Coriander Living Collective LLC

11/07/2025

Before a child can manage their emotions, they first need to notice them.
That begins with interoception — the hidden sense that helps the brain read the body’s signals.

A racing heart, a heavy chest, butterflies, a tight tummy — these are the body’s early messages.
When a child can’t interpret them, emotions can appear “sudden” or “out of nowhere.”
They’re not ignoring how they feel — their brain simply isn’t getting a clear signal yet.

Understanding interoception helps us respond with patience, not punishment — and teach children how to recognise what their body is trying to say.

Explore Managing Big Feelings: The Toolkit for Parents & Educators — practical guidance to help children build awareness, understanding, and self-regulation. Link in comments below ⬇️ or via Linktree Shop in Bio.

11/07/2025

When your worth has always been measured by productivity, slowing down feels like erasing yourself. 🌀 That’s not weakness, it’s your nervous system confused by years of achievement-driven wiring. The brain learns to equate “busy” with “valuable,” but that pattern can be rewired. 🧠✨

Rest doesn’t make you disappear. It makes you whole. ❤️‍🩹

11/04/2025

Yes, seasonal adjustments! Thanks Valerie Lundgren's Mindful Wellness!

Why Anxiety Spikes During Seasonal Transitions

Have you noticed your anxiety feels louder lately?
You’re not alone — and you’re not “backsliding.”
Your nervous system is simply trying to adapt to change.

As the seasons shift, so does your biology.

🍂 The temperature drops, daylight shortens, and routines change — your body reads all of that as new information.
And guess what your nervous system’s main job is?
To keep you safe through change.

When it senses uncertainty — even subtle things like:
• Different light patterns affecting your circadian rhythm
• Less vitamin D impacting serotonin levels
• New routines, busier schedules, or less movement

…it can slip into hypervigilance mode.
That looks like:
• Trouble sleeping
• Feeling “on edge” for no reason
• Craving control or routine
• More emotional sensitivity

But this isn’t a setback — it’s a signal.
Your body is saying:
🩵 “I’m adjusting. Please slow down and support me.”

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🌿 Try this:
1. Ground daily — walk outside or place your feet on the earth for 2 minutes.
2. Increase light exposure in the morning to reset your rhythm.
3. Nourish your body with warm, grounding foods.
4. Rest more than you think you need.

You’re not lazy — you’re regulating.
Your nervous system needs gentleness as it recalibrates to the new season.

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If your anxiety feels heightened and your body’s asking for calm, this is your invitation to reset from within.

🕊️ My 3-Month Nervous System Coaching program helps you learn to regulate through change — mind, body, and energy.

💫 Or, for gentle energetic alignment, my Intuitive Reiki Sessions help release the stress your body’s been holding.

This season, healing starts with slowing down.
You’re not falling behind — you’re tuning back in.

11/04/2025

https://www.corianderlivingcollective.com/blog/sleep-well-river-falls-high-school-fall-2025

Come join me as I once again offer “Sleep: WELL.” On Wednesday, November 12, 2025 from 6-7:30pm . Last March, I offered this training at the River Falls Public Library to an audience of 35 people and received positive feedback.

10/29/2025

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10/29/2025

Boundaries aren’t walls; they’re filters.
They don’t push people away — they protect your peace.
They reveal who’s capable of loving you without conditions,
and who only stayed when it was convenient.

The right people won’t be threatened by your limits.
They’ll respect them because they respect you.

10/28/2025

https://www.corianderlivingcollective.com/blog/movemeant-open-floor-meditation-dance-points-of-stillness-winter

Open Floor skills are life skills — practical tools for thriving in work, relationships, & community. Come experience the resource-based movement practice of Open Floor! Fall/Winter FIRST FRIDAYS: 11/7, 12/5, 1/2, & 2/6 from 6-7pm

10/26/2025

10/22/2025

Our children don’t just inherit our features — they inherit our unfinished stories…

The fears we never faced.
The truths we softened to keep the peace.
The love we struggled to give when we didn’t feel it for ourselves.

They learn from the way we move through life — how we handle disappointment, how we speak when we’re upset, how we grasp for control when things feel uncertain…

And slowly, the very patterns that once hurt us, begin to live on through us. Until one day, we see it — a reflection of what we’ve carried, showing up in them. In their tone. In their eyes. In the way they pull back, or try a little too hard to please.

That’s when the cycle can shift. Because awareness isn’t a finish line — it’s an opening.

When we meet our pain with compassion, we stop passing it on.

When we choose to heal, everything changes — not just for us, but for them.

And when we choose to do that work, our children inherit not our trauma, but our transformation. ❤️

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