Understand your nervous system
Cultivating resilience, creativity and care in complex times
Feeling overstretched or emotionally reactive? You’re not alone. Many of us are living with heightened stress and uncertainty, which can make it harder to stay grounded, connect with others, and lead with clarity.
This practical, 90-minute online workshop introduces you to the basics of nervous system literacy, including an overview of Polyvagal Theory, and why it matters for your wellbeing and relationships. You’ll explore how your nervous system responds to stress and safety—and learn simple tools to support more regulated, responsive ways of working and living.
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of your own patterns, plus tangible practices to help you return to calm when life gets activating.
This session is ideal for:
Leaders, creatives, facilitators, and practitioners navigating complexity
People experiencing stress, burnout, or emotional fatigue
Anyone seeking more presence, balance, and intentionality in daily life
What’s covered:
Nervous system basics
Understand your body’s stress responses (fight, flight, freeze) and how to shift towards states of connection and calm.
Identify your patterns
Discover your own nervous system tendencies with self-awareness and compassion.
Practice regulation techniques
Try gentle, accessible exercises you can use in real time to re-centre and re-connect.
Build response-ability
Explore how a more regulated system creates space for wiser action and creative possibility.
Reframe self-care
Move beyond bubble baths—toward daily micro-practices that genuinely support you to stay present and resourced.
Workbook for integration
Receive a downloadable workbook with reflective prompts and somatic tools to keep exploring after the session.
Event Details
This is a live, interactive Zoom workshop. After registering, you’ll receive access details and your downloadable materials.
NB Dates below are for Australia for people in the US it will be a day before..
Testimonials
“I found the class useful and insightful. It left me pondering the implications for work and relationship over the next few days. Also explained the window of tolerance to my 7 yr old daughter the next day. Made perfect sense to her. She called hypoarousal her ‘hiding’ state.” – Dan Gooden, Coach & Consultant
“Thanks for the session, Jax.
Your passion for this topic is obvious. I love all of the activities in the Practice Library. Here’s to widening the ‘window of tolerance’.” – Kate Hampton, Coach
“Jax presents life changing concepts in clear, precise language, with practical exercises to take home and use for life! Your nervous system will appreciate you, for investing an hour and a half of your time, for a lifetime of insight and additional awareness to give you greater control and acceptance of yourself, relationships and life’s challenges.” – Sharni Cohen, Psychologist
“Jax has a deep understanding and curiosity about how we operate in today’s busy, often stressful environment. Her teachings are clear, concise and deeply beneficial for our individual nervous systems and more broadly, our communal lives. All parents and teenagers should be taught this course.” – Miriam Hechtman, Creative Director
“So glad I went. From what I learned, every person in every workplace can create safety and better performing teams by being aware of their nervous system…it brought everything together in way that just made sense! Highly recommend.” – Shari Elle, NVC Trainer
About Jax Wechsler
“I created this session to help people navigate the stress and complexity of work and life in a way that feels empowering and sustainable. I hope to help you create space for self-awareness, connection, and creativity in a fast-moving world.”
Jax is a trauma-informed facilitator, designer, educator, and coach dedicated to fostering wellbeing and meaningful change in workplaces, communities, and beyond. With two decades of experience in social innovation, she teaches trauma-informed practices to organisations, helping professionals cultivate safety, empathy, and connection in their work.
Jax is the co-founder of the School of Being, an experiential learning initiative supporting inner wellbeing for outer change, blending neuroscience, somatics, polyvagal theory, and earth-based spirituality. She also leads Social Design Sydney, a community of practice focused on social and systems change.
She teaches Trauma-Informed Design, Innovation, and Wellbeing at universities and organisations and is currently completing ICF accreditation in Systemic Coaching, deepening her focus on inner leadership for complex systems change.
Based on Yuin country in Jervis Bay, Australia, Jax draws inspiration from the natural world in her approach to wellbeing, leadership, and transformation.
Learn more about Jax’s projects and publications at School of Being, Social Design Sydney or on LinkedIn.
Organisations Jax has delivered related trainings to
- Fire to Flourish – Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI)
- beyond blue
- Deloitte Digital
- Westpac Group
- Price Waterhouse Cooper
- NSW Department of Customer Service
- NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Services Australia