Vagus Nerve Basic Practice

This meditation is the Basic Exercise from Stanley Rosenberg in his book, Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve. This simple practice is only one to two minutes long and can be done daily to reset the nervous system so you are moving it into the rest and digest state. It improves mobility in the neck and spine that are often chronically tight from stress. The healing results are cumulative so you are creating new healthy neuro-pathways in the brain.

Reviews

Powerful, practical, peaceful practice. Thank you. 🙏🏼🌿

This was really amazing! First time and will be doing this everyday. Thank you!

I’m so happy to discover your practices today. I love them and will try them all. This short practice is surprisingly effective. I experienced all of the signs of nervous system release, yawning, saliva, and eyes watering too. My neck feels relaxed and ROM increased. So simple and practical, thank you so much. 🥰🙏🏻I am amazed. 🤩

This was great! Eyes muscles had a good stretch & feel more relaxed. Will have to do this repeatedly to see if the saliva production was from the eye stretch or from your words causing my mind & body to follow your instructions - not sure which triggered the response. Thank you for the clear & concise exercise.
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Christie, thank you so much for your response to my review and your suggestions . I greatly enjoyed this practice. It is amazing to feel the immediate effects of these practices within my own body. Because my Vagus nerve is missing about 50% of functional MC4Rs, I notice a great benefit with these helpful tools that help me utilize the other 50% of my MC4Rs that work beautifully. I am grateful for this practice and you.

This was an inspiring delight. While I enjoy the many traditional meditations on insight timer, I really loved how this was an actual actionable step that I could apply into my life - paired with the knowledge of the science behind the practice - and all within five minutes so it didn't feel overwhelming! This makes me feel empowered and with a newfound sense of hope. Much appreciated!

Very effective technique, conveyed by clear instructions, and I appreciated the background information about what was happening in my body as I did the exercise.

That was crazy! I tried the Basic track at your suggestion, and my neck range of motion doubled on one side! My new short practice before bed. Thanks!

Thank you for suggesting this—it was easy to do and I saw an immediate increase in range of motion.

This was excellent too. I love that it’s so quick and easy. Thank you 🙏

Thank you. Very easy to follow and hopefully something that can be included in my daily routines now.

Wonderful to practice this and learn about the vagus nerve a little bit. Keen to keep practicing to see what I notice and how I feel.

This is so useful thank you. I’m recovering from Long Covid and ME/CFS so this will really help. And also you breathing exercises in other meditations. Thank you. X

These practices are simple and effective. It’s easy to dismiss them, but they work everytime. Very grateful for this practice.

Wow- this is fantastic. Thank you for explaining it so well. ❤️

Amazing! My improved movement my range was significant and I feel lighter. Thank you 🌷

Wow thanks Christie, this exercise combined with your other vagus nerve practice immediately started digestive activity and brought a wonderful inner stillness in a short period of time. Something I don't experience easily. I'll definitely do this more often. Would it be okay to do this exercise 3 times a day after my meals? Or even more often? Thank you very much for sharing. 💚🙏

Thank you! Yes, this also relieved pain in my neck. I appreciate your meditations, explanations & guidance!! 🙏

Interesting! I'll try this for a week & see what, if anything changes. Thank you.

Brilliant, and so relaxing. My neck is more relaxed & I feel so much more calm, its brought a lovely sense of peace inside my body. Thank you 😊 🫶