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10 Signs Your Nervous System Is Stuck in Fight-or-Flight
Learning to recognize the signs of nervous system dysregulation is the first step toward restoring balance.
Christina McHugh
Mar 95 min read


Vagus Nerve Reset: Breathwork, Humming & Nervous System Regulation | Yogic Cowgirl
The vagus nerve connects the brain to the heart, lungs, and digestive system and plays a critical role in calming the body. Through breathwork, Kundalini techniques, and simple nervous system practices, it’s possible to stimulate this powerful nerve and shift the body from stress into healing. Learn how to naturally reset your nervous system and retrain your breath.
Christina McHugh
Mar 99 min read


How Regulate Your Nervous System
Learning how to regulate the nervous system is essential for reducing stress and restoring balance in the body. Through breathwork, vagus nerve stimulation, Kundalini yoga, and sound healing, it’s possible to shift the body from chronic fight-or-flight into a calm parasympathetic healing state. Discover simple practices that help retrain your breath and restore nervous system balance.
Christina McHugh
Mar 76 min read


How to Breathe Properly: Retraining the Natural Breath
The diagram below shows the difference between healthy diaphragmatic breathing and shallow chest breathing. Diagram showing diaphragmatic breathing vs shallow chest breathing. Proper breathing expands the belly during inhale while chest breathing lifts the shoulders and restricts the diaphragm. Recode • Reset • Rise with the Yogic Cowgirl Proper breathing is driven by the diaphragm. During inhalation the belly expands as the diaphragm moves downward. Shallow chest breathing r
Christina McHugh
Mar 76 min read


How Kundalini Yoga, Breathwork & Sound Healing Reset the Nervous System
Discover how Kundalini Yoga, breathwork, and sound healing regulate the nervous system, reduce anxiety, and awaken human potential. Learn how kriyas, meditation, and gong sound baths transform the mind and body.
Christina McHugh
Mar 69 min read


What Is a Kriya in Kundalini Yoga?
The Science Behind Yogic Energy Technology If you’ve ever taken a Kundalini Yoga class, you may have heard the word kriya . But what exactly is a kriya, and why is it such a powerful tool for transformation? A kriya in Kundalini Yoga is a structured sequence of movements, breathwork , meditation, and energetic techniques designed to create a specific shift in the body, nervous system, and energetic field. Unlike many modern yoga classes that focus primarily on stretching or
Christina McHugh
Mar 54 min read


Most People Are Breathing Backwards • Paradoxical Breathing Explained
Many people unknowingly breathe in a reversed pattern called paradoxical breathing, where the chest rises and the stomach pulls inward during inhalation. This dysfunctional breathing pattern can keep the nervous system stuck in stress and contribute to anxiety, fatigue, and tension. Learn how to recognize reverse breathing and retrain the body to restore natural diaphragmatic breathing.
Christina McHugh
Mar 45 min read


Wickenburg Women’s Retreat: Ignite the Fire Horse in the Sonoran Desert
Wickenburg Women’s Retreat: Ignite the Fire Horse in the Sonoran Desert
Christina McHugh
Feb 232 min read
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