Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

And so I would have to shut down everything and say, OK, it's time for bed.

And that was sort of like one of the first things I did.

And then once I started prioritizing my sleep, everything changed.

So, and the reason for that is that your breath is the only,

And then I started learning breathing techniques.

biological process in the body that is under voluntary control.

So I talk about some of these breathing techniques in the Vive Resets, but understanding that your breath, that was a big aha moment for me, understanding that your breath can be connected to your stress and that when you modulate your breath and do different sorts of exercises to help with your breathing, you can decrease stress.

So you and I can do a breathing exercise and we can do it together and breathe in for a certain count and breathe out for a certain count.

And then when we stop focusing on our breathing, it just happens naturally involuntary.

So it's the only process in our body that's under voluntary involuntary control.

So, and the reason for that is that your breath is the only,

different from your brainwaves or your digestion or any other bodily process.

biological process in the body that is under voluntary control.

And that is why your breath can often be that light switch between on and off, between the sympathetic system, fight or flight, and getting you back into rest and digest.

So you and I can do a breathing exercise and we can do it together and, you know, breathe in for a certain count and breathe out for a certain count.

And then when we stop focusing on our breathing, it just happens naturally involuntary.

Because when you're in that sympathetic mode, when you're anxious, your breath is like short, shallow, and you're doing this thoracic breathing.

So it's the only process in our body that's under voluntary involuntary control.

different from your brainwaves or your digestion or any other bodily process.

So you're doing...