Rebalance Your Nervous System
with the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
A Gentle Return to Safety:
A soul-rooted blend of embodiment coaching and the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) — a music-based programme designed to help your nervous system soften out of chronic stress and subtle survival patterns.
The SSP offers a gentle, science-backed journey that works beneath the surface to support your system in releasing old imprints and softening into more ease, safety, and connection — all held within a resourced and grounded coaching space.
This helps you come home to your body, reconnect with your innermost self, and let your system release, repattern, and rest into peace, joy, and flow.
So you can reconnect with the spirit of your true being
If your nervous system feels frayed, tired, or caught in patterns you can’t shift — even after all the inner work you’ve done — you’re not alone. These protective states are not flaws. They’re intelligent responses your system once needed to survive.
Chronic survival states are more common than you think…
In our modern world, chronic nervous system activation can show up in ways that don’t look like crisis — and may not even feel like stress. These states might express as over-productivity, perfectionism, emotional overwhelm, procrastination, brainfog or a constant inner pressure to perform.
They may quietly hold you back from feeling like your true authentic self — or from fully living a life shaped by your values, truth, and presence.
They’re not conscious choices…
They are rooted in your autonomic nervous system, and held below the level of rational control. The vagus nerve is part of your autonomic nervous system and plays a key role in this, affecting your wellbeing, emotions, how you feel about yourself, authentic connection with others and much more, so when it’s stuck in chronic dysregulation, this can quietly affect many areas of your life — often without you even knowing.
Here are some examples of chronic survival states:
When your system is stuck in ‘on’ mode (mobilised, hyper-alert):
⟡ Perfectionism, over-achieving, or feeling the need to stay in control
⟡ A loud inner critic, rumination, or looping thoughts
⟡ Chronic inner tension, anxiety, or difficulty fully relaxing — even in quiet moments
⟡ Overwhelm, racing thoughts, or task avoidance
⟡ Feeling hyper-vigilant in relationships, people pleasing or struggling to set clear boundaries
⟡ Difficulty connecting with yourself or others — even when you’re trying
⟡ Recurring waves of emotion or stress that feel hard to ‘explain’
⟡ Sitting down to create — and feeling blocked, foggy, or frozen
When your system leans toward shut down
(low energy, disconnected, flat):
⟡ Fatigue, emotional drain, or a quiet sense of hopelessness
⟡ Brain fog, sluggishness, or trouble concentrating
⟡ Feeling numb, lonely, or disconnected from desire and inner spark
⟡ Wanting to act — but feeling unable to move forward
⟡ Difficulty staying true to yourself or expressing what you need
⟡ Disrupted sleep, low appetite or digestion, or a general sense of disconnection
⟡ A vague stuckness or the sense that “I don’t feel like myself anymore”
⟡ Unexplained sadness or emotional flatness
These patterns are intelligent responses from your nervous system — tender, once-necessary adaptations that helped you through…
It’s important to acknowledge that they are deeply imprinted in your body: you can’t override them with willpower or push your way through, because they are wired-in protective adaptations that once helped you navigate stress, overwhelm, or environments that didn’t feel fully safe. These responses often come from old programming — shaped by past experiences, your environment, and even ancestral imprints.
So it’s time to give them some love and gently help them repattern.
Why work with the SSP…?
The SSP is more than just music — it’s a gentle, science-backed way to whisper safety back into your system. Created by Dr. Stephen Porges, this approach supports your vagus nerve through carefully filtered sound that can help your body shift out of protective patterns and begin trusting life fully again.
While the SSP isn’t a quick fix or stand-alone solution, it can create powerful shifts when combined with embodiment, presence-based coaching, or therapy.
I’ve experienced this transformation myself — the SSP helped me shift long-held patterns I hadn’t even known were changeable. That’s why I now offer it as part of my work.
The SSP helps your system gradually move out of protective states…
Such as stress, tension, disconnection, or overwhelm — and into a more regulated state of calm, connection, presence, and inner clarity.
It gently supports the quiet possibility of a more easeful, soul-rooted life — one where your nervous system can begin to trust again, rest again, show up again, and receive more of what’s true and nourishing, and that helps you fully embrace wellbeing, connect with your true self and find more joy and inner harmony.
The SSP: “A distilled essence of trust and safety in audio form…”
Dr. Stephen Porges — a renowned researcher (founder of Polyvagal Theory which describes the nervous system) developed the SSP — and he describes it as: “a distilled essence of trust and safety in audio form.”
Before you start listening…
This isn’t something to rush into. The SSP works gently, just beneath the surface — and your system deserves to feel safe, ready, and resourced for the journey. That’s why we begin slowly, with spacious connection calls and gentle embodiment practices to help us both listen in and feel what’s truly right for you.
I’ll guide you through a no-pressure orientation process — including Connection Calls and a few interwoven mini embodiment practices to know me and explore whether this path feels right for you.
You’ll receive access to my private SSP Information Portal, where you can explore the full journey — with videos, written guidance, and resources — in your own time.
There’s no obligation to continue. You’re free to feel into each step and move at your own pace. Schedule your Connection Call with me below
The Nervous System Support with the SSP is supported by three gently interwoven pillars:
This work is about gently offering your system a new experience of safety, connection, and possibility in deep ways. So it can let go and ease into new possibilities. This gives you a new inner foundation — one from which to navigate life without old patterns holding you back.
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1. Embodiment Coaching with me
To help you understand, track, and gently resource your nervous system.
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2. Safe and Sound Protocol listening
To support vagus nerve regulation through specially designed sound frequencies.
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3. A wealth of supportive resources to keep forever
Including meditations, videos, guided practices, and written materials to accompany your journey
Who am I to be offering this?
I’m a mindfulness-based embodiment coach and transformational guide with an extensive background that is rooted in both science and deep intuitive practice: I’m a certified SSP Provider, with a background in medicine, mindfulness-based psychotherapy, somatic trauma therapy, sound healing, spiritual life coaching, family constellations, and more. This background gives me a unique understanding of the body, the nervous system, and the unseen layers that shape our experience.
The Safe and Sound Protocol also changed my life in ways I hadn’t even imagined were possible. It helped me shift patterns I’d carried for years — gently, quietly, and deeply.
I was so moved by this work that I became certified, even after years of training. That’s why I now offer this as a standalone pathway — or as a woven thread within my monthly 1:1 coaching journey.
Both options are powerful and beautiful. We’ll listen in together to see what fits.
Pricing:
All sessions take place via Zoom.
Nervous System Support with the SSP can be booked within my usual subscription-based monthly 1:1 coaching pathway.
We’ll move through four natural phases of the journey — which I’ll introduce during our initial Connection Call. After the call, you’ll receive access to a private SSP Information Portal, with videos and written information, where you can explore the full structure, phases, and resources in your own rhythm.
What’s included each month:
⟡ Two 60-minute 1:1 coaching sessions via Zoom
⟡ Tailored SSP listening plan — constantly adapted to your system’s needs
⟡ Co-listening in the sessions — paced to your system’s needs
⟡ A library of resources — a wealth of supporting videos, meditations,
mini-teachings, and guided practices to keep
⟡ Ongoing email support — if needed between sessions
⟡ Additional support can be booked as needed at any time during your journey.
Investment: 400 EUR / month
There is a minimum six-month commitment, to ensure you receive the preparation and support needed for the full core listening process. Every nervous system moves at its own pace — after the initial six months, you’re welcome to continue month-by-month, book individual sessions or pause as needed. More support can be booked as needed at anytime during your journey.
What participants are saying:
Feeling Calmer and More Confident
"I had no idea I could feel this calm and at peace inside. Things just feel easier now. I find myself loving who I am, which surprised me! I don’t mind so much anymore when others don’t really get me. I’m finding it easier to chat with people, even though I’ve never been one for small talk."
– Judy, CA
New Insights and Tools for Change
"Julia’s calm and warm approach helped me understand my nervous system profile and why I feel the way I do. It’s been incredibly insightful. I’ve had lots of ‘aha’ moments and now have new tools to support myself. I already feel hopeful that things can change. I haven’t even started the listening part of the SSP yet, and it’s already been worth it."
– B.M., Germany
More Joy…
“I notice how much joy arises when I experience brief moments in everyday life where my nervous system can breathe, feel safe, and break out of patterns. At the same time, with the SSP Core, emotional and physical reactions keep coming up that want to be released.”
– F.K., Finland
Life is Becoming a New Experience
”Life is starting to feel like a whole new experience and opportunity emerging, even though not so much has changed in terms of external facts. Thank you so much for your beautiful presence and your gentle kind guidance, Julia. It’s been so powerful to open my heart and embrace myself more, and we are not even done yet. I can highly recommend Julia’s excellent guidance.”
– J.K., Germany
New Foundations…
”This coaching covers so many different aspects (emotional, psychological, spiritual, neurobiological, cognitive…) and helps to build a new foundation in life. I can’t imagine anyone other than Julia who can accompany the process so sensitively and benevolently in her own unique way. The SSP and the coaching process complement each other wonderfully - the SSP brings in small drops of security, regulation, and sensory experiences, which the coaching picks up and integrates. Especially with the challenging feelings and topics.”
- F.K., Finland
Connect with me…
Schedule a Connection Call to meet, tune in together, and explore whether this journey feels like the right next step for you.
After the call, you’ll receive access to my private SSP Information Portal, where you can explore the full details — including videos, written guidance, and the full journey structure — in your own rhythm.
If it feels aligned to continue, we’ll follow the thread together into a deeper call — no pressure, just presence.
FAQs
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The Safe and Sound protocol is a well-researched, evidence-based and safe method and has helped thousands of people worldwide. Click here to download a brochure or here to get to the official SSP website.
The SSP was developed by renowned Dr. Steven Porges, based on his Polyvagal Theory.
It involves several hours of music split into short listening sessions (anything from a few minutes to half an hour) to support your vagus nerve. You get an individually-tailored listening plan that is fine-tuned to your needs as we go along.
I will share all the details and answer any questions in your complementary calls.
We'll also do an assessment before you commit to the programme to make sure that the SSP is right for you and that you do not have any contraindications.
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The SSP works by gently stimulating your vagus nerve (which is a part of the autonomic nervous system) to re-attune to more inner safety and trust.
This inner safety helps your autonomic nervous system re-calibrate and shift into more harmony, which can help facilitate deep self-connection, authentic connection with others and deep inner transformation. It also helps ease many other conditions like chronic stress and anxiety.
Your vagus nerve affects many areas of your wellbeing and physical functioning.
I will explain this, and how the SSP works, to you in more detail in your complementary Connection Calls. After our first call, you will get access to an SSP Info Page with videos and brochures that you can then refer back to at any time, as you decide whether or not you would like to do this coaching package with me. -
The packages take you through four phases that intricately build on each other.
I will explain this, and how the SSP works, to you in more detail in your complementary calls. You will get access to an SSP Info Page with videos and brochures that you can then refer back to anytime you need in your decision making process. -
Yes, the SSP can be wonderful addition to your therapy work.
It can help you access and shift deeper layers of your themes and facilitate deep transformation as you shift into more connection with your true self.
As your nervous systems works to become more regulated with the music from from the SSP and the embodiment coaching, it also starts to release what was keeping it in dysregulation. This is what you can work on in more depth with your therapist.
If you have trauma, it is very important that you do the SSP with the support of a therapist in addition to my guidance, to help you integrate the emerging feelings and themes.
That said, many changes actually happen on their own as you go along. Some, or even many, of these take place out of your awareness (because your nervous system works beneath your consciousness).
The SSP can be a very powerful tool and this is one of the reasons why it is so important to have a tailored listening plan and to do the programme with a certified provider, so that your system does not get overwhelmed.
The SSP is not a stand alone programme. It should always be seen as the beginning or middle part of an inner journey, because your nervous system still works for up to seven weeks after the end.
We can discuss this more in your complementary call. I will also be happy to talk to your therapist or refer you to a trauma therapist who is also an SSP provider, if need be.
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In this particular package, embodiment coaching focuses on helping you get a felt-understanding your autonomic nervous system and how it translates into your unique experiences of life - and what you can do to help yourself regulate to feelings safety & connectedness.
Understanding more about the autonomic nervous system and how it translates into your life will help you navigate challenges from different, new perspectives that help you feel empowered and immerse more in the wisdom & energy of your whole self. You can continue to adapt what you learn and explore the the practices long after the coaching process is over.—> Knowledge truly lends power to your practices here.
The body plays a huge role in helping your nervous system be well-regulated (this is one of the reasons why practices such as yoga, qi-gong, breathwork, mindfulness & bodyfulness and bringing awareness to the body and somatic therapies can be so helpful).
We will zoom in on how your body speaks to you and how you can ‘speak’ to your body - and how you can harness its wisdom to support you. You’ll also learn how you can notice early on when your nervous system starts to become activated and help it find back into more regulation. -
Only you can decide if the programme feels right for you. That's why you have a set of complementary Connection Calls - so that you can get to know me and to ensure you get enough spaciousness for your inner knowing to unfold.
It's important that you feel 100% yes!
One thing I do truly believe, though, is:
Supporting your autonomic nervous system can support you on any part of your journey of transformation. There are many other ways, besides this package, which you can use to help you regulate and support your nervous system. For example, doing regular body-mind awareness & mindful breathing practices. -
The SSP it is not intended to be a stand-alone programme. Whatever you do, be sure to find appropriate guidance to help you work through it - it doesn't have to be with me.
Why?
While the SSP is very gentle and safe, it is important to tailor the listening process as you go along so that your nervous system does not get overwhelmed. Every nervous system is unique, like a fingerprint, so it is important to have step by step support and guidance and tweak the listening as you go along.
It's also important that you learn to navigate your unique nervous system as you go along, so that you can stay regulated, integrate what is showing up and adapt the listening pace to your needs.
As your system shifts into more safety, it will start to release the themes that it was stuck with in different ways - some you'll notice and others may happen entirely out of your awareness.
Themes that emerge may need guided support so that they can be processed, integrated and released as you continue to ground in your body and support your nervous system. You need somebody at your side who knows what to look out for.I highly recommend you do the SSP only with certified practitioners who are willing to guide you through the process as they know what to look out for as you go along.
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It’s really important that you feel 100% comfortable doing this programme (or any work with me). It is equally important that this programme is a good fit for you. That’s why I offer a set of complementary connection calls to walk you through the package and discuss all the considerations - so that we can get to know each other and see if we resonate.
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Don't worry, often times its the idea of 'body wisdom' that can seem inaccessible. We will be working step by step with where you are at in easy ways. This programme is for YOU and will be tailored to you.
You will get a better idea and feel after your complementary calls.
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Sessions can be scheduled Tues - Thurs between 12.00 and 6.00 pm Central European Time.
You can click here to find out if this works with your time zone
If you have a specific time need that does not work with my schedule, simply email me (smile@juliakyambi.com) to find out if your preferred option is possible - sometimes I have openings at other times.
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No, the sessions themselves will not be recorded. You will get ample resources and tailored-to-you guidance in video, audio or written form based on what emerges as we go along
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For this programme, it is highly advisable for you have some time flexibility around the sessions to be present with what comes up, do small tasks and practices, do your self-care consistently (for example go for nourishing walks in nature).
That said, if you are always busy, this might also be due to chronic nervous system activation (survival mode), in which case you would benefit from doing the programme, even though you have little time.
We can discuss your specific situation in your complementary call, so that you and I can feel into if it is a good for you at the moment.
Your nervous system holds the roots of your joy, your aliveness, your connection.
It’s the inner foundation for your soul to blossom fully into life.
This work honours a sacred return to your essence - a remembering of the wholeness that was always there.
So you can come home to the heart of your BEING
I’d be honoured to walk part of this journey with you.
“Earth will be safe when we feel in us enough safety.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh