The Soma Journal

A place for words, insights, and gentle practices to return to.

Here you’ll find reflections on nervous system care, neurodivergence, and the everyday rituals that help us come home to ourselves.

These aren’t polished “how-to” guides or rigid rules — think of them as field notes, invitations, and reminders.

Dip in when you need inspiration. Come back when you want to reset.

  • Sep 2, 2025

The Body’s True Rhythm - From Childbearing to Sovereignty

  • Nicky Brown

We are not broken, and we are not machines. A woman is not a line to be measured against productivity, but a wave..... tidal, cyclical, sovereign. The transition from childbearing to elderhood is not an ending, but an initiation. When we honour the body’s true rhythm, we return to coherence with life itself.

  • Aug 21, 2025

Why Routines Fail Us (and What Rhythm Gives Instead)

  • Nicky Brown

Routines are rigid, rhythm is alive. One cracks under pressure, the other bends and flows with you. Here’s why nervous systems thrive on rhythm - and how to weave it into your days without force, hustle, or guilt.