Autonomic Nervous System
topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
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Abrahams: Exhaling twice as long as inhaling rapidly reduces speaking anxiety
“Deep belly breathing really can help. It slows down your autonomic nervous system. It slows down your breath rate. It lowers your breathing so that your voice sounds more normal. So breath work seems to be really important. And what's key is the exhalation. It…”
Alexander: Panoramic vision signals the autonomic nervous system to relax
“Your eyes, when they are going into a panoramic view, I either like they're taken in the whole room, you're kind of like just spacing out. That is sending a signal to your autonomic nervous system that it's safe to be calm.”
Kelly: Three-part breathing with slow exhalations regulates autonomic nervous system
“Where you do kind of a three-part breath, and then breathe out a little slower, and what that does is it addresses the autonomic nervous system and your polyvagal nerves, and it also gives you one-pointed attention, and it oxygenates your system.”