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→ How to Unclench: A new essay, five years in the making
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Roughly a year ago I shared this post on X about unclenching that went viral and was seen by 1.8 million people. So it seemed like there was something here that was resonating. The more that I dug into the concept of 'unclenching' the more that it seemed to unify many disparate threads: from regulation tools, to deep meditation techniques and also seemed less abstract than talking about 'nervous system work'. So after many months of wrestling with the writing process, and receiving generous feedback from dozens of friends the essay is finally live. This is the first long-form piece that I've published in a long time—it's an interactive essay that attempts to condense all that I've learned from researching the literature, teaching 1600+ students and running my own experiments over the past five years. → Read the full essay at howtounclench.comp.s. I'd love to hear your unclenching-related thoughts or questions, if you use X/twitter please join the conversation here. |
Jonny Miller
A weekly newsletter exploring practical tools for learning about your nervous system, podcast episodes with leading neuroscientists, thoughtful experiments to create more flourishing in your own life.
Hello there, Just a brief note from me today as my wife and I are heading out on a hike through the redwoods to celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary. Wishing you a wonderful week. Jonny p.s. I challenged the latest Claude model to turn my unclenching essay into a music video, and the results were quite impressive... // GENIUS LIFE INTERVIEW In Conversation with Max Lugavere I had the pleasure of sitting down in Max's home in LA and recording a heartfelt conversation exploring grief, boundary...
// UPDATE FROM SANTA CRUZ Well, that was an exciting week... The How to Unclench essay received over a million views on twitter/X, I find it somewhat re-assuring that people still have the attention span to read a 30 minute essay. Or as my friend Rob Hardy likes to say: "The people they yearn for depth." I'm heading off-grid for a few days to recharge in nature, see you on the other side. Stay Curious Out There, Jonny p.s. enrollment doors for Nervous System Mastery close this Friday, so if...
// PERSONAL NOTE FROM JONNY I've been writing an essay for the last few months titled "How to Unclench" that I'm in the final phase of editing which I hope to be publishing tomorrow, so stay tuned. // ACCESS PROTOCOLS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Staying Human in the Age of AI: Nervous System Regulation for a New Era I really enjoyed hosting the workshop yesterday, and getting the opportunity to nerd out on two of my favorite topics: nervous system regulation and using AI intentionally. I posted an...