06/18/2026
Vigilance isn't a flaw.
It's what a nervous system does when it loves you (which it does. always).
For most q***r folks, that tracking runs constantly in the background — reading rooms, calculating risk, managing how much of yourself is okay to show right now.
It's not paranoia. It's not anxiety.
It's the body doing its job. Doing it well. Doing it without a break.
And that costs something.
The part that doesn't get talked about enough: feeling safe isn't just about being safe. There's a gap between the two — and a lot of us live in that gap.
Somatic practice is one of the few things I know that actually starts to close it. Not by bypassing the vigilance. By giving the nervous system something else to organize around.
✨ Try this right now:
Sit wherever you are. Don't fix your posture — just notice it.
On your next inhale, let your chest rise just slightly. On your exhale, let everything release without pushing.
Two or three times.
Then add: let your head float gently upward with the inhale — like the breath is lifting you. Let it settle back on the exhale.
Pause. Notice what's different, even just slightly. ✨
That's your nervous system learning that movement is available. That expansion is possible. That the body doesn't have to stay braced.
This is exactly the work we do in Elusive Safety — a drop-in somatic class that centers q***r bodies, q***r experience, and q***r culture.
Not as a footnote. As the whole point.
Next class: Wednesday, June 24th at 1:00pm.
Link in bio to reserve your spot. 🖤
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