STEP 3: RELAX ON DEMAND / GET TO KNOW YOUR AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

Our brain is constantly scanning our body and giving orders to control our involuntary functions through our autonomic nervous system, split into the sympathetic mode and the parasympathetic mode. As we said in Step 2, the only function in our body that can be both voluntary and involuntary is breathing. This means that breathing is a great way to use our body in order to influence our brain effectively. In breathing, we associate exhalation with relaxation and inhalation with activation. By lengthening our exhalations, we stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system via the vagus nerve and we tell our body it’s safe. For this practice we will breathe in for 3 seconds and out for 6 seconds The “Conscious Breathing: The 7 Step” course will help you improve your breathing habits and, as a result, your health. You’ll learn how to deal better with stress, anxiety and fatigue, and along the way, you’ll discover or learn new ways to play the harmonica. You can be healthier, you can be happier and it can be a lot of fun! To follow the course in a more structured way, with more information and much more material, I recommend that you take it on my website, https://beharpy.com/ Breathe to BeHarpy!!!