Nervous System Science Every Yoga Teacher Should Know

What’s actually happening in the body when yoga helps you “calm down”?

In this behind-the-scenes lesson pulled directly from the Uplifted 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, we explore the nervous system science behind yoga, and why practices like breathwork, inversions, mantra, repetition, and Savasana can profoundly shift your stress response.

You’ll learn why yoga isn’t just about relaxing, but about building awareness, resilience, and the ability to move skillfully between stress and recovery.

We explore:

🔹 How yoga activates the parasympathetic nervous system

🔹 Why slow exhales and vagal tone matter for emotional regulation

🔹 The nervous system effects of inversions, mantra, repetition, and Savasana

🔹 Why yoga isn’t about avoiding stress, but responding to it differently

🔹 How yoga teachers help students build nervous system resilience through awareness

This episode is a special preview from inside our teacher training and offers a glimpse into how we blend anatomy, nervous system science, yoga philosophy, and embodied practice together inside the program.

🎓 Curious about joining the next cohort of the Uplifted 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training? Learn more about our anatomy-forward, highly supportive online certification program → https://www.brettlarkin.com/online-yoga-teacher-training/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=200ytt

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Relevant to Today’s Episode:

✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training

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💖 Uplifted Membership

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#424 – What Makes a Great Yoga Teacher Training? Your Questions Answered

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