If you frequently have knee-jerk reactions or have trouble managing your emotions, you may have an overactive amygdala. Your breathing becomes shallower, your voice or limbs may tremble, your throat tightens, and your heart rate rises. You are not at your best when the amygdala is in charge. You need to learn how to control your nervous system while also learning how to interact in more liberated and beneficial ways. So how can the amygdala be turned off? To learn…