Ep16: Why You Can’t Stop Yawning: What Your Body Is Trying to Release Without Words

You keep yawning…
 But you’re not even tired.
 So what gives?

In this episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook Sheehan invites you to look at yawning through an entirely new lens. Beyond boredom or fatigue, yawning is actually one of your nervous system’s most sophisticated tools for regulation and release.

Whether it’s a subtle cry for oxygen, a digestive distress signal, or an emotional reset your body is begging for, excessive yawning is never random.

This episode explores the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual layers of this quiet but powerful body cue—and how the bodyOS™ framework can help you finally decode it.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The surprising root causes of excessive yawning (oxygen deprivation, blood sugar crashes, low stomach acid)
• What your nervous system is trying to do every time you yawn
• How yawning becomes emotional release when words can’t be expressed
• Mental overload, digital overwhelm, and the role of overstimulation in yawning
• Why your yawns may be a spiritual whisper of surrender and safety
• How to use bodyOS™ to determine what your body is asking for
• Daily practices to support release, reset, and nervous system regulation

🛠️ Resources & Tools Mentioned:

• 📓 Download – My Body’s Whispers Journal
  Your companion tool to track and interpret body cues through all four bodyOS™ pillars.
  👉 https://os.drbrooksheehan.com/bodys-whispers-journal
• 🟡 Talk to Me, Body Card Deck
  63 faith-rooted affirmation cards written from the voice of your body to help you shift from fear to trust.
  👉 https://drbrooksheehan.com/talk-to-me-body
• 🌿 Join the Waitlist – bodyOS™ Membership
  Decode your body's messages across all four pillars and receive step-by-step support inside the bodyOS™ community.
  👉 https://os.drbrooksheehan.com/bodyos-membership-waitlist

🕊️ Gentle Reminder from This Episode:

“Yawning isn’t something to fix. It’s something to listen to. Your body is seeking regulation, release, and reset. Honor the message, and healing begins.”

🎧 Stay Connected + Explore More Support:

If today’s episode spoke to something deeper in you, there’s so much more waiting for you inside my world.

💬 Start meaningful conversations with your body using the Talk to Me, Body affirmation card deck. Each card is written from your body’s perspective to help you shift from fear to faith in your healing.

📔 Track what your body is whispering with the My Body’s Whispers Journal, a gentle guide to help you connect physical symptoms with spiritual, emotional, mental, and lifestyle insights.

🌿 Want to deepen your listening practice and explore real-time body wisdom with others? Join the waitlist for the bodyOS™ membership, where we learn to decode the body’s signals together.

🌐 For more tools, free downloads, and upcoming course releases, visit drbrooksheehan.com

📲 And come say hi on Instagram: @drbrooksheehan

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