Ever find yourself answering a work message with one hand, stirring pasta with the other, and mentally planning tomorrow—while insisting you’re “totally fine”? Your nervous system knows better. A nervous system reset isn’t about becoming calmer as a personality trait. It’s a quick, practical way to shift your body out of fight-or-flight and back into a state where you can think, focus, and function. In this guide, you’ll learn seven five-minute techniques you can do anywhere—no yoga mat, no special clothes, no disappearing from real life—plus how to choose the right reset based on how stress actually shows up in your body.