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Jonny Miller on Nervous System Mastery

Mar 11, 2022

Jonny Miller, host of the Curious Humans Podcast and TEDx speaker, dives deep into Nervous System Mastery. He shares his personal journey through grief, emphasizing how it led to emotional growth and awareness. The discussion introduces interoception and the importance of recognizing 'emotional debt' from unprocessed trauma. Breathwork techniques like bellows breathing and the Wim Hof method are explored for emotional regulation. The conversation emphasizes embracing discomfort for resilience and self-discovery, offering practical insights for personal growth.

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Quick takeaways

Breathing exercises can regulate the nervous system and improve emotional well-being.

Understanding the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behavior is essential for building resilience.

Conscious connected breathing and self-inquiry can enhance emotional resilience by surfacing and addressing underlying emotions and beliefs.

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The power of breathing exercises for regulating the nervous system

Simple breathing exercises can effectively regulate the nervous system and change one's state without relying on substances. These exercises are a free and accessible way to improve emotional well-being.

Intro

2min

Navigating the Inner Conflict: The Two Wolves and Personal Growth

3min

Balancing the Mind: Navigating Positive and Negative States

16min

The Interconnection of Thoughts, Emotions, and Bodily Sensations

5min

Releasing Emotional Debt

12min

Contrasting Breathing Techniques: Bellows vs. Wim Hof

3min

Embracing Discomfort for Growth

13min

Conclusion and Community Support

2min

Jonny Miller is best known for hosting the Curious Humans Podcast and for his TEDx talk on “The Gifts of Grief” Jonny coaches ambitious founders to scale themselves and runs an online cohort-based training called Nervous System Mastery. He is also the co-founder of Maptia, a global visual storytelling platform.

In this episode, Eric and Jonny discuss his important work with Nervous System Mastery

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Jonny Miller and I Discuss Nervous System Mastery and…

His podcast, Curious Humans
His tragic story of the death of his fiance that led to his TEDx Talk
Learning to surrender and getting curious about his grief and pain
His program, Nervous System Mastery
Interoception is the journey to becoming aware of everything in your body
How physical sensations may correlate with certain thought patterns
How the nervous systems stores the traumatic experiences
“Emotional debt” occurs when trauma isn’t processed in the body and leads to burnout
The more interoception we have, the more we can recognize our emotional debt
Self-regulation is about up-regulating or down-regulating our nervous system
Breathwork is a powerful tool in downregulating our nervous system
Other tools, such as bellows breathing, for energizing and stimulating our nervous system
How our nervous system is neuroplastic and we can increase or decrease our tolerance
The common barriers and the practices for emotional resilience

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Curious Humans Podcast

Nervous System Mastery Training

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