By Belleruth Naparstek — 2010
It's that time of year again, when we aspire to stay calm, sane and steady in the face of demands piling on at holiday time. This is my list of how to minimize the inevitable stress of the holidays.
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Emerging research on the vagus nerve sheds light on how people can tune in to their nervous systems and find ways back to a “rest and digest” state amidst the chronic stress.
[Porges'] widely-cited polyvagal theory contends that living creatures facing or sensing mortal danger will immobilize, even “play dead,” as a last resort.