Ep 131: How Breathing Helps the Nervous System
About this episode
This episode discusses how breathing techniques can positively impact the nervous system, particularly for anxious and new students in yoga classes.
The breath is one of the only functions in the body that is both automatic and within our conscious control, which makes it one of the most accessible tools for shifting the nervous system in any of your yoga classes. This episode breaks down how breathing helps the nervous system, why this matters especially for anxious students, new students, and students in pain, and explains specific breath practices you can start using in your very next class. I'll discuss: The Sympathetic and Parasympat...
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