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Vicki's avatar

Thank you. Laura Davis, also a writer, reminds me/us that writing is one of the best practices to help calm our nervous system. I write by hand and find this helps me.

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Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer's avatar

Vicki, I do too! I believe there is some connection when we right by hand-maybe to our parasympathetic nervous system? It shows down my mind and feels like a good release. Later I ttyp eup pieces of writing I want to edit or revise.

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Vicki's avatar

Yes! The mind/body connection is vital! It is the parasympathic nervous system that signals our brain to calmness

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