"Yogis believe that the nervous system is so important that it contains all of the body’s chakras," writes Tony Sanchez.

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How do they work? Why do we have an autonomic and a somatic nervous system? When do the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems kick in? And what's with the vagus nerve? Skip next section More on ...

Yoga is the most powerful and impactful way to keep a balance between mind and body. Scroll down to check out the yoga asanas ...

We’re sending our sympathetic nervous system into overdrive because we remain on high alert, constantly reacting to stressor after stressor. We’re not allowing the parasympathetic nervous system time ...

activating the sympathetic nervous system. But you can counteract this with deep diaphragmatic breathing, which triggers the parasympathetic nervous system (the "rest and digest" system).