the anatomy of rest & digest:
core practices for restoration
Research shows that mind-body practices, such as yoga and meditation, can work through the brain-gut axis to improve GI function and initiate a state of neurological relaxationβrest and digest.
Join us for a practice series to take a deep dive into the βanatomyβ of rest and digest and work with stress and relaxation through practices that focus on the psoas, diaphragm, and vagus nerve.
In this series, weβll explore how well-being is not only a top down (brain to body) game, but more importantly a process we can initiate from the bottom up (body to brain). Weβll cover basic anatomy, theory, and philosophy, as well as flow through slow mindful movement, breathing practices, awareness tools, as well as extended restorative poses.
Weβll learn how releasing gut and overall bodily tensionβthrough practices that support a supple psoas, free flowing diaphragm, and toned vagus nerveβall help to decrease the body's stress response by dampening the sympathetic nervous system and enhancing the parasympathetic response.
Plus, youβll learn how alignment affects breathing, and how breathing impacts overall well-being, including the nervous system and all of the systems that influence health and healing.
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plus, the practices will pair with the FREE friday meditation series
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