Your Brain On Stress

Stress can be caused by a lot of different things. And people have many different ways of dealing with stress. When something causes stress in the body the HPA axis kicks in. The hypothalamus will be redirecting traffic of the flight fight or freeze response. Pituitary and adrenaline glands release adrenaline and cortisol to aid in response. This complete process is detrimental to the human physiology because 1. It shuts down 2. High cortisol levels are going to depression and 3. Repeated exposure to excessive adrenaline causes depletion of the neural connections.

Studies have shown that meditators are able to settle down after a stressful situation quicker! As well as prolonged exposure does not trigger the same flight or fight response but rather activates the prefrontal cortex and regulates thoughts.

The brain/gut connection is very important in the human physiology. Understanding this connection hope to relate the two main centers of the nervous system CNS in the PNS. The vagus nerve connects the brain to the stomach.

The ability to control your response to stress and harness the positive energy of stressful situations to use it to work for you takes a lot of conditioning and practice. This is why meditation, yoga, and pranayama are all called practices. With structured stress, it allows our bodies to respond in a systematic manner while being in a controlled environment. Work hard at these practices so you'll never be overwhlemed.



You are not your brain, you are the user of your brain.

You are not your thoughts, you are the one who witnesses the thoughts.

You are not your emotions, you are the one that experiences emotions.

You are not your physical body, you are the one that lives inside the body.

With every breath, allow yourself to create space between the false you, these illusions of "you" and the True You.

Breathe in light and truth...

Breathe out fear and illusion...

Beneath the meandering thoughts, floods of emotion and bodily sensations, is the pure, wise, vibrant and omnipresent You.

May this be the foundation of your existence.

I see you through and through...

By Manas Kshirsagar


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