02/14/2025
What’s All This Buzz About the Nervous System? ⬇️
Supporting your nervous system is a powerful foundation for managing stress and finding calm. Understanding how it works—and how to engage with it—can change how you show up for your health and well-being. It’s a key ingredient, if you ask us.
If you’re constantly feeling anxious, tense, or on edge, your nervous system might be stuck in “fight or flight” mode. Shifting into “rest and digest” allows your body to relax, reset, and restore balance. Both states are essential—neither is inherently bad.
We rely on our sympathetic state to focus during busy mornings, meet deadlines, or power through a workout. We need our parasympathetic state to slow down for a good meal, enjoy restful sleep, or recover after exertion. But in today’s fast-paced world, many of us spend too much time in fight or flight, which can lead to chronic stress, physical tension, and eventually burnout.
The good news? Regulating your nervous system might be simpler than you might think. Small, intentional practices—like mindful movement, breathwork, and taking pauses throughout the day—can help calm heightened energy or lift you out of sluggishness so you feel grounded, clear, and focused.
If you want to learn more, we offer a Lunch & Learn session called Techniques to Soothe an Overactive Nervous System, where our yoga therapist shares practical tools for nervous system regulation, right at your workplace.
✨ Find nervous system resources at the link in our bio.
