When Everything Feels Too Much: Gentle Nervous System Reset for Overwhelm & Anxiety meditation Music Version

Melt Into Calm: Soft Acceptance Body Scan guided sleep meditation

Hello lovelies, First, a huge thank you to my beautiful Patreon supporters and to those of you who have donated here on YouTube using the Thanks/Donate button. Your support genuinely helps me keep creating these practices and sharing them freely. In response to your requests, this video is a very gentle, basic body scan– something simple you can come back to when you need to soften and settle. I would love to hear how you find it and what you notice in your body and nervous system afterwards, so please feel welcome to share in the comments. I'm also going to be running a Zoom webinar soon on one of these topics: - Gentle nervous system reset - Food, joy & planning supportive meals - Co‑regulation and self‑regulation through anxiety - Micro‑moments of joy & tiny daily rituals The live Zoom will be interactive, and the recording will be posted on Patreon afterwards. If you'd like to vote on which topic we do next, join the live, and access the replay and extra resources, you're so welcome to come and join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/laurenostrowskifenton [https://www.patreon.com/cw/laurenostrowskifenton] Thank you, thank you, thank you for being here, listening, commenting, supporting, and just sharing this sacred space with me. With love, Lauren

When Everything Feels Too Much: Gentle Nervous System Reset for Overwhelm & Anxiety meditation Music Version

Hello lovely, It's quite cold here tonight. We've had more kittens again – there are a lot of feral cats on the property at the moment, which is something we're slowly working through with care. Between the cold air, the tiny paws, and the kettle boiling, I've been thinking about you and wanted to reach out. I've just uploaded a new sleep meditation*on the podcast "Sleep Meditation with Lauren Ostrowski Fenton" – a gentle practice to help you soften, feel supported, and slowly settle your nervous system when everything feels a little too much. 🕊️ New: Voice-only version on Patreon For those of you who prefer just my voice, with no added sounds, there is a voice-only version available on Patreon. It's free for all patrons (including free members), so you're warmly invited to listen there as well. - -- A little life update I'm loving my new job as a Positve Behaviour Practitioner and my Master's in Disability (Developmental Education) Flinders University – it feels meaningful to weave this learning back into the meditations and resources I share with you. My son is staying with me at the moment with his amazing girlfriend, which brings such a sense of warmth and joy into the house. Amongst the busyness, the cold nights, and the chaos of kittens, I find myself thinking of this community often – of you, wherever you are, doing your best with what you've been given. - -- Live on Patreon – "Finding Joy in the Chaos of Life" In response to your questions and messages, I'll be running a live session on Patreon this Saturday morning(Adelaide time - Australian Central Standard Time): Finding Joy in the Chaos of Life: Resetting Your Nervous System - You'll be notified a few hours before the live on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/laurenostrowskifentonhttps://www.patreon.com/cw/laurenostrowskifenton [https://www.patreon.com/cw/laurenostrowskifenton] - It will be low-key and informal – more like sitting together in a lounge room than a formal event - We'll explore: - Gentle ways to reset your nervous system - A simple meditation together - Creating a personal toolbox to help you find tiny moments of joy in the middle of adversity - a handout and of course home work You are so welcome to come exactly as you are – tired, hopeful, overwhelmed, curious, or all of the above. --- Thank you for being here Here is a picture of one of our cats, who has somehow managed to stay on her back with adorable loyalty to comfort and chaos all at once. She makes me smile, and I hope she makes you smile too. Thank you so much for listening to my content, for supporting me on Patreon, and for donating to this YouTube channel and the wider work. Your support makes it possible for me to continue creating these meditations, and it means that those who cannot afford it can still listen for free. This community exists because of you. From my chilly, kitten-filled corner of the world to wherever you are: thank you With warmth, Lauren 🌿

Why Your Support Keeps This Community Alive (A Personal Update from Lauren)

Letter for Podcast Description (with PayPal & Patreon) From my rainy little corner of South Australia, hello dear one, Thank you for listening and for being part of this community. I create these meditations and reflections so they can be freely available to anyone who needs them—especially during times of overwhelm, grief, or change. If my work has supported you and you feel resourced to do so, you're warmly invited (never obliged) to support the continuation of this podcast and channel. You can support my work here: * Patreon: Become a Patron and support monthly [https://www.patreon.com/cw/laurenostrowskifenton] * PayPal:- One‑off donations via PayPal You can make a one‑off contribution here: http://paypal.me/Laurenostrowski [http://paypal.me/Laurenostrowski] Make a one-time donation via PayPal [http://paypal.me/Laurenostrowsk] Your support helps me to: * Continue offering free meditations, reflections, and nervous system support * Dedicate time to the 10–20+ hours of editing that each piece often requires * Keep this space accessible for those who are not in a position to pay Please know there is absolutely no pressure or expectation. Your presence here is already meaningful. For those who can contribute, your support quietly and practically keeps this whole project alive and allows others to receive these practices at no cost. If you'd like to get in touch, you can email me at: laurenostrowskifenton@gmail.com [laurenostrowskifenton@gmail.com] From my heart to yours, thank you for walking this path of healing and gentle growth with me. With warmth, Lauren

How to Heal Your Inner Child? Somatic Meditation for Emotional Trust Guided sleep meditation

About Lauren Ostrowski Fenton Lauren Ostrowski Fenton is a meditation teacher, yoga instructor, counselor, and Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner based in South Australia. She holds: - An Honours degree in Anthropology - A Master's degree in Counselling - And has begun a second Master's degree in Disability Leadership (Developmental Educator), with the aim of working as a developmental educator Lauren blends her academic background in anthropology, counselling, and disability leadership with lived experience and years of teaching meditation. Her work focuses on nervous system regulation, grief, resilience, and self‑compassion, offering practical, trauma‑aware support for everyday life. --- Support Lauren's Work & Listen Elsewhere If this meditation supports you and you'd like to say thank you, you're warmly invited (only if you're able and it feels right) to support Lauren's work: - One‑off donations via PayPal You can make a one‑off contribution here: http://paypal.me/Laurenostrowski - Patreon – ongoing support & extra content Support Lauren's work and access additional practices and updates: https://www.patreon.com/cw/laurenostrowskifenton - Insight Timer – listen to more of Lauren's meditations https://insig.ht/DqxPBTt624b Your listening, your presence, and any form of support—financial or otherwise—are deeply appreciated. Original vocals and video by Lauren Ostrowski Fenton copyright © 2026 #InnerChildHealing #SomaticMeditation #NervousSystemReset

Do This Before Bed A Vagus Nerve Reset for Deep Healing Sleep guided meditation

Do this before bed to calm your nervous system, support your vagus nerve, and drift into deep, healing sleep. This gentle vagus nerve reset meditation is designed to help you shift from fight-or-flight into rest-and-digest using slow breathing, soft sighs, self-compassion, and a tender full-body scan. You're invited to arrive exactly as you are—busy-minded, tired, or tender-hearted—and be reminded again and again: you are safe, you are held, you are okay as you are. In this sleep meditation you will: - Use slow, rhythmic breathing and soft sighs to send a message of safety through your whole system - Explore a somatic hug and soothing (or imagined) self-touch to gently tone the vagus nerve - Experience a warm, tender body scan with visualization, from the crown of the head all the way to sleepy toes - Ground into three points of support beneath you and feel fully held and supported - Practice kindness, acceptance, and letting go of attachment and expectations - Rest into healing affirmations such as: - I am safe to rest - My body is heard - My body's natural healing is active now - rest deeply now This practice is ideal as a bedtime meditation, sleep hypnosis style relaxation, or a nervous system reset at the end of a long day. Listen lying down or seated, let the ground meet you where you are, and allow your body to remember how to rest, repair, and heal. If your mind wanders, that's perfectly okay. Thoughts can simply float by—like leaves on a slow stream—as you are gently guided back to your breath, your body, and the steady support beneath you. 🕯 Best used: - Before sleep or during the night if you wake up - When you feel wired, overwhelmed, or stuck in worry - As part of your nighttime routine to train your system to feel safe to rest Chapters 0:00 Welcome, intention & arriving just as you are 0:05 Gentle breathing, soft sighs & "I am safe to rest" 0:12 Somatic hug, soothing self-touch & vagal toning 0:18 Tender body scan with warm summer air visualization 0:24 Grounding, kindness to the body & releasing excess energy 0:30 Vagus nerve explanation & self-healing guidance 0:33 Repeating relaxation cues, deep reassurance & drift into sleep About Lauren Ostrowski Fenton Lauren Ostrowski Fenton is a meditation teacher, yoga instructor, counselor, and Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner based in South Australia. She holds: - An Honours degree in Anthropology - A Master's degree in Counselling - And has begun a second Master's degree in Disability Leadership (Developmental Educator), with the aim of working as a developmental educator Lauren blends her academic background in anthropology, counselling, and disability leadership with lived experience and years of teaching meditation. Her work focuses on nervous system regulation, grief, resilience, and self‑compassion, offering practical, trauma‑aware support for everyday life. --- Support Lauren's Work & Listen Elsewhere If this meditation supports you and you'd like to say thank you, you're warmly invited (only if you're able and it feels right) to support Lauren's work: - One‑off donations via PayPal You can make a one‑off contribution here: http://paypal.me/Laurenostrowski - Patreon – ongoing support & extra content Support Lauren's work and access additional practices and updates: https://www.patreon.com/cw/laurenostrowskifenton - Insight Timer – listen to more of Lauren's meditations https://insig.ht/DqxPBTt624b Your listening, your presence, and any form of support—financial or otherwise—are deeply appreciated. Original vocals and video by Lauren Ostrowski Fenton copyright © 2026 #vagusnervereset #sleepmeditation #nervoussystemhealing