We all have stories to tell that could enrich the world. This could be through gesture, a sound, or a painting, since with or without words, we are meaning-making beings. But sometimes, our voices can’t come out freely because the body is trying to keep us safe. It isn’t just acute trauma that shifts us into survival mode. Stress does that too, and in a complex, profoundly unequal and ecologically imperilled world, most of us don’t feel at ease. In this workshop, Valentina Vella will guide us through exercises based on Polyvagal Theory and somatic practices, with the aim to re-tune the body as a whole and regain control over our mental-bodily states.