Calm Your Nervous System And Move Better

Breathwork, somatic movement and mindfulness practices all help to calm the nervous system. I also show how chiropractic care can help the nervous system. We all have so many stressful events that learning how to calm ourselves is increasingly important. Here are the studies that I mentioned in the video: Heart Rate Variability and lowered cortisol levels. Little AL. The A52 Breath Method: A Narrative Review of Breathwork for Mental Health and Stress Resilience. Stress Health. 2025 Aug;41(4):e70098. Khatib L, Dean JG, Oliva V, Riegner G, Gonzalez NE, Birenbaum J, Cruanes GF, Miller J, Patterson M, Kim HC, Chakravarthy K, Zeidan F. The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 Jun;49(7):1069-1077. My class on breathwork and meditation can be found here: https://studyaces-site-cf94.thinkific.com/products/courses/meditation-breathwork-focus Chapter list: 0:00 - Signs of a stressed nervous system 0:16 - The body's control systems: Nervous vs. Endocrine 0:35 - Somatic vs. Autonomic nervous systems 0:58 - Sympathetic (Stress) vs. Parasympathetic (Recovery) 1:45 - Benefits of Breathwork 2:03 - How to do Box Breathing 2:53 - Physiological Sighing technique 3:20 - The 4-7-8 Breathing method 3:55 - Understanding Heart Rate Variability (HRV) 5:10 - Mindfulness for chronic pain relief 5:45 - Somatic Movement: Yoga, Pilates, and Tai Chi 7:08 - How Chiropractic Adjustments improve communication 8:52 - Athletic performance and injury prevention 9:37 - Improving balance and coordination for seniors 10:14 - Next steps and resources #nervoussystem #mindfulness #breathwork #amyforthDC