Because of the anatomy of the vagus nerve, salivating can be an extremely effective technique for calming the nervous system.
parasympathetic nervous system exercise
The sphinx is another vagus nerve hack that can improve your cervical range of motion, thereby increasing blood flow to the brainstem and stimulating the vagus nerve. It relaxes the SCM and trapezius muscles, allowing for greater mobility.
Another great vagus nerve hack that you can do is pelvic floor release and relaxation. What’s interesting about the pelvic floor is that we tend to hold so much tension here. This is where we tend to hold our emotions and typically can have actually more of a tighter pelvic floor.
