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Relaxing Your Nervous System
With Juna Bobby MD, EdM
Does your brain need to be convinced that relaxation is an important part of self-care? Are you a curious type? If you're the kind who likes to know the science behind your mind and body, how stress can cause disease, and how meditation and lifestyle changes can help offset modern chronic stressors at the cellular level, this course is for you. In this 10 day course, you will learn an overview of the field of mind-body medicine and some of the research behind how the mind-body interaction plays out in our day-to-day psychology as well as at our biochemical, immune, neurologic, and genomic level. Each lesson consists of a mini-review of the science of stress and relaxation and ends with a mini, research-supported technique to elicit your relaxation response, the physiologic opposite of your stress response. By the end of the course, you will have learned the basic concepts of how your nervous system works to keep everything in balance and what you can do to directly influence the wear and tear of everyday stressors on your overall wellness, down to the cellular level. The course ends with an invitation to a 10-day challenge to elicit your relaxation response on a regular basis with a flexible 10- or 20-minute meditation recording provided for your use. All materials and exchanges with Juna Bobby are for informational and entertainment purposes only. Course materials and recordings are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment of any health condition or problem. Any questions regarding your own health should be addressed with your own physician or other healthcare provider. Juna Bobby makes no warranties nor expresses or implied representations whatsoever regarding the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, comparative or controversial nature, or usefulness of any information contained or referenced on Insight Timer or any other platform. In using recordings and courses with Juna Bobby, you agree that neither MindBodySpace LLC, Juna Bobby nor any other party is or will be liable or otherwise responsible for any decision made or any action taken or any action not taken due to your use of any information presented.
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10 Days
16.8k students
4.8 stars
13 min / day
Stress
English
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Recent Reviews
Siri
February 1, 2026
Excellent!
Diana
November 7, 2025
Amazing!!! Thank you so much for this.
Sandra
November 6, 2025
I loved this course. Such a great overview with so much helpful information. Very motivating too. Thank you so much!
Katt
October 5, 2025
Thoroughly enjoyed this course that included both scientific info and relaxing meditation. Packed a lot of "food for thought" into each session spoken in a moderately fast pace with a calm soothing voice,
Ess
September 1, 2025
One of the best things I’ve found on Insight Timet. Thank you!
Karen
September 1, 2025
Full of interesting information about the brain, body connection! ! It wZ great to get reinforcement that meditations daily are helping my brain and that I'm doing a great job!
Teresa
June 18, 2025
Very informative and effective
Christy
June 8, 2025
Transformative learning!
Francesca
May 23, 2025
Informative and practical, as well as inspiring. Thank you Juna!
Alyssa
March 12, 2025
Dr. Juna, Thank you thank you thank you!!! I was recently diagnosed with cumulative stress anxiety and this course helped me learn SO MUCH about the physiology behind all my symptoms - why I am experiencing them and healthy coping mechanisms to “tip the scale” back in the right direction. This knowledge is so powerful and validating. I am so grateful to you and everything you are teaching!!
KayK
November 29, 2024
Excellent overview of the science behind the relaxation response. I also liked the little practical breathing exercises at the end of each session. Well worth and I will listen to it again every now and then and do the 10 day challenge.
Jenna
November 25, 2024
A truly wonderful balance of teaching and practice! I plan to repeat the course to let it all sink in more deeply, and continue on with the ten day challenge!
Warren
November 19, 2024
I think this course is truly life changing. Plenty of useful information delivered in a gentle and confident way in palatable, bite sized chunks together with actual relaxation response practices, every day. I already feel better and I will be continuing with Dr Juna’s meditation recordings.
Dave
November 14, 2024
Excellent, cohesive course with a great balance of information, insight and exercises.
Vicki
October 19, 2024
Thank you! 🙏
Annemiek
September 25, 2024
Thank you for this informative course. I love the evidence based information that is provided. Will look for your meditations🙏
Elin
September 6, 2024
This course has been a fundamental piece in me really dedicating myself to relaxation. Relaxation not as a tool to get somewhere else but as a way of living. A way of treating my nervous system and body always. I am deeply grateful for you sharing your expertise Yuna! And that you give examples of different ways of activating the relaxation respons. For me I realised that using words like “i am calm” and speaking them out loud was what really got me deep into relaxation. Also finding that this combo of information and meditation is a great way for me to learn. Thank you again! Ps. Your voice and way of speaking is amazing! Would love to see more relaxation meditations from you.
tracy
August 17, 2024
Thank you!
Jeannie
August 5, 2024
Great in depth course! Thank you!
Helene
June 26, 2024
I absolutely loved your course! Understanding all th ins and outs is my body, to the cellular level, excites me! It the understanding of its workings on my fright flight freeze response which affects me often as I have PTSD, so my thirst for knowledge in this area is endless! I adore Neuroplasticity and have read some wonderful books I hold as my gold as I have MS and so believe in its ability to be educated to change so many physical states that most would be content to just accept their given state… not this kid!😂 I’m 66 an artist and in the middle of doing a Diploma in Art Therapy and loving it! I am well aware through this Diploma of the huge connection and it’s affects with even our self negative talk. Attitude has such an affect on the outcome of so much..! You’re course was right up my alley! I looked forward to the next day of it! I will re do it several times and gain little jewels of info not remembered or grasped the first time! Thankyou Thankyou ☺️
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