Building Resilience: Nervous system tools for sustainable performance

Building Resilience: Nervous system tools for sustainable performance

Resilience is not built through mindset or willpower alone. It is a physiological capacity that can be trained by working with the nervous system.

In this practical and evidence-informed masterclass, attendees will learn how stress, pressure, and anxiety affect the nervous system, and why many traditional productivity and self-care strategies fail under sustained demand. The session introduces simple, body-based tools that can be used in real time to regulate stress and support performance, even in high-pressure situations.

Key takeaways include:

• A clear understanding of how stress impacts the nervous system
• Practical tools to regulate stress responses in the moment
• Strategies to build long-term resilience capacity rather than pushing through
• Simple practices to support focus, energy, and emotional steadiness

This session blends education with experiential tools, ensuring attendees leave informed, grounded, and equipped with strategies they can apply immediately.

Facilitator: Anna Ferguson, counsellor, nervous system therapist, speaker, and best-selling author of The Vagus Nerve Reset.