React vs. Regulate

Your nervous system can be anywhere along the spectrum of fear to safety. This spectrum shows up as different physiologies in our cardiovascular, digestive, psychological, reproductive, urological and immunological systems.  Staying in a chronic state of fear leads to disease. The bombardment of news about conflicts in politics, race, religions can place our nervous system on constant alert. Finding balance in our nervous system can be a challenge with a hectic life style.        

What does yoga have to offer our nervous system?  Yoga brings flexibility and resilience to our nervous system.  Through the practice of yoga including use of the breath, movement, sound, and meditation we learn to regulate the effects of stressors in our lives and calm the nervous system when we are over activated, and activate it when we feel shut down.

This yoga program is for all levels of yoga practitioners (including beginners) curious in exploring…