28/12/2025
Do this to get out of survival mode!
When we are stressed our body reacts with the release of cortisol and adrenaline and this puts our nervous system into a fight or flight mode. This means we are highly alert and ready to run.
In former times when we had a tiger running after us this was highly useful. So our energy flows into our muscles and not into digestion nor breathing deeply nor sleeping.
However, now many of us are stressed over a longer period of time and this causes then problems like sleeping problems or digestion problems etc. In order to calm down that nervous system and give ourselves a feeling of security, there are some simple excercises you can do.
One of this is to breathe deep in your belly. Or you can do one that will activate your vagus nerve which is really simple. Lie down and cross your fingers behind your head with the elbows lying down on your bed and look 2min to the right with both eyes and then to the left...you will notice when you relax immediately.