Everyone knows that anxious minds result in anxious stomachs. In truth, science analysis on the thoughts/physique connection has begun calling our bellies the “little mind”. And the most recent space of analysis on the little mind is main science to ask an important psychological well being query: If the large mind can have an effect on the little mind, then can the little mind have an effect on the large mind?
Individuals simply skilled certainly one of our communal prolonged weekends of yard consuming/ingesting. What an effective way to reconnect with family and friends, leisure and sunshine. However this additionally means when the work week begins, many people could really feel the psychological outcomes of our weekend bellies. Regardless that we simply had break day, many individuals could really feel sluggish and fewer motivated. The little mind affecting the large mind?
Yoga explores the thoughts/physique connection by means of the Chakras. Yoga describes the chakras as 7 areas of the energetic physique the place vitality enters and leaves. If any of the 7 chakras turn into blocked, it could set off bodily, psychological and emotional imbalances. For instance, after a weekend of stomach indulgences, think about using yoga poses that transfer your photo voltaic plexus chakra to keep away from feeling sluggish and unmotivated. Poses that lightly twist the stomach (corresponding to revolved chair pose) and poses that compress the stomach (like bow pose) are instructed. Self belly-massage can be an ideal possibility.
Psychologists are additionally wanting into therapies to enhance communication between the intestine and the mind. What if we are able to get at psychological well being by means of our bellies?
Did you discover that each one of those intestine/mind connections deal with intestine well being, not intestine dimension? The main focus is on probiotics/bacterias, intestine hormones, constipation/bloating, energetic blockages, intestine nerves and their connection to the mind.
The concept of connecting intestine well being and psychological well being feels each altering and changeable. It feels empowering.
Till subsequent time,
Laura
Need extra?
The Intestine/Mind Connection (Johns Hopkins Drugs)
Yoga as Drugs? (yoga path talks)
Intestine Restoration: Re-energizing after trip consuming (yoga path talks)
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