Parasympathetic Tools | S3E2 (E022)
Description
Episode Summary
Evie and Toréa share their favorite ways of activating the parasympathetic nervous system and how to build your own personal toolkit to develop nervous system resiliency and balance. There might also be an important PSA about bears!
In This Episode:
Nervous System role in Chronic Illness (01:08 )
Breathwork as a “gateway drug” (02:19 )
Heart Rate Variability (03:38 )
Sympathetic overuse and chronic illness (07:02 )
Freeze as a sympathetic state (08:15 )
Vagus Nerve activation (11:03 )
PSA: Don;t run from bears (13:56 )
Biofeedback of HRV (17:14 )
Sensory tools for parasympathetic (18:24 )
Birdsong & ecology as state triggers (20:16 )
It’s not a 1:1 ratio (24:30 )
Cold plunges (26:37 )
Building your own toolkit (27:52 )
For full show notes and resources: https://www.torearodriguez.com/wowpodcast/e022