I just found out that reading books, especially fiction can help you regulate
Your nervous system, move from a fight-or-flight to a rest-and-digest state
I thank my stars that I am in the habit of reading every day
How overstimulated my nervous system would be if it did not have a way
To reap the benefits of complete immersion
In a deeply satisfying work of fiction..
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While working, in sympathetic overdrive I stay
To unwind, my body has to find a way
For my parasympathetic system to gain ground
Reading helps me achieve that more than any other method around
My shoulders relax, my heart rate and breathing get slow
Often reading helps me achieve a state of flow
The tension in my muscles slowly eases too
Reading a book does for me what yoga can do
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After reading about this, I cannot wait
To read an engrossing book, and my nervous system regulate
Passion...unbridled 