Monday May 22, 2023

031: Taking control of Your Emotions Through Manipulating Your Nervous System

In this new episode of the Power For Good podcast, I want to talk about the Nervous System, how you can really take control of your body, manipulate the Nervous System and get out of your mind and back into the body so that you can really take control of your emotions and lives.

A part of my journey to sobriety has been learning to work with my Nervous System.

It was scary, my hands were shaking going into rehab that day felt like a failure. I felt guilty ashamed and scared. Scared for what was about to come. But I did it! I pushed through it and I am so glad that I did.

I want to share with you how I managed to manipulate my Nervous System with Breath work and danced my way through it.

Listen to this episode and learn how to get out of the mind and get back into the body with Breath work and these 3 ways to Activate, Balance and Relax.

In today’s episode: (audio timestamps)

(00:45) Intro;

(01:13) My journey at Rehab;

(03:39) PTSD diagnosis;

(04:35) The Spiritual Retreat;

(06:10) The Breath work journey and Certifications;

(07:27-09:04) Rae Rituals - Embracing The Healing Journey (ad);

(09:05) Ways to tell you have a dis-regulated Nervous System;

(10:55) Stress Response and Survival Instinct;

(11:34) The Fighter Flight Response;

(12:12) How does Trauma affect your Breath;

(13:08) What is Trauma?;

(14:30) ways to get your Nervous System back on track;

(16:30) The Vagus Nerve and ways to activate it;

(18:15) Outro

Quotes:

“Awareness is the first step to healing.”

“My spiritual retreat was all about breathing and dancing.”

“I realized that I can really have a good time while on sobriety.”

“My breathing was very dis-regulated. I was breathing very rapidly, shallow and I had a lot of emotions that were stuck and that was the large part of my trauma.”

“I was really drawn to how breath work made me feel and how it allowed me to use my own body as medicine to release emotions and negative feelings.”

“It was empowering for me to depend on my body and myself instead of alcohol and medicines.”

“Breath work gives you a moment to pause, release and stop thinking so much and when the thoughts do come they are more clear, cohesive and not so overwhelming.”

“Through breath work we deepen our breathing and feel into those pockets of emotions that had become stuck.”

“The way you breath is truly the way you live.”

“The more I have gone deeper into my breath work practice the more I have started to manifest and come into the life I have always dreamt off.”

031: Taking control of Your Emotions Through Manipulating Your Nervous System

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