I don’t think it is quite safe to just “switch” to another mode, unless you plan to track digestion and other things on a much stricter schedule than people mostly do. SNS/PSNS have effects far beyond cognition.
seems like it would be easier to train yourself to sit down, or lie down if possible, and “set” your breathing patterns and the tension/relaxedness of your muscles from toes upwards, like yoga practitioners do. It’s not “real” in the sense that people can’t imagine separate muscles, rather muscle-filled space. And face muscles are difficult to interpret. But it gives you some time and a pattern to guide your attention, so in a way it works. Better after some physical work—it is easier to distinguish “I have worked” and “now I rest”.
I don’t think it is quite safe to just “switch” to another mode, unless you plan to track digestion and other things on a much stricter schedule than people mostly do. SNS/PSNS have effects far beyond cognition.
seems like it would be easier to train yourself to sit down, or lie down if possible, and “set” your breathing patterns and the tension/relaxedness of your muscles from toes upwards, like yoga practitioners do. It’s not “real” in the sense that people can’t imagine separate muscles, rather muscle-filled space. And face muscles are difficult to interpret. But it gives you some time and a pattern to guide your attention, so in a way it works. Better after some physical work—it is easier to distinguish “I have worked” and “now I rest”.