Balance & Power with Pranayama

Podcast: The Sunday afternoon podcast with Greg Reese · Hosted by Greg Reese of the Reese Report

Opublikowano: 2026-08-31

The autonomic nervous system has two main divisions: The sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. They work together to help keep your body balanced and alive. The Sympathetic nervous system is known as the fight-flight-or-freeze mode and you can think of it as an alarm system that switches on in states of emergency. It releases adrenaline and cortisol, raises heart rate and blood pressure, regulates blood to large muscles, and suppresses non-essential functions like digestion. The Parasympathetic nervous system is known as the rest-and-digest mode. It conserves and restores energy. It lowers heart rate, supports digestion, deepens...