#18: Regulating your Nervous System through Breathwork with Jon Orsini

About this episode

Anabel and Jon Orsini discuss how breathwork can help regulate the nervous system and manage stress.

Why is it that everyday stress makes our nervous system think there's a tiger in the room? In this episode, Anabel and Jon Orsini—a certified somatic breathwork guide and faculty member at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and T. Schreiber Acting Studio in NYC—explore how our breath can become one of the most powerful tools we have for nervous system regulation. In this episode, we get into: Why the nervous system often misreads modern stress as danger Jon’s three pillars of calm breathing: nose, belly, slow Why breathwork is less about oxygen—and more about CO₂ tolerance How to use triangle breathing and box breathing without creating more stress Why emotional releases aren’t the goal—and why agency and safety matter How breathwork helps you build a bigger emotional “container” so you can respond instead of react Try Jon’s 10-minute daily breathwork practice: https://youtu.be/BxwMDP4v21E?si=G9vPc5mS50-jHxvW --- About Jon Visit ⁠www.jonorsini.com⁠ https://www.instagram.com/jonorsini/ https://www.youtube.com/@Jon.Orsini About Anabel Visit ⁠⁠ www.nunatherapy.com ⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/nunatherapy/ https://www.facebook.com/nunatx/ NOTE: The information shared in this…

People in this episode

Host: Anabel

Guest: Jon Orsini

Topics covered

• nervous system regulation
• breathwork
• stress management
• emotional resilience
• somatic practices

Keywords

• breathwork
• nervous system
• stress
• emotional regulation
• calm breathing
• triangle breathing
• box breathing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, T. Schreiber Acting Studio, Nuna Therapy, YouTube

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