Day 3: When you're too tired to care
This practice is MAGIC.
Hey friend, and welcome to Day 3 of the Nervous System Reset (find the previous days here).
This one’s for the days you feel like you’ve got nothing left.
Too tired to meditate.
Too wired to nap.
Too overwhelmed to cook dinner, never mind fix your life.
Today, we don’t try to do more.
We simply recharge the battery.
And not with hustle or with willpower (thank god), but with a deep, powerful, nervous-system-resetting kind of rest.
One that requires zero effort and actually works.
If you’re new to all this nervous system stuff, don’t worry — this article is a gentle, clear intro. It’ll help everything click.
Try this today:
Whenever you're caught in that foggy-brained, heavy-limbed, please-don’t-ask-me-anything kind of tired;
OR if you just want to add some nervous system resetting power into your every day;
try this:
Lie down. Get cosy. Close your eyes.
Let your body rest while your brain stays gently aware.
Set a timer if you need to, or for the full nervous system benefits, practice alongside a guided session (like the one below for paid subscribers).
It’s called non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) or yoga nidra. And if you’ve never tried it — today’s your day.
Free version? Try just lying down and doing nothing for 5–10 minutes. Let your eyes close. Let the tension go. Pretend you’re a warm croissant on a Sunday morning. That’s the vibe.
Want the full thing, with me guiding you every step of the way? The session is below.
Unlock today’s guided rest session — and the full Nervous System Reset
There’s no gold star for pushing through exhaustion.
But there is a scientifically-proven, body-soothing, brain-replenishing practice that helps you:
Regain energy
Improve focus and cognition
Sleep better consistently
Reset your stress response in just 20 minutes
Today’s video class is that practice.
And all you have to do is lie down and listen.
Become a founding Joyful member now to access:
Today’s session: a guided non-sleep deep rest session (NSDR/yoga nidra). Perfect for tired afternoons, brain fog, and “why am I crying over pasta” kind of days, as well as a habit you can use to build everyday nervous system resilience.
The science behind why this works — including the way to practice NSDR to improve cognitive function, reduce anxiety, and support deeper recovery (with zero extra effort required).
A gentle prompt to deepen today’s rest and make it a habit, not just a one-off.
And of course:
✔️ 7 days of nervous system missions
✔️ Breathwork, movement, theory & prompts
✔️ My EASE downloadable morning framework
✔️ A joyful toolkit of yoga, meditations, nidra and more
Learn more about upgrading here.
Tomorrow, we shift into movement to help you reset — even when it feels like the last thing you want to do.
This is day 3 of the 7-Day Nervous System Reset. Start at the beginning here, or continue to day 4 here.