Are you curious about how to evaluate your autonomic nervous system? Today, we’re discussing a specific clinical assessment that uses pupil dynamics to help you better understand your nervous system. In this blog, we’re going to do a vagus nerve assessment—the Samogyi reflex. Rather watch or listen? How Pupil Size Reflects Nervous System Activity One … Read more
Ever feel mentally and physically stuck, unable to make decisions, or lacking motivation? That numb, frozen sensation, where even relaxing feels impossible, is what we call a functional freeze state. It’s a survival response your body uses more often than you might realize. Let’s unpack why this happens, how it affects us, and simple strategies … Read more
Learn a very specific technique—a diaphragm release—to help you settle into your breath and optimize your breathing for your nervous system.
Are you experiencing gas, bloating, indigestion, bowel irregularities, or feelings of anxiety, depression, or irritability? The side-lying visceral release technique is a powerful vagus nerve hack that can provide relief from gastrointestinal symptoms and nervous system regulation by stimulating the viscera and sending sensory information from the vagus nerve to the brain.
Are you experiencing neck tension, upper back tightness, or perhaps feeling your nervous system out of balance? If so, keep reading for an incredible technique—vagus nerve stress relief.
Are you experiencing any kind of blood pressure dysregulation, heart palpitations, bradycardia, slow heartbeat tachycardia, or faster heart rate that may be associated with your autonomic nervous system?
Are you experiencing anxiety or chronic stress? Maybe you feel like it’s daunting to try to practice deep diaphragmatic breathing. Well, if that’s the case, I’m hoping that this technique will be very effective for you, bringing you from a state of fight or flight or even freeze to a state of social engagement where you can be calm, grounded, mindful, and connected.
Here are 3 simple vagus nerve exercises to help shift you from a dysregulated state of your nervous system to a state of social engagement.
Learn 5 easy vagus nerve hacks to quickly regulate your nervous system at your desk in this post. While they don’t replace standing up and moving, these techniques are great for stressful situations.
We’re going to talk about how mechanical pressure, potentially from the cervical spine could be impacting your vagus nerve. Therefore, it could be affecting your blood pressure and heart rate, gut issues, anxiety, depression, so this is yet another thing that you want to explore as the root of your potential vagus nerve issues.
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