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Qualities of the Fight or Flight Response
"A quick and unconscious neurological response to a perceived threat that stimulates defensive behavior."
Increased heart rate Unconsciously elicited
"A quick and unconscious neurological response to a perceived threat that stimulates defensive behavior."
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Qualities of the Relaxation Response
"The relaxation response is a physical state of deep rest that changes the physical and emotional responses to stress."
Decreased heart rate Consciously elicited
"The relaxation response is a physical state of deep rest that changes the physical and emotional responses to stress."
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Natural
Automatic
Innate, inborn
Effortlessly elicited
Can be elicited in anyone
Can be
elicited by many means
Does not requires change in lifestyle
Does not require a belief
that it works
Does not requires membership in an organization
Does not require following
any person or doctrine
The “At Ease, Warrior” program is designed to elicit the Relaxation Response
"The
relaxation response is a physical state of deep rest that changes the physical and
emotional responses to stress... and it is the opposite of the fight or flight response."
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Our body and mind constantly communicate. Sometimes we realize
it, but more often this internal dialogue takes place below our awareness in the
subconscious—the mind of the body—in what is called the mind-