The Social Nervous System is something that we all know about intuitively, to a greater or lesser degree. When someone makes eye contact with you and gives you a warm smile, your Social Nervous Systems are being engaged. You might feel pleasant sensations in your face and your body, and a whole-body experience of expanding and relaxing. You smile back, the pleasant sensations and expansion increase, and you notice that the other person is mirroring your own relaxation and joy. People have been using their Social Nervous Systems for as long as people have been on the planet. But it has only been in the last 10-15 years that science has identified the importance of a certain group of nerves hat help us feel acknowledged, loved, contacted, met, bonded, secure. Given the complexity and precarious position of the modern world, getting people to genuinely reach out and touch their neighbors is what we really need.

Laurie Pryce, Biodynamic Body
www.biodynamicbody.ca