We spend a lot of time building altars. Crystals placed just so. Candles in the right colours. Oils blended with intention. Incense drifting in perfect spirals. But here’s something I say gently, and with love: If your nervous system feels unsafe, no altar in the world will make you feel powerful. The body is the first temple. The nervous system is the real altar. And without nervous system regulation in spiritual practice, ritual can start to feel like pressure rather than d