Freeze Response in Meditation - Polyvagal Theory
Summary
How the Freeze Response arises in meditation: the vagus nerve's ventral 'party' front and dorsal introspective back, and the long exhale's pressure on the Dorsal Vagal Complex. Its sensations — tingling, numbness, vanishing limbs, cool waves — are read as interruptions of the left brain's body map, with advice to build up from short sittings.
In this video
Discusses
Polyvagal TheoryVentral Vagal ComplexAMOLTraumaRelaxing the faceSitting Very Still (SVS)HRV ResonanceLeft and right brainShort meditations
Mentions
BlissSympathetic nervous systemMedullaTranquil BreathFour Proofs of MeditationFive Breath StatesSamadhiLow-Idle-StatePattern interruptNeuro-linguistic programming (NLP)Teresa of Avila