This reminds me of that old story about the tourist visiting New York for the first time. They were going to a performance at Carnegie Hall, but by the time they got off the subway and made their way to the street, they were turned around and didn’t know where they were, so they asked the hot dog vendor how to get to Carnegie Hall. He smiled and said, “practice, practice, practice.”

It really is that simple, and that hard! It just takes practice and more practice, and there are two primary ways to do this. One, keep doing the audio lessons whenever you can, especially the ones that help you slow down. Two, practice the basics ALL the time. This means keep coming back to your feet, and the feeling of support they get from the ground, keep orienting to the environment around you and following your biological impulses, keep noticing your posture. Do it while shopping, chopping vegetables, walking in the park, down the street, etc. It takes a lot of practice to change these deeply ingrained survival strategies and behaviours, and it’s very important to bring that practice into the world.

Finally, keep working to release old trauma — by yourself and/or with a practitioner.