Breath Work and How it Affects the Nervous System
/Did you know that utilizing breathwork can tap right into our nervous system?
When we use our full diaphragm to breathe, it activates our Vagus Nerve. Our Vagus Nerve is a powerful cranial nerve that triggers our parasympathetic nervous system allowing our body to relax.
If our body is constantly in a state of sympathetic overdrive (this is called fight or flight), our physical and emotional states are under stress and imbalance.
By breathing deeply with a slow and steady inhalation-to-exhalation ratio-- our breath can signal our parasympathetic nervous system to calm the body down and get out of a state of "stress."
Try taking 5 to 10 minutes out of your day to breathe intentionally and let us know how you feel below!
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