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Deep Rest What is It, Why It's Vital & The (Not so Simple) Steps To Achieve It
- Isabel Gordon
- May 29, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 3, 2021
If you have been to the studio recently you may have met our new staff member, Betty. She is efficient, effective and focused. Effortlessly she sweeps & mops the floors....and then she needs to rest. She is in fact a robot cleaner. She tells you if she is confused (aka gets tangled in a cable or pulls the altar down!) and most importantly when she needs to return to the changing station. Genius.
Has anyone ever told you to relax? Easier said than done. Easier for a robot!! In this blog we will look at how to effectively recharge once you have returned to your charging station/sanctuary.
How do you actually Relax...What does deep rest mean?
We need to understand that our nervous system has 2 main operating modes:
1) Sympathetic: Fight or flight....you use this to deal with emergencies & when we are physically active.
2) Parasympathetic: Rest & Digest: Excellent for when we need to go to sleep or eat. This is
Most of us have been pressing the "on" button for far too long. Yoga can greatly assist us to take conscious control over the unconscious.
Take 5 minutes to try the following, please let me know how you get on.

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