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DI💫 let’s dive into this
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👏 the muscles of your jaw are some of the strongest in the body. And they are innervated by the trigeminal nerve— the 5th cranial nerve.
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🧠 the cranial nerves root directly into the brainstem— which means all of these nerves have high survival value (chewing food is pretty important for survival!!)
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🤯 when we activate the jaw, it is activating the brainstem! And strangely enough this can make our brain feel safer which will yield shifts in how you move
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🌀 not everyone needs the same activation— this is one of many experiments in finding what inputs your brain needs to feel safer
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👏 but once you know— you can strategically use this information to support you.
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🌀 there’s more, too— the jaw is one of the initiators of the fight response. So when we have a lot of anger and rage, many people (not always) might experience a lot of tension in their jaws. This is very generalized so just note there are ALWAYS nuance and exceptions to this
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🔥 I am personally feeling very heavy with the weight of the world, and sometimes I don’t know what to do with all my my anger. Yes I’m making calls, donating, and having some hard conversations:… but I still feel the pull of my anger moving toward myself. So biting something is one way I am consciously trying to move it outward.
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💫 I have a whole workbook on cranial nerve practices that can help signal safety and reduce your pain levels and open up mobility. Comment WORKBOOK I’ll send it to you (its very affordable and SO helpful)
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👇🏻 insights/thoughts/questions?
@dianamayyoga
