Ep 4: Balance, Breathing & The Autonomic Nervous System (Part 2) - "The FundaMENTALs"

🌟 Welcome back to Episode 4! 🚀 Today, we're delving deep into the connection between our brain and body's automatic responses and our MIND's ability to choose our actions. 💡 Abigail Adams once said, "When the MIND is raised, qualities that would otherwise lay dormant wake into life and form the character of the hero or the statesman." Let's awaken our minds together! 🔍 In Part 1, we'll explore the fight, flight, or freeze reactions of our nervous system and how we're wired to be stress magnets. 😅 But fear not! We will talk about what you can do about it, as I teach you how to ultimately reconnect back to your rest and digest MINDful responses that can help you regain control of the ship. The art is in the anchor. Literally and metaphorically. ⚓  🧘‍♀️In Part 2, I'll share techniques to reconnect with our rest and digest MINDful responses, using the breath as our anchor. 🌬️ It's like Popeye's spinach for the mind! 💪#OutOfTouchWithWhatsCool #ContentIsGoodAtLeast? #MindBodyConnection #StressManagement #BreatheEasy 🧠 #KnowYourFundaMENTALs Timestamps: 00:00 Maxine Hong Kingston Quote 00:55 Welcome & Advisory 01:55 Intro & Episode Outline 03:40 The WHAT & WHY Balance, Breathing & Autonomic Nervous System (Part 2) 31:12 The HOW - Orientation to Practices 32:34 Notes on KYF Practices 33:53 Episode Practice: Box Breathing 40:33 Reflection (Inquiry) of Practice 42:36 Living Life Practice 43:17 Summing Up  43:48 Farewell, Connect & Support On https://mindcastmedia.com or https://knowyourfundaMENTALs.com you can connect with us for any other questions, comments, donations, merch, resources, premium content and more! Be a part of the MindCast mission so we can focus more on what matters - the free access of FundaMENTAL information to everyone.  Partnership, Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities: [e-mail] See website for complete list of episode resources and citations! We have more! Support: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5AMPGC43GCSS2 Episode Resources and Citations Abigail Adams Letter: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/04-03-02-0207#:~:text=The%20Habits%20of%20a%20vigorous,necessities%20call%20out%20great%20virtues US Department of State 911 Abroad: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/students-abroad/pdfs/911_ABROAD.pdf US Emergency number 911 US Mental Health Crisis number 988 Social Work Code of Ethics NASW: https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English -Window of Tolerance: Copyright NICABM 2019 How to help your clients understand their window of tolerance. https://www.nicabm.com/trauma-how-to-help-your-clients-understand-their-window-of-tolerance/ Popeye: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Popeye Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers By Robert Sapolsky (2004) Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress/art-20046037 Cleveland Clinic: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/vagus-nerve-stimulation/ Debby Downer SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfE93xON8jk Window of Tolerance: Copyright NICABM 2019 https://www.nicabm.com/trauma-how-to-help-your-clients-understand-their-window-of-tolerance/ King Arthur: https://www.britannica.com/topic/King-Arthur Diaphragmatic Breathing: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/all-childrens-hospital/services/anesthesiology/pain-management/complimentary-pain-therapies/diaphragmatic-breathing#:~:text=Using%20your%20diaphragm%20also%20activates,(or%20sympathetic%20nervous%20system). Nike - “Just Do It” Kelly McGonigal: How to Make Stress Your Friend https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend?language=en Vagus Nerve Exercises:  https://www.arcvic.org.au/34-resources/402-vagus-nerve-exercises More Cowbell Will Ferrell Blue Oyster Cult: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVsQLlk-T0s Jim Carrey Will Ferrell Chris Kattan: A Night at the Roxburyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbdSX8LQDMM