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How 20 minutes of deep rest can calm an exhausted nervous system

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You do not always need a massive nap to recover from brutal mental exhaustion. Non-sleep deep rest protocols use guided visualization to actively lower your heart rate and aggressively shift your nervous system out of chronic fight-or-flight mode in just twenty minutes.

How 20 minutes of deep rest can calm an exhausted nervous system
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