# @melissasmithalign on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DG3mwllpm1J
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59826664-melissasmithalign-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-06T19:03:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Melissa Smith 🌈Nervous System Whisperer| Stress Alchemy Expert (@melissasmithalign) — https://gondola.cc/melissasmithalign

## Caption

Epiphanies of a Yoga Instructor 🌀✨

I remember teaching 50 students, feeling the energy in the room buzzing. As a highly sensitive person (HSP), my body was in fight-or-flight. I wasn’t scared—more like electrified. But to stay present, I kept closing my eyes, thinking I was channeling wisdom from great teachers or divine guides.

In reality? I was regulating. My nervous system was dysregulated, and closing my eyes was my body’s way of finding safety so I could access the knowledge I had stored from years of studying. I wasn’t receiving wisdom from outside of me. I was retrieving it from within.

I used to mistake nervous system dysregulation for spiritual downloads. Now I know the difference.

Have you ever experienced this? Do you dissociate when overwhelmed?

Let’s explore this together. I’m hosting a nervous system regulation workshop, where we’ll dive into how to stay embodied even in high-stress moments. If this resonates, drop a 💫 in the comments or DM me for details!

#NervousSystemHealing #somaticawareness #HighlySensitivePerson #yogateacherlife #TraumaHealing #embodiment #fightorflight #somaticexperiencing

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yogateacherlife, somaticexperiencing, highlysensitiveperson, traumahealing, somaticawareness, fightorflight, nervoussystemhealing, embodiment

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