Vagus Nerve Yoga with Dr. Arielle Schwartz: Illuminate the Path Forward

Yoga flow December 6, 2025 Illuminate the Path

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Sometimes all we can see is what we know and where we have been. While this is normal, it can limit our ability to enter new territory in our psyches…we can get stuck recreating patterns simply because they are familiar. It is like we have blinders on, that limit our ability to see the new choices that are available for us now.

Sometimes our behaviors are being chosen in response to beliefs that are outdated—without realizing it, we are recreating patterns in our lives that are no longer serving us. It is common to carry self-doubt and self-limiting beliefs as holding patterns in our bodies that shape how we breathe, shape our posture, and shape how we carry ourselves in the world. More specifically, we can often a lot of tension in the solar plexus and around the diaphragm. This practice invites us to move that energy and free ourselves of those limitations.

What I love about yoga, is how it stimulates neuroplasticity… we have opportunities to play in the unknown, to explore new movement sequences, and to open the mind to new possibilities.

Physically, this practice invites a gentle twisting and balancing sequence inviting you to move playfully…thinking out of the box when it comes to your yoga practice. Remember, this is a practice in making wise choices for yourself…listen to your body.

Card from the Post-Traumatic Growth Card Deck:
Illuminate the Path Ahead

It can be difficult to imagine a future that is different from your past or present. Traumatic events can limit what you believe is possible in your life. Although you can’t change the landscape of your past, you can choose a new path now. You do so by creating intentions which help to shape your growth. What changes do you want to invite into your life? Imagine being successful in making these changes. How do you think you will feel? When you set goals for your future, you illuminate your path forward.

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Sometimes we have to suspend what we know, and suspend our doubts that squash our dreams, simply to create space for something new.

The poem by Victoria Erickson

It’s ok
that you don’t know
how it will happen
quite yet.
The momentum is in place.
The river is moving.
The charge is alive.
This constant unfolding.
Stay with it.
Stay in it.

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