How To Regulate Your Nervous System With Simple Breathing

About this episode

This episode discusses how intentional breathing can help regulate the nervous system and manage stress.

Your body is always reading signals from the outside world and from the inside of your chest. When stress ramps up, your breathing often becomes shallow and fast, and that pattern tells your nervous system to stay on alert. The good news is you have a built-in reset button you can use anywhere, anytime: intentional breathing. We kick off our series on nervous system regulation with breath work because it’s simple, free, and shockingly effective. We share a personal story from early yog...

People in this episode

Host: Robin Hackney

Topics covered

• nervous system regulation
• breathing techniques
• stress management
• yoga
• self-improvement

Keywords

• nervous system
• breathing
• stress
• yoga
• self-improvement
• breath work
• health

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