Stress Management Podcast

Stress is a reaction of our brain to external and internal triggers. It can be something small, like a missed birthday of a friend and a mistake at work, or something more dramatic, like a car accident.

Whatever the trigger was, the body activates the sympathetic nervous system, preparing us for the fight-or-flight mode, increasing our blood rate, enlarging pupils for better vision, slowing down the digestive tract to channel energy to other important areas, etc. Basically, all our body resources are accumulated to handle this “dangerous” situation we’re facing.

Such short-term reactions are absolutely normal, but if we’re meeting all these stressors daily, our brain just gets used to having the flight-or-fight response all the time! If a healthy nervous system bounces back from this arousal shortly after dealing with the trigger, long-term exposure to stress can lead to a state of chronic stress, where the body remains in a heightened state of alertness.

This constant activation can deplete our energy reserves, impair cognitive function, and ultimately contribute to serious health issues like anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and cardiovascular problems.

In this episode, we discuss how yoga, mindfulness meditation, and breathing exercises can normalize the nervous system and let it relax when alertness is no longer needed. It’s not just our assumption; a body of scientific research proves how these activities are not only used for managing stress short-term but even as a complementary treatment for various mental health conditions, and in the podcast, we provide examples of it.

In a nutshell, via these activities, you naturally and through your own body communicate to the brain that there’s nothing to worry about at the moment and it can chill.

So, you’re welcome to learn all the science-backed coping strategies from our weekly podcast by HeyZen! Here, you can understand stress, anxiety, and relationships to heal and hear your inner self.