While it is often overshadowed by its high-alert counterpart, the sympathetic nervous system, the PSNS has a powerful role in ...

The sympathetic nervous system becomes more active during times of stress, and for some people, this activation can become excessive or prolonged.

"For physical and mental balance, chakras must act in concert with one another," writes yoga educator Tony Sanchez.

Modern life moves fast, but nature invites us to slow down. Here are six surprising ways nature can soothe our weary nervous systems and bring us back to balance.

Now, don’t get me to lying, because, as I said, I am not a neuroscientist, but the ANS is broken into two parts: the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. The sympathetic nervous ...

The vagus nerve is a major pathway of the parasympathetic nervous system, which, along with the sympathetic nervous system, constitutes the autonomic nervous system. Normally, sympathetic and ...

breathing predominantly through the right nostril activates the sympathetic nervous system (increasing alertness and energy), while left-nostril breathing stimulates parasympathetic activity ...

Action of glands is inhibited - decrease in production of secretions Parasympathetic (rest and digest) Action of glands is stimulated - increase in production of secretions ...

"The field of cardio-respiratory-brain integrative physiology explores the intricate interactions between the heart, lungs, ...