Our Favourite Breath Technique To Calm The Nervous System

When the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) is activated, it slows our heart and breathing rates, lowers blood pressure and promotes digestion. Our body enters a state of relaxation, and this relaxation breeds recovery. The more time we spend in a PSNS state, the healthier we are.

There's a saying that"how you breathe is how you live". Shallow breathing is synonymous with higher stress levels and feelings of anxiety where you are constantly living in the past or worrying about the future, both of these emotions throw you out of present moment alignment where immense joy and wholeness reside. To live in this calm space connected to infinite joy, love, wisdom and oneness we need to activate our parasympathetic nervous system and bring our bodies out of the survival state.

When using the breath to bring calm to our system the key is to breathe in and out of the nose and lengthen your exhale.

Here's our favourite Breath Reset:

Breathing in and out the nose,

Breathing in to the count of 4

Holding the breath for the count of 6

and exhale to the count of 8

Repeat at least 3 times.

With love...The NRG CNTR Team...x

Resources:

https://www.eastsussex-osteopaths.co.uk/2021/01/19/activate-your-parasympathetic-nervous-system-with-these-simple-techniques/#:~:text=When%20the%20parasympathetic%20nervous%20system,state%2C%20the%20healthier%20we%20are.