Breathwork and Emotions
Ali and Jonny delve into the effects of breathwork on shifting consciousness and allowing subconscious emotions to surface. They discuss how incomplete emotional responses can impact our reactions and the importance of allowing children to express their emotions freely.In this clip
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Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
How to Master your Nervous System for Productivity and Joy - Jonny Miller
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Did I miss something in my understanding of the process to erase fear and traumas as described in the episode Lessons from Stoicism and The Military | Nancy Sherman | The Knowledge Project 126 and the clip Emotions and Reflection? If the goal is to diminish the physiological response to fear or trauma, would using breathwork immediately after being triggered repeatedly also help break the conditioning, similar to retelling a narrative? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, would using breathwork to calm the body every time they encounter the trigger help extinguish the fear over time?
Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas, and he says that first you need to extinguish the fear or trauma by retelling the narrative. The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right? If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if the person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning? Am I right? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time the person sees the spider or gets activated through some trigger, and immediately after uses breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
I have a question about the episode How to Master your Nervous System for Productivity and Joy - Jonny Miller and the clip Embracing Positive Energy. In the practice described in episode 708, The Neuroscience Behind Breakups + Building Better Habits, and the clip Visualizing Success, if a person is instructed to try and feel positive emotions like joy, happiness, and excitement, is it fair to say that during the initial attempts to keep the body calm using breathwork when negative beliefs or thoughts arise, and while redirecting focus to the intention of becoming a famous singer, the person will probably only feel frustration and anxiety as the brain begins to adapt to this new belief and dissociate from the negative default thoughts? Moreover, only after consistent practice, when the brain has started to embrace the new thought—seeing the person as a famous singer—would they be able to feel those emotions of joy, happiness, and gratitude? Is it also possible to feel some of these positive emotions in the early stages while engaging in neuroplasticity, even amidst feelings of anxiety and frustration? Can one experience both positive and negative feelings simultaneously in the beginning?