Zabie Yamasaki: What the Nervous System Often Needs Is LESS

Zabie Yamasaki: What the Nervous System Often Needs Is LESS

From Sounds True: Insights at the Edge by Tami Simon

May 5, 2026 · 59 min

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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