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The Amygdala and the Nervous System

We have this fear center in our brains that we fondly think of as the amygdala. It detects newness, difference, unfamiliarity, uncertainty. That is really important to be activated if we're running out of air, water, food, shelter or we're losing our community support. And so one of the ways that is taught in Eastern traditions and tribal traditions is breath. When you are touched by someone you love and trust, it sends a sick like a mother holding a crying baby. The system has been hardwired into us to respond to threat to keep us alive. We can't actually change it. However, we can bend it by learning how to control it once we understand that

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