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TU94: The Science of Self-Regulation – Breaking Down Polyvagal Theory

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How to Activate Your Own Breath in a Life or Death Situation

No one knows how you would actually respond in a life or death situation. The whole thing is that's involuntary. That we could begin to work to train ourselves. One of the ways we're going to use this information is how do you activate the more social engagement? Yes, that is incredibly intense. And there's this neuropeptide called oxytocin. When that gets activated, it's all the good stuff that happens. Basically it's GABA and a whole bunch of really wonderful feel good chemicals and hormones.

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