Your bodies electrical system- let’s rewire it!
Think of your autonomic nervous system as your body's electrical grid—an intricate network that connects and controls every part of you. It sends and receives electrical signals to and from the brain, coordinating all bodily functions. This complex system ensures that your body operates smoothly, responding to internal and external stimuli with precision through two branches:
The sympathetic branch prepares the body for action (fight or flight), while the parasympathetic branch calms it down (rest and digest), maintaining balance and adapting to changes.
So, let’s say you’re feeling overwhelmed, struggling with sleep, noticing unpleasant changes in your skin or mood, experiencing chronic health issues, or having trouble shifting weight despite your efforts. These symptoms can often be traced back to the state of your nervous system.
As many of us have heard in recent years, thanks to our wonderful wellness culture, it’s crucial to focus on the root cause rather than just addressing the symptoms. Unfortunately, this can be hard to pinpoint, as our complex human form reacts physically, emotionally, and mentally in ways that aren’t always visible or understood by our modern programming.
Every scenario we encounter in life creates some sort of internal reaction or influence on our being—whether good or bad—and this is signaled to the rest of our body through the nervous system. Most of the time, we just keep going without noticing these samskaras, or imprints, on our overall being until… well, shit hits the fan and we find ourselves stuck in some unwanted physical or emotional loop.
NOWWW we decide to dive deeper and get to the root causes, which requires some introspection. We must listen—quietly, without influence or judgment—to our body.
What is my mind telling me now?
What sensations am I feeling in my body?
How am I breathing in this moment?
What emotions are arising?
What actions do I feel like taking?
These types of questions will help you get to the root cause—a cause that, by now, has unfortunately overloaded your nervous system with too much fight or flight, leading to a wiring burnout or connection failure!
Let’s get straight to rewiring the nervous system, creating strong bonds in your internal wiring while you explore and understand yourself deeply. This way, you can feel better from the get-go and handle any traumas that come up with powerful resilience!
The quickest way to do this is through your breath. The way you breathe and the rate at which you breathe directly affects the nervous system, and you can manipulate it to react how you want.
Say you’re stressed, anxious, or overstimulated—you’ll notice your breath is shallow, fast, and centered in your chest. To get out of this state, you need to slow your breathing, deepen it, lengthen your exhale, and increase the level of CO2 in your body to create a smoother nervous system signal.
On the other hand, if you’re feeling sluggish, tired, or want to evoke a highly reactive or emotional state to observe what your mind is telling you and what stories arise for trauma release, you would adopt a very fast-paced breathing practice. This flicks your nervous system into fight or flight and reduces your level of CO2. (If you’re trying these practices for trauma release, I highly recommend working with a breath coach before going at it alone.)
There are many types of breathing techniques available, so where do you start? How long should you breathe for? When should you do it? What time of day? How can you measure if it’s working?
I’ve got all the answers and tools to measure your progress…
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Namaste & big ♥️ always,
Thelma.