This four-week series is for everyone! We all have a nervous system, and we all have our default settings. Plus, we all have our tendencies to hang out in one particular branch of it as a stress response or a coping mechanism. Ideally, we can easily adapt and respond to most life situations as needed. However sometimes we get stuck, and then we habitually wear a groove. What may have worked for us in the past no longer serves us so well, and our circuits get a bit fried, frazzled, frozen or even burned out.

Since the vagus nerve “wanders” through so many organs and systems within our body, this stress response can affect our sleep, digestion, heart and liver function, blood pressure and circulation, our metabolism and immunity and even our breathing. To woo your vagus nerve is to respect your body and your mind, wrapping it in a blanket of loving kindness. Are you ready to snuggle up?

The good news is that yoga and breathwork are one of the best ways to calm and nourish your nervous system. However, if you learn to recognise YOUR specific nervous system responses then you can tailor your practice to support YOU. Maybe your fast paced vinyasa or slow yin is not the winning recipe for you all the time? Wouldn’t it be great to develop your practice to support you in all the seasons of your life?

This series helps you to assess your vagal tone, befriend and understand your personal responses, learn proactive and responsive tools to prevent overwhelm and lead you back to a place of safety. Many of these tools are simple things that you can do throughout the course of your daily life and do not require elaborate techniques, special yoga outfits or vast amounts of time. Best of all you learn to build your own programme and tweak it to suit your circumstances. This means that what you learn today can grow with you as you move through your life ahead. Each week weaves information and practical tools to support your body and your mind so that you can learn to self soothe and regulate.

There is much overwhelm from all that is happening in the world, here in our own country and within our homes, schools and workplaces. We need the tools and skills to keep trucking along and find the golden moments whenever possible. Come along in person or on zoom and feel free to pay whatever you can afford if cashies are tight. We gather on Wed October 30, Nov 6, 13 and 20th 7-8.30pm.