This week Sarah & Tess talk about the nervous system, how it works to support you and what edits you can make in your daily life to encourage your nervous system to stay balanced and not overwhelm you.
Main points about what we discussed in this episode:
Sympathetic Nervous System is the fight/fight/freeze part of your nervous system
Parasympathetic Nervous System is the calm/rest/digestion part of your nervous system
Tend and Befriend response is response to stress by coming together to seek connection, approach challenges as a community and tending to young ones or loved ones
Proprioceptive System is there to scan your surroundings to see if there is any danger
Your fight/flight response is a good thing, it’s your body loving you. The issue is when we get stuck in it
[10:10] Tess shares an exercise to mimic how the body holds stress and tension
[16:52] Our nervous system creates blueprints of experiences we have and these blueprints can affect the way we respond to future experiences
Noticing, pausing and observing can be a great way start to reframe those blueprints in a more supportive manner
[27:50] Vagus Nerve helps stimulate our calming response within our body. Watch Tess’ YouTube video to dive into it a little more: What Is The Vagus Nerve?
[32:30] Our breath is connected to our nervous system. Inhale is connected to the Sympathetic NS. Exhale is connected to the Parasympathetic.
This week’s Happy Edit Tool: Use humming breath (bee breath or Bhramari pranayama) to help soothe and calm the nervous system. Inhale through the nose, exhale and hum. Do this around 5 times in a row.
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Tess Jewell-Larsen, E-RYT 200, RPYT, C-IAYT candidate, is a Stress & Burnout coach who empowers women professionals, small business owners and high-achievers to leave burnout and stress in the ashes while they achieve balance, clarity, and creativity in their work and daily life.
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Sarah Finnegan, MBACP (Accred), Dip Couns, PgDip CBT, PgDip SFP, is a qualified person centred counsellor, cognitive behavioural therapist and systemic family practitioner. Sarah offers short and long therapy to individuals, couples, families and groups in a safe and confidential environment.
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