Even if you have a basic understanding of your nervous system, alongside a basic understanding of yoga philosophy and practice, they may occupy two different areas of your brain. So today, I’m inviting you to merge them together and take your Western scientific knowledge of the nervous system and correlate it to your knowledge of Eastern philosophy, yoga, and ayurveda.

To discuss the intersection between yoga and the nervous system, I’m joined by Eddie Stern. Eddie is a yoga teacher, author, and researcher who is responsible for a wealth of evidence-based research in the healing capacities of yoga.

If you’ve never looked at yoga as a practice for toning your vagus nerve and healing your nervous system, tune in this week to discover how to view your nervous system through the lens of yoga. You’ll learn how to use yoga as a practice to support your body in flowing with nature, why yoga is a listening practice, and the research Eddie has done around everything we’re discussing today.

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What You’ll Discover:

• How yoga helps remove the weight of your limiting beliefs.
• Eddie’s research linking yoga and the nervous system.
• How to start looking at your nervous system through the lens of yoga.
• The difference between yogic practice and praxis.
• Why a knowledge of the philosophy of yoga is vital for building an effective yoga practice.
• How yoga gives support to the innate intelligence of the body, allowing it to flow with nature.
• Why yoga is a listening practice.
• Where to start with supporting your nervous system through the most basic practices.

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Everything you need:

• Find more info about the retreat here.
• Send me a DM on Instagram or an email at erika.belanger@gmail.com to chat about the retreat or get your discounted payment link to reserve your spot.
• Check out Villa Sumaya, our retreat center this year.
• Check out my solo shows referenced in this episode here, and 73 : Yoga, Chronic Pain and Mental Health
• Claim it! #218 Erika Belanger – Yoga Teacher, HSP Coach, Podcaster, Seeker and Nomad
• How To Actually Love Yourself with Erika Belanger, The You-est YOU® Podcast
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• Not sure if you are highly sensitive (HSP) Take my free quiz: Just How Sensitive Are You?
• Eddie Stern: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn
• Yoga Education Collective
• One Simple Thing: A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How it Can Transform Your Life by Eddie Stern
• Vivekananda Yoga University
• Yoga365
• The Broome Street Ganesha Temple
• Dr. Marshall Hagins
• Stephen Porges
• Dr. Neil Theise