Parasympathetic Nervous System

Regular practice aims to rebuild nervous-system patterns so that parasympathetic activation becomes more accessible as a default state. Parasympathetic activity allows more repair, healing, immune function, and digestion. Supporting the parasympathetic nervous system may help keep stress low. The parasympathetic system counterbalances the sympathetic fight-or-flight branch. The parasympathetic nervous system is part of the autonomic nervous system and helps manage involuntary processes and homeostasis. The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for keeping the body calm, relaxed, and stable. The parasympathetic nervous system is associated with relaxation, digestion, immune activity, repair, healing, and reproduction. The parasympathetic system slows heart rate and breathing, relaxes muscles, redirects blood to vital organs, and promotes vasodilation. After a stressful situation ends, the parasympathetic nervous system should restore the body to calm regulation. Strengthening the parasympathetic nervous system is presented as the purpose of electrical vagus nerve stimulation. The parasympathetic nervous system is anatomically concentrated at the occiput-C1 junction, which i…