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Scenario

When Taking Breaks Feels Dangerous to Your Nervous System

My Portuguese colleagues take two-hour lunch breaks and seem genuinely confused when I eat at my desk and I don't know how to explain that stopping feels dangerous.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body has learned to equate rest with vulnerability, making natural rhythms feel like existential threats.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mediterranean relationship with time?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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