Nervous System Reset: Day 3

The Extended Exhale. Kirsty Lyon is back! She explains that when we react to a stressor our breath changes. It often becomes shorter and faster. It’s what prepares us to respond to whatever we’re dealing with at the moment – whether real or perceived. I imagine that, way back when, this is what saved theContinue reading “Nervous System Reset: Day 3”

Nervous System Reset: Day 2

Well, I wasn’t really planning on documenting this challenge but today’s lesson was pretty cool too. I’ll keep it short and sweet. I promise. Contact. Pressure. Sensation. That’s pretty much it. Chibs Okereke rejoins us and explains that when the nervous system is stimulated our go-to reaction is brain-based. We ponder. We worry. We tryContinue reading “Nervous System Reset: Day 2”

Nervous System Reset: Day 1

Huh. Well that was really rather interesting. I definitely learned something today. Dr. Juna Bobby (whose voice is quite calming, actually) explains that stress is a fact of life. We can’t avoid it. In fact, she says that our “stress response” is what keeps us alive. That’s a good thing. The problem comes when weContinue reading “Nervous System Reset: Day 1”