The way our bodies process stress is precisely what stress physiology is and the APGAR theory offers you a clear roadmap to seeing changes in stress physiology with ease and precision. Whether you're a coach, yoga teacher, doctor or mom understanding the markers for de-stressing or increased stress load is essential.

In this video I teach you how to orient to your surroundings and inner physiology so you can feel safer, more grounded and present in your body. Practice this everyday so it becomes second nature and you will build up your capacity to naturally de-stress!

Most of us grew up with this idea that big girls and boys don't cry. When we fall we have to get up as quickly as possible, don't cry, don't be a sissy and keep going. This teaches. us as kids and adults that it's not okay to feel what you feel when you feel it.

The autonomic nervous system is part of the peripheral nervous system. It governs our 5 senses, and is responsible for our sleep-wake cycles, hunger, thirst, digestive system, metabolism, immune system, temperature of our body -- all those autonomic functions our body does.