Name: Hack the Nervous System: Yoga, Neuroscience and Wellbeing | Talk (at SED)
Start: 2026-03-14T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-14T16:30:00+00:00
Location: Building 100, Level 4, Harvard Lecture Theatre B (Rm 4011)

Hack the Nervous System: Yoga, Neuroscience and Wellbeing | Talk (at SED)

Join our yoga and mental health talk led by mental health nurses, combining gentle breathing exercises and mindfulness to support wellbeing.
About this Event

What if calm focus and emotional balance were not abstract ideas but trainable skills?
In this talk, you will discover the powerful connection between yoga, neuroscience and mental wellbeing. Drawing on both clinical insight and embodied practice, this session explains how breath movement and mindfulness directly influence the nervous system stress response and mental health.
You will be guided through simple breathing and mindfulness exercises while learning the science behind why they work, leaving with practical tools you can use immediately to support resilience, clarity and wellbeing in everyday life.
Jasmine Snowden is a Registered Adult and Mental Health Nurse with years of experience working across mental health services. Her approach to wellbeing is compassionate, grounded and evidence-based shaped by extensive clinical practice and her work supporting and mentoring student nurses.
Jasmine will be joined by a Registered Adult and Mental Health Nurse who is a qualified Yoga Instructor, bringing together clinical expertise and yogic practice. Together, they offer a session that bridges neuroscience and lived experience, creating an accessible, informative, and embodied exploration of mental well-being.

Show times: 12:30, 15:`15

Run time: 45 minutes

Suitability: All ages

PLEASE NOTE:

Some additional tickets for each show will be available on the day in Building 100, on a first-come-first-served basis. Please queue politely so our volunteers can help you.
In case the tickets for this talk and other timed activities are sold out, please note that there are more than 150 other activities to enjoy during the day!

Accessibility: The venue has limited wheelchair accessibility and hearing loop is available. Priority seating for deaf, hard of hearing and visually impaired is available in the first two front rows. For more information, visit our dedicated Accessibility page.

PLEASE NOTE: This ticket just gives you access to this show only. If you haven't already done so, you will need to book a FREE general admission ticket for Science and Engineering Day to complete your registration to the festival, by filling the form.