Soothe Your Nervous System

Robert Frost’s sonnet A Silken Tent paints a beautiful image of a tent standing in a summer field, lightly anchored yet free, gently swaying with the breeze. It’s supported by a single central pole—steady and true—but connected to the world by countless soft, flexible ties. Just like the tent, you’re “strictly held by none”—you are free, yet deeply supported by love, thought, and the subtle threads that connect you to the earth and others.

"Silken Tent"

She is as in a field a silken tent

At midday when a sunny summer breeze

Has dried the dew and all its ropes relent,

So that in guys it gently sways at ease,

And its supporting central cedar pole,

That is its pinnacle to heavenward

And signifies the sureness of the soul,

Seems to owe naught to any single cord,

But strictly held by none, is loosely bound

By countless silken ties of love and thought

To everything on earth the compass round,

And only by one’s going slightly taut

In the capriciousness of summer air

Is of the slightest bondage made aware.

-Robert Frost

What Does This Mean for Your

Yoga Practice?

In yoga and nervous system regulation, we’re doing exactly this—

    •    Finding the stable center (your breath, your grounded awareness).

    •    Allowing the body’s soft connections (fascia, muscles, nervous system) to release unnecessary tension.

    •    Learning to sway with life’s breezes without losing your sense of self.

Join me Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:15am and learn about your DFL (Deep Front Line) from Anatomy Trains by Thomas Meyers.

July 29th Book Launch!

This year, I have read to hundreds of kids in Southern California, in both English and Spanish. I have worked hard to release this series which is now complete! And YOU can help these be a success. I am asking you to pre-order your Kindle copy before July 29th and tell your friends. You can help this launch be a success and soothe your family's nervous system too.

(printed edition will be available soon).

Step1: Download Kindle Step 2: Order

We are always connected and stronger together. Come join me online or in-person.

~Namasté, Taran

www.tarancollis.com