My grandmother was a very joyful, high-energy woman. She was very "happy" by western standards. But she was also severely addicted to alcohol and struggled with depression. I have come to learn that true happiness is having inner peace, and not so much being high energy and smiling a lot. You appear to be someone who has inner peace. This is what true happiness looks like to me, and I will strive as long as it takes to find this inner peace. Thank you for this video.
Ahhh yes. The inner & the outer life can often be very at odds. I have my battles still but I feel like I’m the most authenticly peaceful I’ve ever been & I’m continually leaning in there. Glad the practice was helpful
Such a clear and concise explanation! I've been working with the vagus nerve for the past few years realizing I've been living in a perpeptual "fawn" state for decades. Grateful now to see this so I can work with it consciously! I found these suggestions that perhaps ohters might find useful. And, thank you for your work in the world! ❣ What to do about fawning: Create spaciousness. Make a rule for yourself not to respond to anything in the moment. ... Recognize the 'Disease to Please' factor. Having someone upset or disappointed with you creates discomfort. ... Ensure what you do is aligned with your values. ... Embrace all of it. ... Be aware and practice your responses
I could listen to you teach all day 😍 Thank you for sharing your gifts for so many years. Your classes have been such a blessing in my life. Thank you!!!
I think what I can relate to most is this feeling of needing to stay where i am; to validate the feeling. For myself and those around me. I often feel like if I dont stay in this mood long enough they will think im just acting crazy and wont believe what I'm feeling. I think my childhood allowed for the dismissal of my feelings too much; i think my heart is confused. I feel very confident in myself and rarely care what people think of me. Im typically unafraid to stand out and be different, to just be myself fearlessly. But when it comes to loud big emotions all that flees. I thank you for helping bring awareness to this for me. So i may continue to grow and better myself. Now that im starting to actually see it and understand it, I can keep bringing my attention to it and start letting it go.
Love this, I'm a therapist and counselling tutor. .. You just explained this in a very relatable way. i will share the video with students interested in PVT
Definitely resonates! My dad used to say I was in “ Aimee shut down”. Now that I’m 51, I’m finally learning what this actually meant. I had no words for it when I was younger. Your videos have helped me a lot over the past few years ! 🙏🏻
ColeChance ❤ You're wiser than you know... 🙏 I have watched & followed you over the years as a yogi myself, & I'm always thankful of you and what you share with the world. You're a healer my lady ❤ Thank you , Steph From Texas
Wow again, your journey is beautiful from the earlier days when I first stumbled across your earlier morning flows to now. Amazing. I identify with so much, I definitely don’t more from one state too the other with ease how do I fix this? Thank you
Thank you so much for this! This was so helpful and eye opening. I resonate so much with what you said. Your videos have been so helpful in my healing journey; I admire the way you explain everything and how much love you put in what you do!
Aloha Cole, this is wonderful information! I have a 12 yo son with some emotional disregulation and sensory sensitivities . Do you recommend any literature or yoga practices that would help him better understand his nervous system functioning? Mahalo for any tips! Jacki
Check out the book Anchored by Deb Dana. She has lots of practical offerings there. Google her too! This stuff is really game changing & I think she is the best @ explaining it simply & clearly
Hey Cole! I was wondering what part of the nervous system you would say is activated when we revisit a triggering memory, causing us to create inner turbulence and anxiety. Sometimes the body, in the present moment doesn’t detect that it is in fact safe. Do you recommend any exercises for when memories cause this negative flipping of the switch ? Xoxoxo C
Loved this video! I have been having fainting spells and my doctor classified it as a vasovagal syncope - fainting due to emotional distress. Before fainting, I wasn't feeling stressed and I feel as though my sub-conscious knew differently and down my body went! Do you have any additional insight on this? Thank you so much! Sending love from Wisconsin! :)
I have this as well! I went to the dr and all my tests came out healthy (heart monitor, blood tests, hormone tests). But I kept fainting (usually in the subway system) and it turns out I had low cortisol and, that in turn was affecting my progesterone hormone (cortisol and progesterone are connected). Also low sodium... and it would seem to happen for me when a bunch of things were going on at once: stressful event, haven't eaten much that day, doing too much while I'm under the weather. I did a more in depth blood test to find this out. I hope you can get it sorted out!! When I told my doctor here in Canada, they revoked my driving privileges so I haven't been able to drive for a year- I fainted 5 or 6 times in one year. But now that I have some answers and am working on solutions, I think I will be allowed to drive again 🙏 wishing you the best
My grandmother was a very joyful, high-energy woman. She was very "happy" by western standards. But she was also severely addicted to alcohol and struggled with depression. I have come to learn that true happiness is having inner peace, and not so much being high energy and smiling a lot. You appear to be someone who has inner peace. This is what true happiness looks like to me, and I will strive as long as it takes to find this inner peace. Thank you for this video.
Ahhh yes. The inner & the outer life can often be very at odds. I have my battles still but I feel like I’m the most authenticly peaceful I’ve ever been & I’m continually leaning in there. Glad the practice was helpful
Thank you, I really needed this
Glad it landed well for you!
Such a clear and concise explanation! I've been working with the vagus nerve for the past few years realizing I've been living in a perpeptual "fawn" state for decades. Grateful now to see this so I can work with it consciously! I found these suggestions that perhaps ohters might find useful. And, thank you for your work in the world! ❣
What to do about fawning:
Create spaciousness. Make a rule for yourself not to respond to anything in the moment. ...
Recognize the 'Disease to Please' factor. Having someone upset or disappointed with you creates discomfort. ...
Ensure what you do is aligned with your values. ...
Embrace all of it. ...
Be aware and practice your responses
Thanks for sharing these! It’s so empowering to be able to see our systems at play so we can work WITH them rather than being just ran BY them
I could listen to you teach all day 😍 Thank you for sharing your gifts for so many years. Your classes have been such a blessing in my life. Thank you!!!
So grateful for your appreciation and support all these years love!
Thank you for breaking down this juicy info!
So glad this was helpful! Thank you for your support I appreciate it!!
I think what I can relate to most is this feeling of needing to stay where i am; to validate the feeling. For myself and those around me. I often feel like if I dont stay in this mood long enough they will think im just acting crazy and wont believe what I'm feeling.
I think my childhood allowed for the dismissal of my feelings too much; i think my heart is confused. I feel very confident in myself and rarely care what people think of me. Im typically unafraid to stand out and be different, to just be myself fearlessly. But when it comes to loud big emotions all that flees.
I thank you for helping bring awareness to this for me. So i may continue to grow and better myself. Now that im starting to actually see it and understand it, I can keep bringing my attention to it and start letting it go.
Mmm thanks for sharing. Yea this is a potent thread of inquiry to explore!
This was such great information. You are an amazing tracher! ❤ thank you
Love this, I'm a therapist and counselling tutor. .. You just explained this in a very relatable way. i will share the video with students interested in PVT
Thank you so much! Glad to hear this was great for you Sarah! Thank you for sharing!
Definitely resonates! My dad used to say I was in “ Aimee shut down”. Now that I’m 51, I’m finally learning what this actually meant. I had no words for it when I was younger. Your videos have helped me a lot over the past few years ! 🙏🏻
So glad to see this one resonates with you! So grateful for your continued support!
ColeChance ❤
You're wiser than you know... 🙏
I have watched & followed you over the years as a yogi myself, & I'm always thankful of you and what you share with the world.
You're a healer my lady ❤
Thank you ,
Steph
From Texas
So grateful for your support and appreciation Steph!
Wow again, your journey is beautiful from the earlier days when I first stumbled across your earlier morning flows to now. Amazing. I identify with so much, I definitely don’t more from one state too the other with ease how do I fix this?
Thank you
It’s a slow journey of awaresss & inquiry! I can really recommend Deb Dana’s work. She had a ton of stuff online and an epic book called “anchored”
Thank you so much for this! This was so helpful and eye opening. I resonate so much with what you said. Your videos have been so helpful in my healing journey; I admire the way you explain everything and how much love you put in what you do!
Ahhh so glad to hear it’s landing!
Loved this Cole!
Glad to hear!
This surely resonates with me!🚦Reminder to say to myself that you can move out of that zone. Thank you Cole 💚
Absolutely!! So glad this one resonated with you!
Cole, thank you thank you thank you. I’ve been stuck for months and this gave me some tools to move out of shut down. You’re a blessing. ❤
Glad to see this was supportive for you on your journey Emma!
Nice Video! Grettings from Brazil!
Thank you for your appreciation!
Aloha Cole, this is wonderful information! I have a 12 yo son with some emotional disregulation and sensory sensitivities . Do you recommend any literature or yoga practices that would help him better understand his nervous system functioning? Mahalo for any tips! Jacki
Check out the book Anchored by Deb Dana. She has lots of practical offerings there. Google her too! This stuff is really game changing & I think she is the best @ explaining it simply & clearly
Thanks 🙏 ❤ this was very helpful!
Glad to see this was supportive for you!
Hey Cole! I was wondering what part of the nervous system you would say is activated when we revisit a triggering memory, causing us to create inner turbulence and anxiety. Sometimes the body, in the present moment doesn’t detect that it is in fact safe. Do you recommend any exercises for when memories cause this negative flipping of the switch ? Xoxoxo C
Hello! It depends on the energy of the memory. How did the body feel when it was activated? More into the yellow or red? They can do either!
Loved this video! I have been having fainting spells and my doctor classified it as a vasovagal syncope - fainting due to emotional distress. Before fainting, I wasn't feeling stressed and I feel as though my sub-conscious knew differently and down my body went! Do you have any additional insight on this? Thank you so much! Sending love from Wisconsin! :)
I have this as well! I went to the dr and all my tests came out healthy (heart monitor, blood tests, hormone tests). But I kept fainting (usually in the subway system) and it turns out I had low cortisol and, that in turn was affecting my progesterone hormone (cortisol and progesterone are connected). Also low sodium... and it would seem to happen for me when a bunch of things were going on at once: stressful event, haven't eaten much that day, doing too much while I'm under the weather. I did a more in depth blood test to find this out. I hope you can get it sorted out!! When I told my doctor here in Canada, they revoked my driving privileges so I haven't been able to drive for a year- I fainted 5 or 6 times in one year. But now that I have some answers and am working on solutions, I think I will be allowed to drive again 🙏 wishing you the best
Hello! I do not have any knowledge or insight on this…I’m sure there are people who do though! Keep asking questions!
Okay - thank you! Sending all my love! Xoxox@@COLECHANCEYOGACCY
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦🙏
Hello and namaste!
I’m calm I feel good.. I better go scanning for threats 😅
🤣🤣🤣yes go get your vigilance on! But great point, often “calm & quiet” can be the trigger!
NAMASTE
Namaste!