B.6.3 Sympathetic Nervous System: Superhero Powers and Orange Alert
Yoga Teacher Training Material - Fall 2017 – 27m
Covered in 6.3:
-The sympathetic nervous system can provide us with superhero powers in moments of extreme need
-The sympathetic nervous system has important functions and is needed in the body (it’s not “bad!”)
-Trouble occurs when the pendulum doesn’t ever swing back to parasympathetic
-When there is a lack of balance between these two systems, we can get trapped in “orange alert” (state of persistent, subtle stress)
-When we’re living in “orange alert,” we often have overblown responses to small stimuli
-Overview of the sympathetic nervous system is action: what happens neurologically, anatomically and cardiovascularly when a tiger (or perceived tiger) is coming at us
-Overview of reciprocal inhibited breathing
-Why one of the most powerful things we can do as teachers is realign students with their breath
-Fascia will always develop in such a way to best support the muscles, even if the muscles are in a state of chronic tension (this is why myofascial release therapy is so important)
-Overactivation of the sympathetic nervous system can spike cortisol levels and lead to autoimmune disorders
-Oxytocin (the cuddle hormone) releases into the bloodstream as the sympathetic nervous system shuts off
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Covered in 6.4:
-Ways to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system AKA “the relaxation response”:
-Awareness of breath in the body, even in difficult situations (Chair Pose)
-Active relaxation of muscles (Savasana)
-Repetitive movements like a Sun Salutations or knitting
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B.6.5 Ida, Pingala & the Nervous System
Covered in 6.5:
-Energetic dualities exist in the body
-Ida is the lunar, feminine, Yin, meditative channel
-Pingala is the solar, heated, Yang, masculine channel
-These energies criss-cross on sushumna nadi like a double helix
-The chakras reside at the points on the spine where they int... -
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