Workbook · Somatic Productivity Series
The Somatic Productivity Workbook
You read the book. Now put it into practice, exercises, tracking sheets, and daily prompts that make regulation automatic.
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Somatic Productivity
How to Overcome Procrastination, Anxiety, and Mental Blocks to Stay Consistent and Get Things Done
The missing manual for people who know what to do but can't seem to start. Body first, brain second.
★★★★★4.8 · 40 reader reviews on Amazon
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What this book does
You know what you need to do. You have the plan, the list, the deadline. But your body won't cooperate. Your chest tightens, your focus scatters, and another day passes with nothing to show for it.
This isn't a discipline problem. It's a nervous system problem.
Somatic Productivity bridges the gap between intention and action by teaching you to work with your body, not against it. Using the Somatic Scale, the 90-Second Body Reset, and micro-entry tools, you'll learn to regulate your state before you try to perform. No more forcing. No more shame spirals. Just a clear, body-first path back to momentum.
Who it's for
For people who know what to do, but still get stuck by procrastination, anxiety, and mental blocks.
What it helps with
- Understand why your nervous system blocks productivity, and how to reset it in 90 seconds
- Use the Somatic Scale to identify your state and choose the right entry point
- Build sustainable momentum without willpower, shame, or burnout
- Practical tools: body resets, micro-wins, co-regulation, and environment design
- Case studies showing real people moving from stuck to consistent
Key concepts
The tools on the workbench.
The Somatic Scale
A simple map of your nervous system state, from shutdown to calm. You can't pick the right tool until you know where you are.
The 90-Second Body Reset
A short physical sequence that shifts you out of freeze mode and back toward action, usable at a desk, in a corridor, anywhere.
Micro-Entry Tools
Tiny, body-first ways to begin that bypass resistance entirely, so you don't need motivation to arrive before you start.
Game Layering
Incremental self-rewards stacked along a task, turning small wins into momentum instead of waiting for one big finish.
“Productivity is not a cognitive event. It is a physiological state.”
Notes from readers.
Left between the pages
A lot of productivity advice just doesn't feel realistic, but this is different. Somatic Productivity meets you where you are and helps you make progress without pressure. It's quietly transformative.
I'm not procrastinating because I'm lazy, but because my nervous system is overwhelmed and deregulated. This book gives you entry points: practical, do-able action steps to help you reset and re-enter your life. I'll be recommending this one to everyone.
As a somatics practitioner and coach, this book is one of the most straightforward and technique-filled guides I've found. Short, sweet and to the point. Definitely recommend.
This book is just what I needed. It helped me overcome my procrastination and get things done.
I really enjoyed reading the steps to help clear my head. The specific examples of a person's situations and the steps to follow really help. I can definitely follow a couple of them in my day to day life.
I recommend this book for anyone who feels stuck in their own body. It goes through all the stages you could think of being stuck: creativity, your environment, under-stimulation, the boredom of consistency. It really helps you hone in to yourself.
From the resource drawers
Free companions to this book.
Email series
The First Chapter of Somatic Productivity
Join the reader list and the opening chapter arrives in your inbox, the Somatic Scale, the premise, and the first Tool Clinic. Read it before you buy.
Open the drawer →Printable PDF
The 90-Second Body Reset, Desk Card
The full reset sequence on a single card sized for a desk or pinboard: posture, breath pattern, shoulder rolls, and the orientation step. Sent to the reader list as it's released.
Open the drawer →Questions readers ask
Before you commit.
Is this another willpower and discipline book?
No. It argues the opposite: that willpower is what you reach for when your nervous system is dysregulated, and that regulation has to come first. No hustle culture, no shame.
Do I need any somatics background?
None. Every concept is explained from zero, with case studies, and each chapter pairs the science with a practical Tool Clinic you can use the same day.
How is this different from a time-management book?
Time management assumes you can act once the calendar is right. This book deals with the moments you can't act at all, and gives you a physiological way back.
Is there a way to practise the method?
Yes, The Somatic Productivity Workbook is a structured companion with exercises, tracking sheets, and daily prompts that map to each chapter.
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