Inner Journey with Dr. Saliha Afridi

Episode 3: Befriending your nervous system part 2

November 25th, 2022  |  59 mins 19 secs

health, mental health, nervous system, psychology, wellbeing

Listen to part 1 to know why it’s important

3 pathways to creating safety for your nervous system

1. Embodied (through the body)
2. Environmental (what is around you)
3. Relational (to activate the social engagement system)

Body practices

1. Breath (nasal, 4 in and 4 out for 11 mins)- 4-7-8 breathing
2. Touch- hand on heart, hand on knees, hand on back of head/forehead, fingers on ear lobes, hand on abdomen/heart
3. Movement- shaking or dancing
4. Stretching- assisted stretching or yoga (hold stretches for 60 seconds or longer)
5. Other body healing practices - horse riding, massage, endurance training, interval training, cold baths, cupping, needling, LED beds

Environmental

1. Sounds
2. Nature - blue mind, green mind not red mind
3. Fractals

Relational
1 eyelids open and looking at the person

1. Facial muscles relaxed 3, middle ear muscles activated (human voice)
2. Chewing / swallowing
3. Head turning muscles, social gestures
4. Humming and singing / larynx pharynx muscles vocalization