Your body has two core modes: one for action, one for rest. Learning to move between them is the key to feeling balanced and resilient.
Your nervous system has two main branches that shape your energy and mood:
Sympathetic: The “Go Mode”
This is your body’s activation system: it prepares you to respond, focus, and move. Your heart rate increases, your senses sharpen, and you’re ready to meet challenges.
Parasympathetic: The “Rest Mode”
This is your body’s recovery system: it slows the heart, deepens the breath, and allows digestion, healing, and emotional settling.
Why both matter:
Too much “go mode” can lead to anxiety and burnout. Too much “rest mode” without activation can cause stagnation and low energy. Resilience comes from being able to shift between the two as needed.
How to support balance:
• In the morning: gentle movement, sunlight, and an intention for the day.
• In the evening: gratitude, calming breath, or a warm bath to signal rest.
Through bodywork, breathwork, and mindful awareness, I aim to help clients strengthen this self-regulation; so they can act with focus and rest deeply.
Haiku:
Heart quickens, then slows
Breath like tide in quiet bays
Life moves in this flow.