Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• have to: Must do
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• zone out: To stop paying attention and start daydreaming or thinking about other things.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• with practice: Through repeated exercise or performance, leading to improvement or skill.
• pull away: To drive (vehicle) away;
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• dim the lights: To reduce the brightness of lights.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• mental: Concerning the mind
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• repetition: When something occurs again
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• restless: Worried and uneasy; ceaselessly in motion
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• rewire: To put new electricity cables in (a building)
• somatic: Of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
• associative: Bringing ideas or events together