01/26/2026
๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Supported Reclined Butterfly is a gentle somatic posture that invites your nervous system to slow down and reconnect with sensation.
In trauma-informed approaches, practices like this are used not for flexibility, but to support interoception, the ability to notice internal bodily signals, and to help the nervous system shift out of survival mode into a felt sense of safety.
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๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐
โข Set up a comfortable support for your back.
Stack pillows or bolsters so the base of your spine is gently lifted, encouraging the chest to soften without effort.
โข Let the soles of your feet rest together and your knees fall open as your body allows.
โข Rest your arms out to the sides with palms up, or place them wherever feels safest.
โข Close your eyes if that feels grounding, and breathe slowly through your nose.
โข Stay 2โ5 minutes, or come out sooner if your nervous system asks for it.
At all times, you are in control of how deep you go, how long you stay, and how you adjust or come out.
That choice, the ability to regulate and modify is part of how this supports regulation.
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๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
Trauma isnโt just in the mind, itโs stored in the bodyโs habitual tension patterns and nervous system responses.
When the nervous system remains in an over-alert or protective state, breath can stay shallow, the chest may feel โheld,โ and muscles remain braced.
Practices that emphasize support, presence, and safe expansion give the nervous system a felt experience that it can be grounded rather than on guard.
Over time, this builds tolerance for sensation, increases body awareness (interoception), and strengthens the capacity for self-regulation.
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This invitation isnโt about stretching further.
Itโs about feeling into your body with compassion and choice, noticing whatever sensations arise, and giving your nervous system experiences of safety and presence.
If you feel called, youโre welcome to share what you noticed, or simply leave a ๐ค to let me know youโre here.