In this third episode exploring the mind-body connection, I'm talking about the breath, and how it influences the nervous system and our heart, and how in turn, this influences the way we feel, react, think and behave.

~ 1 min: Breathing and the 9 limbs of yoga in the Yoga Sutras
~ 3 mins: The nervous system
~ 4 mins: The autonomous nervous system: sympathetic versus parasympathetic
~ 6 mins: The mechanism of the breath and how it affects your heart
 ~ 8 mins: Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
 ~ 10 mins: Heart-brain communication and influence on the cognitive brain centres
 ~ 13 mins: Breathing practice

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