Inner Journey with Dr. Saliha Afridi
Supporting your inner journey to mental health and emotional wellbeing
We found 1 episode of Inner Journey with Dr. Saliha Afridi with the tag “wellbeing”.
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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
- Embodied (through the body)
- Environmental (what is around you)
- Relational (to activate the social engagement system)
Body practices
- Breath (nasal, 4 in and 4 out for 11 mins)- 4-7-8 breathing
- Touch- hand on heart, hand on knees, hand on back of head/forehead, fingers on ear lobes, hand on abdomen/heart
- Movement- shaking or dancing
- Stretching- assisted stretching or yoga (hold stretches for 60 seconds or longer)
- Other body healing practices - horse riding, massage, endurance training, interval training, cold baths, cupping, needling, LED beds
Environmental
- Sounds
- Nature - blue mind, green mind not red mind
- Fractals
Relational
1 eyelids open and looking at the person- Facial muscles relaxed 3, middle ear muscles activated (human voice)
- Chewing / swallowing
- Head turning muscles, social gestures
- Humming and singing / larynx pharynx muscles vocalization