122. Regulate Your Nervous System & Expand Your Possibilities by Working with Your Vagus Nerve with Cait Ross

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Neuro-tools, The Vagus Nerve

Episode:

Do you struggle with implementing nervous system regulation tools into your everyday life? Cait explains how sometimes, tools such as meditation and breathwork are simply not the best way to become more regulated. Learn how to work with your vagus nerve, in small spurts throughout your day. Cait leads listeners in real time through an example exercise of stimulating the vagus nerve for a better regulated nervous system.

 Show Notes:

-What is the vagus nerve and why is it important to our autonomic nervous system? 

-Vagal tone: the communication between our body and brain

-Measuring HRV or heart rate variability; using it to asses the state of your nervous system

-Vagus nerve work can be done in quick spurts throughout the day; the important differences between traditional tools like meditation/breathwork and vagal toning

-Cait guides listeners through an exercise in real-time that can be used as a vagal toning tool

 Resources:

-Follow Rewire on Instagram here

-Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co 

-Click here for Cait’s FREE Masterclass

-Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside

-Visit Lindsay’s Website

-Click here to download the Source app (as mentioned in the episode)

 *ALL the content talked about in these episodes should not be used as medical advice. These episodes are to be used for informational purposes only.