From Edge to Ease: How to Reset Your Nervous System in 90 Seconds

What if you could move from feeling stressed and revved up to feeling calmer in just 90 seconds?

In this episode of The Flex Forward Podcast, Nic Espanet talks with Shalece Daniels, a Rest Strategist and Rest Tech founder, about why real rest is about much more than getting enough sleep.

Shalece explains how our nervous system can stay in a high-alert state during a busy workday. Tough meetings, hard conversations, traffic, deadlines, and the everyday pressure of running a business can all make it difficult to slow down.

She shares simple ways people can help their bodies downshift, including breathing exercises, grounding techniques, reflexology, and even blowing bubbles.

Shalece also shares the personal story that led her to this work. While running a real estate company in Detroit, she experienced the stress of managing properties and serving people who were formerly unhoused or facing financial challenges. The pressure grew even greater during 2020.

A trip that was supposed to last three weeks eventually turned into five months in Costa Rica. During that time, Shalece began learning what it really meant to rest, build better systems, and step away from constantly working inside her business.

That experience eventually led her to help other entrepreneurs do the same.

One practical technique Shalece shares in this episode is simple: inhale for four counts, hold for four counts, and exhale for eight counts. Repeat it three times. It is an easy exercise people can use when they need to slow down and reset.

Nic and Shalece also talk about entrepreneurship, burnout, building systems, overcoming setbacks, real estate investing, and Shalece's work developing her Edge to Ease kit.

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