The Prism Perspective: Parasympathetic is Boring 😴

Hello Friends,

As many of you know, I delivered an online keynote this summer. I was able to attend a couple of other segments of the summit before delivering my speech and was impressed with the number of heart and thumbs up emojis received by the other presenters. It was a very enthusiastic audience!

But when it came to be my turn, the emoji deluge was, well, not a deluge. Was it not well received? Am I not as funny as I thought I am? (Who knew?) Is my story not interesting? Preaching to the choir? Hmmm...

Or maybe it’s that dazed, slightly high feeling one gets after a hefty mapping session. (Who needs drugs when you've got body mapping?!) Coherent thoughts and pleasantries elude the best of us in those moments.

Or is it that body mapping is, dare I say, BORING?! Soporific? Lackluster?

Not to mention decoupling your survival behaviors isn't exactly a jolly good time.

In fact, it's a snooze fest if you aren't captivated with the magic of change that happens on its own. Without your conscious control conjuring up a facsimile of health.

Or maybe you experience change, but it's just not monumental or meaningful to you. It can be like watching paint dry.

Boring. That's exactly how one of my clients described it in a personal telling of her story regarding her introduction to the Fajardo Method®.

Perhaps it's that the state of parasympathetic lacks the adrenaline & dopamine dump you are accustomed to.

Perhaps you associate the state of parasympathetic with sleepiness but you’re actually looking to feel energized, alert or ready to take on the world with joy.

When one is on a wild ride, and they seek capacity and resilience, parasympathetic feels, well, boring in contrast. Instead of extreme highs and lows, we get the lazy river ride. Then we second guess ourselves and question if we are actually experiencing depression. Chemically speaking, you might just be - in order to return to homeostasis.

Anyhoo, choose to eat your vegetables, but not because it's a rule. They're good for you whether you like them or not 🥦🫜🥕

Onwards, Amy

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