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The Space Between Reaction and Regulation

The NSIQ Reflection · 20 questions

Measure your Nervous System Intelligence.

A snapshot of where your practice lives today. Return in 30–60 days to see what has shifted.

Twenty short statements across three dimensions: Recognition, Interpretation, and Intentional Response. Rate how true each feels for you now — not who you want to be, who you are today.

8–12 minutes20 questions5-point scale

Dimension 1

Recognition

Do I notice what my nervous system is doing?

Current ability to recognize nervous system activation, patterns, and signals in real time.

Dimension 2

Interpretation

Do I understand what it means?

Current ability to connect what I am noticing to the patterns, influences, and adaptations behind it.

Dimension 3

Intentional Response

Can I choose my response?

Current ability to pause between activation and reaction, and choose a response aligned with who I want to be.

Whatever feels most true — even if only slightly

Different from the Framework Assessment

The Framework Assessment is a one-time, qualitative discovery of why you react the way you do. The NSIQ is a periodic, quantitative snapshot of where you are in your practice right now.