NOTE FROM JONNY —

Hello Curious Human 👋

Welcome to Issue #93!

Plenty of updates from the Curious Humans HQ — I've been making progress on an exciting iOS app that we'll be launching soon, Kelly and I may have found a new rental house in Santa Cruz to move into in November (walking distance from a world-class surf break!), and we'll also be hosting our first breathwork retreat later this year in California. Exciting times!

This week, I'm sharing a fantastic video with neuroscientist and author Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a free workshop I will be hosting on Monday, as well as some other nuggets that I've stumbled upon.

Have a wonderful week, and stay curious out there!

With gratitude,

Jonny

REGULATE YO-SELF —

[Video] 14 Practices to Build Self-Awareness, Explore Emotions & Reset Your Nervous System with Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff (watch)

This was a really fun video to record with my friend Dr. Anne-Laure le Cunff, who by the way, just got her PhD and also published an incredible book called 'Tiny Experiments' — which I was lucky enough to be an early reader for, here's the blurb I shared with her after reading:

I’m convinced the secret to happiness is curiosity. You can’t stay anxious or lonely for long when you approach everything and everyone from a place of curiosity. Anne-Laure Le Cunff

You may well be wondering, how does someone have the time and energy to publish a (likely best-selling) book, get her PhD, and run a business simultaneously? I had the question, and in this video, we sat down and shared some highly practical strategies for staying regulated in the midst of busy lives.

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👆 I think the video turned out so well and is also jam-packed with actionable ideas and practices for you to experiment with yourself

FREE WORKSHOP NEXT MONDAY —

[Free Workshop] Intro to Nervous System Work ~ (RSVP)

One of our core teaching philosophies is the idea that 'Knowledge is only a rumour until it lives in the muscle' — that information alone only gets you so far, and this is the reason we place so much emphasis on experiential & interactive learning.

I'm keen to share a taste of the types of practices that we explore in the Nervous System Mastery training, so I'm hosting a free workshop next Monday, September 23 at 10am PST / 6pm GMT.

In this live, interactive session, you'll learn tactical strategies to cultivate calm in stressful scenarios, whether at work or home.

Things you'll learn:

(1) The 8 Barriers to Calm

We’ll dive into the eight barriers that often keep us stuck in stress and show you how to skillfully work through them.

(2) The Three Buckets of Self-Regulation (above)

You’ll learn to identify the two primary modes of reactivity and understand how we can rewire our stress response.

(3) If [This] Then [Breathe]

You'll learn two specific evidence-backed breathing protocols that can help you regain calm in any situation.

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So far we have over 250 people registered, and numbers will be capped to if you'd like to attend be sure to RSVP below 👇

ACT SOON IF YOU'RE TEMPTED —

[Upcoming cohort] One Week Left to Enroll in Nervous System Mastery Cohort #6

If you're intrigued by the Nervous System Mastery cohort, but still on the fence about joining, I wanted to mention that we have a no-questions-asked refund policy for any reason within the first week.

We're able to offer this generous refund policy because we're so confident in our program's ability to delivery outsized results. Here are some of the things that former students have shared about their experience:

• “I can safely say this course is the single best investment I’ve made in my health and wellbeing. It almost feels like I’ve unlocked cheat codes for the game of life..."
• “Just wow. This course changed my life. Experiencing, first-hand, how the world shifts depending on the state of my nervous system was incredible. Why wasn't I taught this in school?!"
• “Nervous System Mastery is the most powerful thing I've ever done for personal growth. I had previously explored breathwork, meditation, therapy, and other approaches, but always felt like something was missing. Nervous System Mastery connected the dots in a transformative way.”
• “Nervous System Mastery has been truly life-changing. I'm feeling much more at ease after the course, which not only feels great, but has a major, positive impact on my family, as well. I'm also more excited than I've been in years.”
• "Nervous system regulation was the single biggest gap in my toolkit as an entrepreneur. After 17 years of building companies I cannot believe that I never trained in this discipline until just now. Jonny's course is an amazing primer for a life-long skill that every human on earth needs to achieve balance and wellness"

If you’d like to read other success stories from NSM alumni,​ ​click here to check out our Wall of Love​​

So if you're at all curious about the potential here, I fully recommend taking the time to check it out and see if it's a good fit for you.

→ Apply to Nervous System Mastery​​

(just one week until enrollment doors close for the year)

FUN THINGS TO CLICK ON

Et. Cetera

Towards Sageism: A friend and upcoming podcast guest, Tom Morgan wrote an essay titled 'The future of Capitalism is Sagism', where 'Sageism' means shifting from relying on static intelligence to dynamic wisdom. It's an articulate summary of the somewhat precarious situation we find ourselves in as a species, and where we might go from here. Read​

Unblock Your Creativity: This October, my wife Kelly is co-hosting a writing cohort with Foster based on the theme ‘Cultivating Creative Capacity.’ This experience will teach how you can expand your capacity to be with creative tension and surf the waves of emotion through somatic awareness. In essence, it’s a container for practice nervous system attunement through the creative process. Learn more​

Find Good Work: Author of the Pathless Path (a cult classic) Paul Millerd has just published his second book 'Good Work'; I've read some of the early chapters and can already tell that it will be another banger. Read​

FREE THINGS I'VE BUILT —

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