Pendulation Practice

Guided Practices for The Healing Circle by Dr. Ernesha Smith-West
S6
Aug 20, 2026
06:24

Episode notes

Pendulation is a somatic therapy technique moving between a resource (something that feels stable or good) and a charge (the difficult feeling), back and forth, building tolerance gradually. This practice guides you through that rhythm so your nervous system learns to approach difficult material without flooding.

📚 Healing Education Library → Series 2: Feel It — Session 8: "Your Body Has Been Keeping Score" is the education foundation for understanding why pendulation works, the body stores experience, and the body is how we access and integrate it.

📁 Resource Vault → RV-68: The Somatic Release Worksheet gives you a written companion for body-based release work, use it alongside or after this practice to track what comes up and how it moves.

🏃 Movement Library → Somatic Exercises: The Somatic Exercises series uses physical movement as an extension of the pendulation rhythm, oscillating between activation and settling through the body.

Keywords

MEDITATION: Emotional Processing