The Medicine of Your Space: Creating Safety for the Nervous System
In shamanic traditions, we understand something very simple and very profound:
everything carries a spirit, and everything carries a message.
This includes not only our thoughts and emotions, but also the spaces we live in and the objects we surround ourselves with.
Our nervous system is always listening — not just to what we feel inside, but to what we are held by outside. The room we wake up in, the air we breathe, the light that enters our space, even the quiet energy of what has been left undone — all of this speaks to the body long before the mind catches up.
What Clutter Does
A cluttered corner, a stack of unopened papers, a harsh chemical scent in the air… these may seem small, but on an energetic level they create noise. And the nervous system responds to noise with tension. Over time, that tension can show up as fatigue, anxiety, shallow breathing, or a sense of being slightly on edge without knowing why
From a shamanic lens, this is not about being tidy or perfect.
It is about creating a field of safety.
When we clear what no longer serves — a broken object, a pile that has waited too long, a product that feels heavy rather than kind — we are not just cleaning a space. We are shifting the energy of the environment. And when the environment softens, the body softens with it.
Breath deepens.
Shoulders drop.
The heart feels more at ease.
Little by little, the nervous system begins to remember what safety feels like.
Why You Should…
This is why tending to our space can become a sacred practice rather than a chore. Each small act of care — wiping a surface, opening a window, choosing gentler products, bringing in something beautiful — is a quiet conversation with the spirit of place.
You are telling your home, and your body at the same time:
You are safe here. You are cared for here.
And when the nervous system feels safe, the soul has room to speak.
Your space does not need to be perfect.
It only needs to feel alive, kind, and supportive — a place where your spirit can breathe and your body can rest.