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Slow the f*** down!
Your sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is one of two branches of your autonomic nervous system. Autonomic, meaning automatic, allows your body to respond to stimuli without you needing to be consciously aware of it.
When your brain perceives a threat, whether that be from your external or internal (inside the brain/body) environment, physical or social, conscious or unconsciously, your limbic brain activates your SNS. This activation allows your body to adjust to the level of threat and prepare your body to react/respond accordingly to enhance your chances of survival. But remember, this is all automatic, so you don't have to think about running, you just do it.
One of these adaptive mechanisms is speed.
When our alarm systems come on, it can often cause us to move fast.
We can also do the reverse and actually activate our alarm system BY walking fast.
Living in such a fast paced world FULL of internal and external pressures, most people don't realise how fast their thoughts and movements are.
Test yourself:
Try walking 1 step per second. If this induces agitation, you might be struggling with an overtoned SNS. If this is the case, here are some things you can do to downregulate chronic SNS activity:
🧠 Become acutely aware of the speed at which you move your body - your hands, your feet, your walking and even your talking speed.
🧠 When you become aware, actively choose to slow them all down.
🧠 Practice walking slower everywhere you go, even if it is only a little slower than your normal pace to start with. Just start somewhere.
🧠 Notice how much you hold your breath. When you notice, replace it with two DEEP long breaths.
🧠 Move with purpose. When you move your feet, focus on what you feel when you move them. Kiss the earth with your toes.
🧠 Get REALLY good at being "here" instead of "there". The brain is very clever and can trick us into thinking it knows what's coming next. It actually doesn't, but will definitely try and convince us otherwise. This creates anticipatory stress and is a major contributor to SNS activation.
Happy brain training 🧠 💪
Charlotte 😊
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