Calm Your Body, Soothe Your System
The Release Ritual – A Free Foam Rolling Guide to Support Your Nervous System
Feeling stiff, wired, or stuck in your head at night?
You’re not alone and you’re not broken. Many of us carry the weight of the day in our shoulders, jaw, and upper back. We try to sleep, but our nervous system is still in go mode.
Foam rolling is often seen as a fix for sore muscles—but when done gently and intentionally, it becomes something deeper: a way to calm your nervous system and send a clear signal of safety to your body. It’s like a DIY massage, designed not to push, but to help you soften.
The Release Ritual is a 3-step guided routine that uses slow, rhythmic foam rolling to unwind jaw tension, soothe tech-neck tightness, and help you exhale fully—mentally and physically. Pair it with breath and it becomes a complete nervous system reset you can do in under 10 minutes.
Get The Release Ritual PDF
A 3-step evening foam rolling routine to calm your body, relieve neck and jaw tension, and gently shift you into parasympathetic mode.
Why Foam Rolling Helps Regulate the Nervous System
You’ve probably heard that foam rolling is great for mobility, flexibility and muscle recovery—but what’s often overlooked is how deeply it impacts the nervous system. Slow, soothing foam roller exercises offer these powerful benefits:
Down-regulates the “fight or flight” response, helping you shift into calm, grounded presence
Stimulates vagus nerve activity when paired with deep breathing—supporting rest, digestion, and emotional balance
Improves body awareness (proprioception) and releases neurogenic guarding (aka: when your body’s on edge for no reason)
Unwinds tension in high-stress zones like your jaw, shoulders, neck, and upper back
In short? Foam rolling is a gentle way to tell your body, “You’re safe now.”
Learn more about how foam rolling affects the nervous system
What’s Inside The Release Ritual
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✺ A 3-move foam rolling sequence focused on the upper back, neck, and forehead
Targets the areas where stress hides—think tension headaches, clenched jaws, hunched shoulders. Gently unwinds the day’s stress and sends a powerful signal to your nervous system: you’re safe now.
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✺ A soothing audio guide - just press play & follow along
No second-guessing or straining to remember steps. Just close your eyes, roll slow, and let your body soften with each breath
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✺ Nervous system-informed somatic cues and gentle pacing
Supports vagal tone and parasympathetic activation. Feel emotionally grounded, physically relaxed, and more at home in your body
Ready to Feel the Shift?
Your PDF and audio-guided foam rolling experience is ready. Just press play, roll gently, and feel your nervous system exhale.
Your nervous system will thank you. Your body will, too!
Meet Maggie – Your Nervous System-First Foam Rolling Guide
Hi, I’m Maggie Valentino—founder of Release Technique™, certified fascial stretch therapist, and someone who once crawled into bed wired, achy, and overwhelmed more nights than I’d like to admit.
After years of helping others relieve their pain as a massage therapist, I still came home exhausted, stiff, and overstimulated—until I discovered how to turn a foam roller into a nervous-system soothing tool. What started as a self-care experiment became my go-to way to unwind, reset, and regulate.
This guide is my way of sharing that with you.
Whether you're managing stress, navigating chronic tension, or just tired of “pushing through,” this ritual offers a gentler way in—from tension to trust, from bracing to softening.
MAGGIE
Certified Massage Therapist & Fascial Stretch Therapist, 16 years