by Sharon Huntley-Land | Sep 22, 2024 | Breathwork Practice, Conscious Connections, Mindfulness Practice, Systems of Your Body
Systems of Your Body: Nervous System Health #2 Dear Friend, What do you do when you’re feeling stressed? Maybe you turn to carbs, retail therapy, mindless scrolling, or excessive screen time. Perhaps you choose to go for a run. And continue to run, and run, and...
by Sharon Huntley-Land | Sep 15, 2024 | Conscious Connections, Mindfulness Practice, Movement Practice, Systems of Your Body
Systems of Your Body: Nervous System Health #1 Dear Friend, Did you know that a deep sigh can return the autonomic nervous system from an over-activated sympathetic state to a more balanced parasympathetic state? Studies have shown this is your body’s natural...
by Sharon Huntley-Land | Sep 8, 2024 | Conscious Connections, Journaling/Writing, Mindfulness Practice, Movement Practice, Systems of Your Body
Systems of Your Body 2 Dear Friend, Welcome back! For most of us in the Northern Hemisphere, school is back in session. Whether you are a teacher, student, parent, or caregiver, change is officially upon you again. How does it feel? Is your glass half-empty or...
by Sharon Huntley-Land | Sep 1, 2024 | Conscious Connections, Mindfulness Practice, Movement Practice, Systems of Your Body
Systems of Your Body 1 Dear Friend, As we prepare to return to school in the Northern Hemisphere, we also prepare ourselves for change and, in many cases, disruption to several of the systems we experience, including the systems in our body. Over the next few months,...
by Sharon Huntley-Land | Aug 25, 2024 | Conscious Connections, Mindfulness Practice, Movement Practice, Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters 10: Adrenaline Dear Friend, Have you ever experienced an adrenaline rush? What was it like? Where in your body did you feel it? How did it affect you? Did you know that adrenaline, also known as epinephrine, can positively and negatively affect...
by Sharon Huntley-Land | Aug 18, 2024 | Conscious Connections, Movement Practice, Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters 9: Glutamate Dear Friend, Are you interested in helping your students expand their learning and memory? It’s time to get excited about glutamate! Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter. Excitatory means it stimulates the neurons in our brain to...
