Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee BITESIZE | The Simple Habit to Manage Daily Stress and Overwhelm | Tony Riddle #449
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May 2, 2024 Tony Riddle, a natural lifestyle coach and record-breaking barefoot endurance athlete, shares a transformative approach to managing daily stress. He explains how modern life creates overwhelming stress compared to the serene existence of indigenous cultures. Riddle introduces essential breathing techniques to calm the nervous system and demonstrates a simple real-time exercise. The discussion emphasizes reconnecting with nature and mindfulness in breathwork, revealing how these practices can enhance clarity and improve personal relationships.
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Nervous System Influence
- Our daily experience is hugely influenced by our nervous system's state.
- Constant upregulation (fight-or-flight) makes us reactive and perceive danger even when it's absent.
Upregulation vs. Downregulation
- Upregulation (fight-or-flight) temporarily shuts down non-essential systems like immunity and digestion to prioritize immediate survival.
- Downregulation (rest-and-digest) is our normal growth state, where these systems are rebooted.
Downregulation and Relationships
- Tony Riddle helped a client improve her relationship with her father using downregulation breathing techniques.
- By practicing long exhales before and during the visit, she shifted her perspective and experienced the interaction differently.