Episode Highlights With Alex

• How martial arts benefit the brain, what this particular type is, and why it’s especially beneficial
• Ways martial arts can teach self regulation and calm for kids
• The rare forms of martial arts we are talking about and why there are only a few instructors in the world
• The body keeps the score, and how martial arts helps untangle some of these things
• How these forms of martial arts lead to more oxytocin and less aggression
• Crossbody movements benefit the nervous system and body
• How these forms of martial arts can increase feelings of safety in the body and help the nervous system shift into parasympathetic
• The core principles of these forms of martial arts and how they are beneficial to children
• How kids can learn this approach at home with no driving required for parents

Resources We Mention

• Homdojo.io/wellnessmama
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
• TED Talk: Cognitive Kali
• What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada
• A course in Miracles online handbook
• Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins M.D. Ph.D
• Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown

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