As you may know, the autonomic nervous system has two basic
divisions: the sympathetic for fight or flight and the parasympathetic for rest and digestion. These two systems alternate with one or the
other being dominant at any given time.
The rest and digest system is the one we want to be operative most of
the time and RT generates this outcome.
The fight or flight system is for emergencies and for high alert and high energy responses when
needed. Let’s look into this.
When you do RT or
even do Deep Rhythmic Breathing alone, your bodily disposition moves toward
parasympathetic activity. This is very
useful during the day to reduce stress and it is very useful when wanting a
good night’s sleep. These subjects will
be addressed more fully in future posts on this Blog. For now, come to appreciate how important
this is for you. It is natural for most
of us to become increasingly tense during the day. This can be easily turned around with an RT Power Nap which includes Deep Rhythmic
Breathing and takes about 20 minutes.
Staying relaxed in high challenge situations is very useful
and I first referred to it as learning how to live in the EYE OF THE STORM. This was
in my Mosby/Times Mirror publication, TENSION MANAGEMENT & RELAXATION
published in 1981. Since that time I have taught this skill to NBA and LPGA
athletes, corporate executives and their employees, soldiers, veterans and
people from all walks of life.
Mediation, Mindfulness and other important procedures
facilitating relaxation are now common in our culture. RT is a bit different from these procedures
because of its specific focus on managing the autonomic nervous system and
specifically the parasympathetic division as mentioned above.
As always, if you have any questions or comments please
utilize the Comment box and I will review them.
I will address the issue in future blogs or e-mail you directly.
Remember, you ARE what you think. You BECOME what you do.