reptilian brain Archives - yourdailysportfix.com yourdailysportfix.com Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:03:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://yourdailysportfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-FAVICON_2-32x32.png reptilian brain Archives - yourdailysportfix.com 32 32 4 Top Tips for Overcoming the Reptilian Brain https://yourdailysportfix.com/4-top-tips-for-overcoming-the-reptilian-brain/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:58:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=13785 The reptilian brain is one of the oldest neurological and hormonal systems in our bodies. It controls our ancient fight or flight response that we share with many animals and reptiles. The reptilian brain is eminently useful and a necessary component of our biological makeup. But it can go wrong. An overresponsive reptilian brain will […]

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]]> The reptilian brain is one of the oldest neurological and hormonal systems in our bodies. It controls our ancient fight or flight response that we share with many animals and reptiles. The reptilian brain is eminently useful and a necessary component of our biological makeup. But it can go wrong. An overresponsive reptilian brain will result in crushing anxiety, overworked somatic systems, and chronic illness. Here are four tips for controlling and subduing an overresponsive reptilian brain.

Deep Breathing

A key move to overcoming a fight or flight response is to deep breath. This means slowly filling your lungs to full capacity through the nose and then gently breathing it all out before repeating the process. This will calm you down.

Square Breathing

Square breathing is deep breathing. But here you breathe in to the count of five, hold to the count of five, and breathe out to the count of five. Repeat.

Mindfulness

When the reptilian brain initiates an unnecessary fight or flight response, you need to be mindful. Focus on where you are, what you are doing, and who you are with. This will keep you grounded.

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It has become so difficult to keep an open heart ♡︎♥︎ Some days I feel like I am actively living with love and compassion, and other days I feel like I have to shield my heart and shut myself off because the world is filled with too much anger and hatred. Being an empath in these times of turmoil is exhausting • On a different, VERY happy, note—I have felt baby squirming and kicking in my belly this week and it has brought me so much joy and hope ♥︎ • • • #heartopeningyoga #heartopener #heartopening #myyogajourney #myyogalife #myyoga #myyogapractice #yogapractice #yogainspiration #yogateacher #yogainspo #yogainstructor #mindfullness #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulmovement #movingmeditation #stayinspired #yogalover #yogagram #selftaughtyogi #tallyogi #yogastrength #strongisbeautiful #yogaaddict #alltheyoga #yogabind #flippedgrip #prenatalyoga #pregnantyogi

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Diminish Threat

Anxiety disorders develop as the reptilian response is disproportionate to the situation. A good way of retraining your cognition is to remind yourself that you are safe and that it is not a life or death situation.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> reptilian brain Archives - yourdailysportfix.com yourdailysportfix.com Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:03:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://yourdailysportfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-FAVICON_2-32x32.png reptilian brain Archives - yourdailysportfix.com 32 32 4 Top Tips for Overcoming the Reptilian Brain https://yourdailysportfix.com/4-top-tips-for-overcoming-the-reptilian-brain/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:58:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=13785 The reptilian brain is one of the oldest neurological and hormonal systems in our bodies. It controls our ancient fight or flight response that we share with many animals and reptiles. The reptilian brain is eminently useful and a necessary component of our biological makeup. But it can go wrong. An overresponsive reptilian brain will […]

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]]> The reptilian brain is one of the oldest neurological and hormonal systems in our bodies. It controls our ancient fight or flight response that we share with many animals and reptiles. The reptilian brain is eminently useful and a necessary component of our biological makeup. But it can go wrong. An overresponsive reptilian brain will result in crushing anxiety, overworked somatic systems, and chronic illness. Here are four tips for controlling and subduing an overresponsive reptilian brain.

Deep Breathing

A key move to overcoming a fight or flight response is to deep breath. This means slowly filling your lungs to full capacity through the nose and then gently breathing it all out before repeating the process. This will calm you down.

Square Breathing

Square breathing is deep breathing. But here you breathe in to the count of five, hold to the count of five, and breathe out to the count of five. Repeat.

Mindfulness

When the reptilian brain initiates an unnecessary fight or flight response, you need to be mindful. Focus on where you are, what you are doing, and who you are with. This will keep you grounded.

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It has become so difficult to keep an open heart ♡︎♥︎ Some days I feel like I am actively living with love and compassion, and other days I feel like I have to shield my heart and shut myself off because the world is filled with too much anger and hatred. Being an empath in these times of turmoil is exhausting • On a different, VERY happy, note—I have felt baby squirming and kicking in my belly this week and it has brought me so much joy and hope ♥︎ • • • #heartopeningyoga #heartopener #heartopening #myyogajourney #myyogalife #myyoga #myyogapractice #yogapractice #yogainspiration #yogateacher #yogainspo #yogainstructor #mindfullness #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulmovement #movingmeditation #stayinspired #yogalover #yogagram #selftaughtyogi #tallyogi #yogastrength #strongisbeautiful #yogaaddict #alltheyoga #yogabind #flippedgrip #prenatalyoga #pregnantyogi

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Diminish Threat

Anxiety disorders develop as the reptilian response is disproportionate to the situation. A good way of retraining your cognition is to remind yourself that you are safe and that it is not a life or death situation.

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