Chair Stretching - A Guidebook to Soothe Your Nervous System While Seated

The intro video — from Karlye
A personal walkthrough from your practitioner before you open a single page. Karlye explains the nervous system lens on overthinking — why it happens, why cognitive tools often fall short, and how to get the most out of everything inside the kit. Warm, clinical, and straight to the point.

The handbook — step-by-step nervous system learning + overthinking hacks (PDF)
This is not a generic anxiety workbook. This is a structured, evidence-based guide written by a Mental Health Occupational Therapist who specialises in nervous system regulation. Inside:

• Why your brain won't stop — the Polyvagal Theory explanation in plain language, so you stop blaming yourself and start working with your biology
• Your three nervous system states — understand which state you're in when the loop starts, and why that matters for what to do next
• The arousal continuum — a visual map of how you move in and out of states throughout the day (and what your body needs in each zone)
• The 3 ways to reset — body-first tools to interrupt the loop in the moment: interrupt the cycle, name the circuit, give your brain a job
• Your safety anchors — a personalised worksheet to map what already regulates your nervous system
• Sensory strategies — 21 strategies across 7 sensory systems, so you can find what works for your body
• The somatic bridge — an introduction to stretch therapy and how body-based movement builds lasting regulation capacity over time

This is for you if

→ You've been told to "just relax" and wanted to scream
→ You've tried mindfulness and it helped a bit but something's still stuck in your body
→ You want to understand why your nervous system does this — not just distract from it
→ You need something that works in real moments — at your desk, in the car, at 3am
→ You're open to working from the body up, not the mind down

This is not for you if

→ You're looking for a passive solution — this requires showing up for yourself
→ You are currently in acute mental health crisis — please reach out to your GP or mental health professional first

Your investment

$27 AUD — one payment, instant access, yours forever.

No subscription. No expiry. Come back to it whenever the loop starts.

A single session exploring anxiety with a psychologist costs $180–$280. This gives you the nervous system framework, the tools, and the practitioner guidance to work with your body between sessions — for only $27. This has all the gems that a thearpist would provide. In fact this is designed by an mental Health Occupational Therapist which now you can put in your pocket.

About Karlye

Karlye Williamson is a Mental Health Occupational Therapist specialising in nervous system regulation, Polyvagal-informed practice, and somatic stretch therapy. She works with everyday people and allied health practitioners across Australia — and built this kit from the frameworks she uses in every clinical session.

Regulate Mind and Body · regulatemindandbody.com.au