This simple magical practice for creating increased cues of safety in the body, even in uncertain situations, can transform our ability to respond effectively to situations.

Sit with your spine stacked over the sitting bones. Feel your head sitting atop the spine. Now use your nose to draw micro circles in front of you—tiny, subtle, and in both directions. Notice the movement in your first (atlas) vertebra, which sits just below the skull in the neck. Now trace miniscule figure-eight shapes with your nose and attune to your second (axis) vertebra. As you move through Atlas and Axis, your eyes scan your surroundings. Gently draw your head back a tiny amount, noticing the response of the muscles in the back of the body. Feel it? That muscular contraction is a reminder that you have your own back and are now empowered to respond, not react. These small, subtle cues from the body carry deep reassurance to the mind and emotions. Now you know how to support yourself