Zabie Yamasaki: What the Nervous System Often Needs Is LESS
About this episode
Tami Simon speaks with Zabie Yamasaki about nervous system regulation and the importance of learning to rest.
Your body has been sending the signals. You've just been too busy to listen. Tami Simon speaks with Zabie Yamasaki—founder of Transcending Trauma through Yoga and author of Protect Your Energy —about nervous system regulation, somatic boundaries, and why the most powerful act of resistance in troubled times isn't pushing harder. It's learning, finally, how to rest. This conversation offers genuine transmission—not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together. Originally aired on Sounds True One . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Tami Simon
Guest: Zabie Yamasaki
Topics covered
- nervous system regulation
- somatic boundaries
- spiritual understanding
- rest
- resistance
Keywords
- nervous system
- somatic boundaries
- spiritual awakening
- rest
- trauma
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Transcending Trauma through Yoga
Books & works: Protect Your Energy
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