Restorative Yoga as an Antidote to Chronic Stress
This blog is written by Carina Terra 500HR EYRT, teacher at Spira Power Yoga. ————————————————- When humans and other animals are faced with an imminent threat, an involuntary response increases our blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, blood flow to the muscles, and metabolism — preparing us for conflict or escape. This reaction, triggered by the Sympathetic Nervous System, is called the Fight-or-Flight Response. For our hunter-gatherer ancestors, the successful use of