Controlling Anxiety and Stress
To be able to get more control over your level of stress and anxiety, it is important to understand the autonomic nervous system plays. The autonomic nervous system is the part of the larger nervous system that regulates involuntary body functions, such as heartbeat, blood flow, breathing and digestion. It is generally thought to have two parts that function together. The Sympathetic Nervous System prepares the body for stressful or emergency situations, the so called “fight or flight response”. The Parasympathetic Nervous System controls the body during normal situations, the so called “rest” environment.
By using Yoga to stimulate the Parasympathetic System, the Sympathetic System can be calmed. To get a more detailed explanation of the two systems, how they interact and how Yoga can help to keep the two in balance read,