running I actually feel like my mind is moving forward and not stuck ruminating. My therapist told me this is a great practice, as well as alcohol abatement, to build up serotonin and get you focused on something you can control. Yoga is great as well, and far more accessible for more people than running. When I am injured I usually transition to more yoga. Bike riding may also be helpful as you get that same feeling of wind passing by and moving forward. ❤
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this. Running indeed can be a great way to move stress energy through your body 🙏
Thanks for this! Yes, having a body practice (such as yoga) is so helpful for helping to regular the nervous system and to connect with one's body. ❤
Ah thank you @drkim94102! I couldn’t agree more ☺️🙏
Can you give any real life examples of "neurodivergent burnout"?
Hey, thanks for the question… do you mean examples of situations that might lead to burnout, or reasons why ND folk are susceptible to burnout? 🙏☺️
Thank you 🎉
You’re welcome 😊
That's exactly what happens me thanks I've a migraine but can't explain it will all go global and I'll explain it then people who Don't know me think I'm insane
I am so confused
Thanks for sharing! I’m not sure if I understood right, but maybe you were talking about having to explain yourself when you say no? If so I think that is a common experience too when we are trying to use better boundaries. Hope the migraine shifted! 🙏
It is vrqzy how we can be so much people pleasing and walking over yourself. I don't even have autism, but always need to have rules for myself because i quickly get overworked. When I do something, I give it a 100% so I cannot do everything like some other people
Thanks for sharing. I think overworking is so part of our culture it affects us all! ☺️❤️
No matter where I end up working I always take on too much. It becomes expected and it just leaves me burnt out and still underpaid. Trying to change the dynamic, but it is quite difficult when people have become accustom to you just saying yes and have a hard time judging what is and isn't considered appropriate. It's a rough ride, but I'm strapped in and ready for different results in my life. It's the only one I've got after all. Thanks for the video ✌️
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. It sounds like you’re on the right path… it’s always harder to carve a new one than head down the familiar worn route! Awareness of a pattern is always the first step. Good luck! 🙏❤️
I really appreciate this video. I think it will help my partner even more than myself as I can see a lot of him in what you’re talking about
Ah, thank you so much for your kind words. I really hope it helps ❤️🙏
Today somebody asked me "Do you mind if I borrow this?" I was tired, masking and overwhelmed so I accidentally said "yes" when what I meant was "no, I don't mind" or "yes you can have it" 😂. I know that isn't what you talk about on this video - I definitely relate to your experience too.
😄 brilliant! A bit of people pleasing that actually worked for you!! I can relate to communication lapses when tired/hungry/ocerwhelmed. Thanks for sharing your experience 🙏☺️
Is hsp considered neurodiverse as well? Very often when I feel I'm getting progressively overwhelmed I feel almost like my body is shutting down. I start getting physically super tired, my whole body and my eyelids get heavy and sometimes if I don't take a nap right away I feel like my brain is getting foggy and it's hard to think. I usually wake up feeling much better. 😂
Hey! Thanks for sharing. Yes hsp is a neurodivergence. I think fatigue is such a common experience for us when overwhelm hits. It’s like your body just says ‘nope!’. I also feel much better after a nap, but then highly sensitive folk do need more sleep than neurotypicals ☺️🙏
Thank you so much
You are most welcome! 🙏
I would love to take my bra off in the middle of the supermarket…… might get arrested!! 😂 Could be fun!!! 😂
Not sure how many times it's appropriate to say thank you for sharing all this 😊🙏 it's life saving ❤ I'm listening to all your videos today and it feels like meeting a new best friend ☺️
Ah, that is beautiful ☺️ thank you for sharing these words. My intention when starting the channel was to connect with others who have similar experiences, so it makes me happy to hear that you’re resonating! ❤️🙏
I'm so overjoyed that I found you! Thank you so much for sharing all this 🙏 I listen to you as if it was myself speaking. What a relief, a soothing balm, to know there's someone like you out there and you're not completly alone in the world ❤ I do agree with what you say, as I also identify with both - overlaping.
Ah, it makes me feel overjoyed to know there’s another person having similar experiences… it can be hard to feel like you’re the only one! Thank you so much for commenting and sharing your thoughts 🙏❤️
Your video has found me just now and watching it made me weep - it's like listenning to myself almost. I've been practising the same morning routines as you, and only learning the evening ones . I find that puzzles help me sooth and relax in the evenings. Thank you for sharing all this - it's very empowering 🙏 I'm joining in 😊
Yay! So glad you’re joining in! The things I do to look after myself might seem ridiculous to many, but it’s what I need and so I do them. So glad to hear you are doing similar. I shall think of you when I’m up doing my routines and know I’m not alone! 😄🙏
my dreams are hyperfantastic and they can follow me into waking hours as well. would love to hear about how you resolved your insomnia
@@tracirex I get it! My dreams can be very vivid and deep into waking hours too. Re insomnia… it wasn’t one thing alone, but mainly practices that helped me to regulate my nervous system over time (breath work, yoga, meditation, yoga nidra, journaling) and looking at my environment (which involved a move) so that it felt ‘safe’ ☺️
Yes. They're feeling doesn't match what they are saying. I find that extremely confusing and upsetting. I was told that I don't have access to discernment because I take others at face value, so now I know that, I can protect myself. I do need 90% alone time if i am not in work.
I find this hard too. It’s much easier when folks say what they mean!! ❤️🙏
Love this ❤
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Awesome video, very important topic, I was just thinking about this
Glad it was helpful. I think it’s important too! ☺️
Thank you for uploading! I’ve recently discovered your channel and it’s been such a breath of fresh air and you’re so insightful! I do practice yoga and I’m trying to be more intentional with how often I practice. I usually will go a few days without doing anything then do a simple 10 minute flow and remember how dramatically it can improve my mood and how my body feels. I’m always reminded of how we store our emotions in our bodies and how wonderfully yoga allows us to release pent up emotions.
Ah, thank you so much for these beautiful words! Yes I definitely notice a difference when I’ve not made it to my mat for a couple of days. It’s such a great way to move emotions through our bodies or simply feel them. I’m glad you’re finding the channel useful ☺️🙏
Finding these videos about working with the seasons incredibly helpful, thank you!
Ah, you’re so welcome. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts ☺️🙏
I one hundred percent agree. 😊❤😊
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I’m glad others are out there that share the same types of joy in life That alone brings me joy so thank you I also get joy from nature and seeing my children play and laughing My animals as well Mostly just being and taking in good air and collecting myself almost to the point of forgetting yourself, letting go and allow yourself to become one or observer of the life around you (Nature) is my medicine Blessings to you
Ah, thank you so much for commenting! Nature is my medicine too. It never fails to lift me. Blessings to you too 🙏❤️
Yesss! Thank you for the confirmation! I have been trying to introduce this to mental healthcare providers for neurodivergent people for years, but the idea still needs to lift off 😊
Ah, I love that I’m not the only person thinking about this! Hopefully the idea will catch on soon, be a use it is definitely one of the main things I use to look after myself. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts 🙏
This is very helpful :) thank u. Some soothing music in the background will make it even more relaxing. Keep up the good work 😊
Thank you! 🙏
A lifetime of people pleasing has only led me to living in a diseased body.
I am sorry to hear this 😔 I hope you feel more able to please yourself now ❤️
❤😢 yeahhh
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Thank you for the info! Do you teach yoga too? I did go to your home page. Thanks again!
No problem, thanks for you comment. Yes I do teach yoga! Let me know if you want more info 🙏❤️
It's overwhelming in so many ways, especially when it comes to humans and modern life - but communicating with animals, them trusting me, sitting on or next to me seemingly randomly and butterflies and bees landing on me makes up for anything negative. 💚🙏 I just try to avoid the places that drain me and watch what goes in or around my body ! 🤷♀️😆
Thanks for your comment! I think this is one of the reasons why nature is such a balm for me… it’s a way to connect with other beings without the overwhelming! ❤️🙏
I, unfortunately, refer to myself as a sociopath with a conscience. I hate people. I am a misanthrope. But the empathy I feel is overwhelming and it keeps me feeling “human” more like an alien. I literally cry when they cut down lots to build houses because the dead energy of the trees is crushing my soul.
I understand about the trees. I feel the pain of nature too ❤️
I pick up on animal stuff a lot better than other people. Animals react to me better because I'm trying to be a polite whatevertheyare while others are just blundering in like drunken Disney Princesses.
Yes to animals! I always seem to attract dogs and cats wherever I go. I love their company ☺️🐶🐱
I'm neurodivergent in several ways (Dyscalculia, Auditory Olfactory and Auditory Tactile Synethesia, HSP, and an Acquired Brain Injury). I agree with almost all of what you said. I feel that all of these differences give me incredible empathy, the ability to see things from many different sides, a deeper appreciation of beauty (art, music etc), as I process it so deeply, greater understanding of my emotions and when I allow myself to, the capacity to be my authentic self. I would also add to these, increased resilience and determination.
Oh yes, of course! Absolutely agree with greater resilience and determination we have it in bucket loads ☺️❤️
Definitely. When I was diagnosed with Dyscalculia earlier this year, I made sure to research the strengths of it, as well as the difficulties. This has helped me to have a more balanced view of it and has even helped me appreciate it.
@@suzeh7389 I think there’s a greater movement now towards talking about the strengths of various neurodivergence now, but there’s still a lot of stigma to wade through. Definitely important to research the strengths when receiving a diagnosis. Have you found receiving a diagnosis helpful overall? 🙏
@sensitiveyogatherapy Yes, it is definitely helpful. I always knew deep down, but it definitely helped to have it confirmed. It's less lonely. There are also crossovers with the other types of neurodivergence, which I mentioned in my first comment, which I found interesting. Holistic thinking, intuition, creativity, etc. are also found in people with Dyscalculia.
@@suzeh7389 completely agree on the less lonely part. I feel the same. Also just being able to understand myself better has been important. Lots of ‘a-ha’ moments since my diagnoses. Thanks so much for sharing your experience 🙏
Thanks for that view. I'm 75 and was diagnosed with ADHD in my late fifties. But even then, twenty years ago, there was not much information to help me understand my condition; only textbooks, which, if you are dealing with ADHD are not really very useful. Much more helpful are the relatively short personal anecdotes of individuals who take the time and trouble to post these on KZread. What a mess my life was! And still I learn every day, and gain a little more understanding of myself, with the help of people like you.
Thank you so much for these kind words. I cannot imagine receiving a diagnosis 20 years ago even. There’s still so much stigma and lack of support, but it’s better than it was. I agree, listening to others experiences is what has inspired me too. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts 🙏