12 Yoga Poses for Positive STRESS Response | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #3 | YWM 706

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In the third class of the navigating your nervous system series, we will explore sympathetic activation. Over the last two weeks we have explored the “negative” sides of the “fight and flight” responses of your sympathetic activation. However, in this class we will explore how sympathetic activation can often be employed for positive outcomes in our bodies and throughout our day. 

In this class, we explore the concept of navigating the nervous system through mindful movement and breath, embracing the sympathetic nervous system’s activation as a natural and necessary part of life. Stress, when managed with care, can become a source of growth, learning, and resilience. By working through postures that activate and release stress, we practice balancing sympathetic arousal with relaxation, recognizing that stress signals engagement in meaningful aspects of our lives. Throughout this practice, we cultivate compassion, allowing ourselves to move through stress with kindness and a deeper understanding of its role in our personal evolution.

12 Yoga Poses for Positive Stress Response Sequence

Spinal Warm Up

Kapalabhati Breath

Frog Pose

Lunge

Pyramid

Knocking on the Door of Life

Knocking on Meridians

Breath of Joy

Uttanasana

Camel

Child's Pose

Reclined Twist

Props Needed: Yoga blocks, bolster, meditation cushion 

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