Our gut health is arguably our most powerful body part. Over 2500 years ago, Hippocrates said “all diseases begin in the gut”. Not only is our gut responsible for our body’s health, our gut is also hardwired to be connected to our brains, an axis that is called Vagus Nerve. This gut-brain axis is our own person intuitive, allowing us to have reflexes that keep us safe and allowing us to plunge into things that just “feels right”. This strong connection between brain & gut need to be consistently well attuned, in order for us to be healthy, happy & disease free. When our gut is in poor health, we develop autoimmune conditions (cancer, IBS, crohns, IBD, allergies, cancer, lupus, etc.) and also experience things that effect our mental health like low energy, lethargy, insomnia, brain fog, depression & more. According to a recent Harvard Health blog post, “stimulating the vagus nerve, activates your relaxation response, reducing your heart rate and blood pressure” and deep breathing “turns on the vagus nerve enough that it acts as a brake on the stress response”. This means that breathwork can indirectly stimulate the vagus nerve as it activates specific neurons that detect blood pressure. These neurons signal to the vagus nerve that blood pressure is becoming too high, and the vagus nerve in turn responds by lowering your heart rate.” For more information on the science behind the correlation between breathwork and the vagus nerve relaxation check this out.

This session will be conducted on Zoom on Sunday April 4th at 830pm EST. Everyone who registers will receive a recording. To register, please get in touch.