Why is meditation important? In this episode, let’s dive into something that you can do every single day to relax your nervous system.

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Topics Discussed in this Episode:

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  The benefits of meditation

  
  
  
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  Eustress vs distress

  
  
  
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  Combining meditation and breathwork

  
  
  

Key Takeaways:

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  The autonomic nervous system in the body has two branches, the sympathetic and the parasympathetic.

  
  
  
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  The sympathetic branch is what we typically think of as the fight-flight-freeze.

  
  
  
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  A healthy nervous system will move between the sympathetic and the parasympathetic all day.

  
  
  
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  Meditation allows us to consciously move from sympathetic to parasympathetic.

  
  
  
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  Meditation doesn’t need to involve technology or anyone else. It is the most democratically available powerful way of changing your physiological response to things.

  
  
  

Action Steps:

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  Practice meditation.

  
  
  
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  Combine your meditation sessions with breathwork.

  
  
  

Leanne said:

“I think [meditation] is an incredibly powerful thing for altering and, to a degree, controlling your physiological response to things.”

“Meditation or breathwork or the two combined really help you to change the emotional soundtrack in your mind.”

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Links to things mentioned in the show:

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  Free webinar: 'Crisis Recovery' on the 17th of September 2020, 11:30 AM

  
  
  

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