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Have you ever thought, \u201cWhy do I NOT need to think about breathing – it just happens?\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBasic life functions such as breathing<\/em>, blood flow<\/em><\/strong> and heartbeat<\/strong><\/em> are controlled by the brain stem<\/strong>, located at the brain\u2019s base; also known as the Pons<\/strong> (the Medulla<\/em>) with the lower part being the Medulla Oblongata<\/strong>. The Medulla Oblongata continues on to the Spinal Cord<\/strong>. They have been in the evolution<\/strong><\/em> of amphibians<\/em>, fish<\/em>, reptiles<\/em> and mammals<\/em>, for over 500 million<\/strong> (500,000,000) years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe autonomic functions<\/strong> regulated there keep your body alive and functioning<\/em>, even when conditions may temporarily shut down the higher functions<\/strong> located in the larger portion of the brain<\/strong>. The location, between the rest of the brain<\/strong> and the rest of our body, is strategic to maintaining life<\/strong> in the body.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThere are many references to you having the ability<\/em>, or latent ability<\/strong>, to regulate these and other autonomic functions through disciplined and\u00a0<\/em><\/span>willful<\/span><\/em>\u00a0thought<\/em>. As a Yogi<\/strong> can decrease heart rate and breathing<\/strong>, your mind can influence your body<\/em> to respond both directly and indirectly to be healthful<\/em>. Your own \u201cFountain of Youth<\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nShannon Panzo, PhD<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nGreat Things Happen Here!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
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You have the ability, or latent ability, to regulate autonomic brain functions through disciplined and willful thought. As a Yogi can decrease heart rate and breathing, your mind can influence your body to respond both directly and indirectly to be healthful. Your own \u201cFountain of Youth\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1350,13],"tags":[1379,1376,1377,1378,1384,1385,1382,66,1380,1388,1383,1389,1381,1386,1387],"class_list":["post-3801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brain-mind-management","category-brain-facts","category-mind-to-mind-articles","tag-brainstem","tag-fountainofyouth","tag-medullaoblongata","tag-spinalcord","tag-500-million","tag-autonomic-functions","tag-blood-flow","tag-brain","tag-breathing","tag-decrease-heart-rate","tag-evolution","tag-fountain-of-youth","tag-heart-rate","tag-latent-ability","tag-yogi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3801"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5239,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3801\/revisions\/5239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/p>\nBasic life functions such as breathing<\/em>, blood flow<\/em><\/strong> and heartbeat<\/strong><\/em> are controlled by the brain stem<\/strong>, located at the brain\u2019s base; also known as the Pons<\/strong> (the Medulla<\/em>) with the lower part being the Medulla Oblongata<\/strong>. The Medulla Oblongata continues on to the Spinal Cord<\/strong>. They have been in the evolution<\/strong><\/em> of amphibians<\/em>, fish<\/em>, reptiles<\/em> and mammals<\/em>, for over 500 million<\/strong> (500,000,000) years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The autonomic functions<\/strong> regulated there keep your body alive and functioning<\/em>, even when conditions may temporarily shut down the higher functions<\/strong> located in the larger portion of the brain<\/strong>. The location, between the rest of the brain<\/strong> and the rest of our body, is strategic to maintaining life<\/strong> in the body.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There are many references to you having the ability<\/em>, or latent ability<\/strong>, to regulate these and other autonomic functions through disciplined and\u00a0<\/em><\/span>willful<\/span><\/em>\u00a0thought<\/em>. As a Yogi<\/strong> can decrease heart rate and breathing<\/strong>, your mind can influence your body<\/em> to respond both directly and indirectly to be healthful<\/em>. Your own \u201cFountain of Youth<\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Shannon Panzo, PhD<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You have the ability, or latent ability, to regulate autonomic brain functions through disciplined and willful thought. As a Yogi can decrease heart rate and breathing, your mind can influence your body to respond both directly and indirectly to be healthful. Your own \u201cFountain of Youth\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1350,13],"tags":[1379,1376,1377,1378,1384,1385,1382,66,1380,1388,1383,1389,1381,1386,1387],"class_list":["post-3801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brain-mind-management","category-brain-facts","category-mind-to-mind-articles","tag-brainstem","tag-fountainofyouth","tag-medullaoblongata","tag-spinalcord","tag-500-million","tag-autonomic-functions","tag-blood-flow","tag-brain","tag-breathing","tag-decrease-heart-rate","tag-evolution","tag-fountain-of-youth","tag-heart-rate","tag-latent-ability","tag-yogi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3801"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5239,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3801\/revisions\/5239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Great Things Happen Here!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n