FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1
10:00-11:00 AM ET
Dynamic Diaphragm Movement: Massaging & Messaging For Rest and Digest
Vagus Nerve Practice to Shift Into Rest & Digest
Simply put, when we’re relaxed, in a state of rest and digest, the process of digestion is initiated. When we’re stressed, our digestion—and all of our organs for our long-term health and healing—become compromised. Their processes shut down. At the heart of this whole system is the vagus nerve. The vagus is our tenth cranial nerve. It begins in your brainstem and travels down deep into your gut. This is only a tiny part of the story. There is a huge relationship between the vagus nerve, gut, and brain. But one of the most central things to know is that it’s the main communication switch that governs the body’s ability to shift between the stress response (fight, flight, freeze, flee) and the relaxation response (rest and digest). In this class we'll focus on the vagus nerve’s relationship with digestion—and we can consider digestion as the process to break down and metabolize our food as well as anything we take in, including our experiences, emotional responses, and media.
THE ANATOMY OF REST & DIGEST CORE PRACTICES FOR RESTORATION
FULL SERIES
NOVEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 15
FRIDAYS AT 10:00-11:00AM ET
Recordings available through Thursday, December 21
$85
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ABOUT THE SERIES
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 relaxation—rest and digest.
Join us for a practice series to take a deep dive into the “anatomy” of rest and digest and work with stress and relaxation through practices that focus on the psoas, diaphragm, and vagus nerve.
In this series, we’ll 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). We’ll cover basic anatomy, theory, and philosophy, as well as flow through slow mindful movement, breathing practices, awareness tools, as well as extended restorative poses.
We’ll learn how releasing gut and overall bodily tension—through practices that support a supple psoas, free flowing diaphragm, and toned vagus nerve—all help to decrease the body's stress response by dampening the sympathetic nervous system and enhancing the parasympathetic response.
Plus, you’ll 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.
Plus, pair each practice with my FREE Friday Deep Listening Meditations at 9:30am ET.
SCHEDULE (ALL CLASSES TAKE PLACE AT 10-11 AM EDT)
Friday, November 10: Progressing Towards Deeper States of Relaxation & Restoration
Friday, November 17: Psoas Practice to Shift Into Rest & Digest
Friday, November 24: Dynamic Diaphragm Movement—Massaging & Messaging for Rest & Digest
Friday, December 1: Vagus Nerve Practice to Shift Into Rest & Digest
Friday, December 8: The Core Issue—Nourishing the Gut Brain Connection
Friday, December 15: Restorative Yoga—The Yoga of Rest & Digest