Sentences with phrase «pns activation»

PNS activation can also occur, as for example in the freezing or fainting response [70], or as a result of adaptive emotion regulation [71].

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Many yoga practices, including quiet asana, slow breathing, meditation, and guided imagery, increase activation of the PNS and lead to mental relaxation.

Utilize techniques for the containment and management of client activation, including maintaining group leader's own settled nervous system; having group members notice indicators of safety in the room; taking time to invite a group member's attention to go where it wants in the environment; inviting social engagement, which typically leads members back to more PNS - dominated state; developing strategies for grounding, orienting, and stabilizing prior to working with states of higher activation; and having group members learn to notice somatic signs of activation in self and others as that activation arises, before it becomes overwhelming.