159. People be Peopling 4: The “I Can Totally Do This—Oh Wait No I Can’t” Episode

In today's People Be Peopling episode, Adrienne, Natalie and Nora break down one of the most misunderstood parts of fitness, yoga, and being a human: the gap between our expectation of effort and our actual nervous system capacity.

Why do people shut down? Quit early? Spiral? Get irritated? Or suddenly need the bathroom the moment class gets hard?

Spoiler: it’s biological, not personal.

How Hard Is Too Hard? (Your Nervous System Will Let You Know…)

We explore:

• How stress, sleep, life chaos, and past experiences shape your real capacity
• Why your body sometimes says “nope” before your mind catches up
• The difference between discomfort and danger
• How yoga + movement help you meet yourself with honesty instead of reactivity
• Why compassion, consistency, and micro-wins regulate your system better than intensity ever will

This episode is your permission slip to stop fighting your nervous system and start working with it. Less shame. More understanding. Huge energy savings.

Because at the end of the day… people be peopling, nervous systems be nervous-system-ing, and movement is the bridge back to ourselves.

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The theme music for this episode, “Cenote Angelita”, was written and produced by Mar Abajo Rio AKA MAR Yoga Music. Dive deeper into this and other original yoga-inspired compositions by visiting bio.site/mcrworks. For the latest updates on upcoming events featuring his live music for yoga and meditation, be sure to follow @maryogamusic on Instagram.