Meditation For Calming Our Nervous System

The central nervous system is the processing centre of the body and consists of the brain and spinal cord. Our nervous system plays a role in our overall health and our ability to cope with stress. When we experience something in our environment, our nervous system responds (fight, flight or freeze response). When we are activated, our body gets ready to deal with stress. Many of us struggle to return to a peaceful, calm baseline after experiencing an activation of our nervous system. This will help you to understand how to move from a sympathetic to a parasympathetic state (rest and digest). Our parasympathetic state helps us to feel safe, calm, relaxed and at peace.

How our nervous system affects us;

When we are in a sympathetic state of activation (fight or flight) – we feel unsafe, defensive, on edge, hostile, overwhelmed and out of control. We struggle to make clear decisions, manage our lives/relationships and struggle to feel safe in our body.