Parasympathetic Nervous System

An illustration showing the functions of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems

What you need to know about our autonomic nervous system and stress

Reading Time: 4 minutes Human beings have an autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls a great deal of how our body works. The word “autonomic” means that the system can function without our conscious control. We don’t have to tell our lungs to breathe, our heart to beat, or our stomachs to start or finish the digestive process. They […]

What you need to know about our autonomic nervous system and stress Read More »

Abstract art - lines of blue, green and white light criss-crossing a dark background

Leadership Toolbox: what we need to know for living with complexity

Reading Time: 13 minutes Note: This article was originally published on 23rd March 2020. There’s a lot going on in the world right now. We are seeing a massive global response to the COVID-19 virus, the likes of which we don’t often see. For more than a year now, we’ve been experiencing rapid change, both in the spread of

Leadership Toolbox: what we need to know for living with complexity Read More »

Scroll to Top