Vlog by Lisa Cranston
Part of the Self-Reg learning journey is developing our own repertoire of personal restorative practices – activities that help us to reduce tension and restore our energy when we feel like the tank is nearly empty. And this step, like every other step in the Self-Reg journey, reminds us of the importance of the SELF in self-regulation. What is restorative for me may not be for you, and what the media tells us is supposed to be restorative may not work for us at all.
From Susan Hopkins, EdD | Executive Director This reflection was originally published in The MEHRIT Centre newsletter. Sign up for
Sometimes, in the middle of a busy day, we don’t need more information. We need something that helps us reconnect
Start with the core ideas, then follow the path that matches what you want to understand next.
Understand the full picture of stress. Explore biological, emotion, cognitive, social, and prosocial stress, and how stresses across the Five Domains interact.
Explore the science beneath what we see and experience. Go deeper into stress and energy, brain-body states, self-regulation and self-control, behaviour, co-regulation, and resilience.
Put the Self-Reg lens into practice. Explore the Five Steps: Reframe, Recognize, Reduce, Reflect, and Restore, and how they create a pathway for understanding stress and finding restoration.
Learn about applied Self-Reg in practice. Explore Energy-Centred Teaching, Self-Reg Havens, and the Self-Reg Journeys for applied Self-Reg
