Activating Your Vagus Nerve

This healing recording will take you through a long and interesting journey of The Vagus Nerve. Using this recording regularly you will be able to restore multiple and essential vagal nerve functions, as well as eliminate some post COVID symptoms. The neverending benefits of the nerve can be stimulated through regular deep breathing exercises and massaging a central segment of your ears.

Transcript

Hello and thank you for stopping by.

My name is Gulmira and now we are going to descend upon a very exciting journey following the route of our vagal nerve.

If you don't know how important the vagal nerve is after this meditation,

You will understand the importance of this beautiful nerve for your health and for your life.

As you make yourself comfortable lying on a sofa,

On a bed or sitting on a comfortable chair,

I want you to close your eyes and take a deep breath in and out.

We are going to breathe deeply many many times during this meditation because this is one of the ways to activate our vagal nerve.

Take another deep breath in.

Every time you breathe,

You are relaxing deeper and deeper.

And breathe out.

And another deep breath in and out.

As you go deeper into a state of relaxation,

You reconnect with your body,

Letting all body systems relax and restore.

Work flowlessly to support your homeostasis.

Before descending on the journey,

I want you to dive into your body and look at it from inside.

You are revisiting all body parts,

Starting from the top of your head,

Descending to your forehead,

To your eyes,

To your cheekbones,

To your ears,

Nose,

Lips,

Lower jaw,

Taking a deep breath in as you scan your body from the top of your head down to your jaw,

Breathing out,

Letting tension out and regaining the connection with these parts of your body.

Now you are going down your neck and shoulders,

In front and at the back,

Aware of any muscle tension and breathing into it.

And exhaling,

Letting go of stress which usually resides in your neck and shoulders,

Relaxing deeper with every breath you take.

I'm going to make poses,

So if you want to take an extra breath,

Do so.

Sending your body further down,

Your back,

Along the spine and then your chest,

Your abdomen,

Your pelvis,

Breathing in and out,

Releasing tension from the middle of your body.

Breathing in deeply again and breathing out.

You are travelling down and reconnecting with your hips,

Your knees,

The back of your knees,

Your calves,

Your ankles,

Your feet,

Your toes.

Breathing in deeply,

Relaxing your limbs and breathing out,

Letting go of tension.

Now I want you to scan your body in one deep long inhale,

Starting from the tip of your toes,

Up to the top of your head.

And exhaling,

Getting rid of all the remnants of stress and negativity,

Ready to engulf into your vagal nerve journey.

As you start your journey from your brain stem,

You imagine a small tree-like branch.

It's your body's superhighway through which signals between your brain and your body organs are transmitted.

It is your body's messenger which connects your gut,

Your heart,

Your lungs,

Your liver,

Your gallbladder,

Your intestine with your brain.

By visualising this long powerful nerve connecting your brain and your body organs,

You empower it with your energy by taking a long inhale,

Nourishing the nerve with your healing energy,

Love and care.

And exhale,

Releasing it from obstructions and tension.

By breathing into the vagus nerve,

You are hacking it and achieving a full integration with your mind.

The first branch of the vagal nerve is auricular branch.

Auricular branch is sensing the skin of your ears,

It allows you feel pressure,

Touch,

Temperature and moisture on the central segment of your ear.

It is the biggest area through which your vagus nerve can be stimulated through acupuncture,

Pressure points and other ways.

Just take a deep breath in to stimulate the nerve through our breath and exhaling towards the central segment of both ears where is the largest area you can manually stimulate your nerve from.

Moving further along the nerve,

We see the second branch.

When you eat a meal,

You don't think about how you are going to swallow it.

Your breathing reflex stops when you swallow so you don't choke.

This important function is carried in your pharynx by the pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve.

This is important to stimulate this branch as poor vagus nerve function of the branch will lead to coughing and the change of your gag reflex.

Just breathe into your pharynx,

Releasing the tension,

Restoring the function of the branch,

Eliminating chronic cough if you had any,

Improving our swallow function.

And breathing out,

Letting tension go and yet again breathing in deeply.

And breathing out.

With every breath you take,

Your effort to keep your airways open is performed by muscles which also produce your voice.

These muscles are innervated by the laryngeal branch of the vagal nerve which ensures clear verbal communication with those around you.

Dysfunction of this branch may cause hoarseness,

Loss of voice,

Trouble breathing during physical activity.

Let's check the functioning of the third and the fourth branches of the vagal nerve which are above and below your vocal cords.

And now take a deep inhale and as you exhale you make a sound ahhhhhhhhh,

Just releasing the tension.

Releasing your vocal cords and breathing in again.

Breathing down your body we now stop at our lungs.

The pulmonary branch of the vagal nerve connects with the sympathetic nervous system and innervates the trachea and bronchi of both lungs.

The vagus part is a sensory nerve that sends information to the brain about lungs expansion levels.

In the lungs the vagus nerve activation slows the breathing rate and deepens the breath.

We are going to experience it right now.

Take a deep inhale,

Hold your breath for 4 seconds and slowly exhale.

And do it again.

Going further along the root of the vagal nerve you are looking at your heart which has a parasympathetic fibers of the vagal nerve.

These fibers are activated after the stressor has passed and rest and digest takes over.

At this point the fibers slow down your heart rate allowing your heart to rest and recover from stress and hyperactivity.

Let's acknowledge this important function of the nerve and take a deep breath in.

And breathe out.

While we are at the heart level let's not forget our blood pressure.

Knowing that your kidneys filter out fluids and toxins from your body they are a major blood pressure manager.

The vagal nerve passes information to and from the kidneys to help it manage the flow of water thus managing the overall blood pressure of the body.

High blood pressure is often a sign of the vagus nerve dysfunction and a poor vagal tone.

Let's take a deep breath in acknowledging this function and letting it go.

A deep inhale and letting go all the tension which obstructs the function of the nerve.

Travelling down to the diaphragm we find ourselves at the liver level.

The vagal nerve manages around 500 tasks passing the information from and to the liver.

It controls bile and bile salts production as well as bile transportation into the gall bladder and small intestine.

It drives blood into your liver.

Let's stimulate the liver branch of the vagus nerve and help those bile salts carry fat molecules into the small intestine to be absorbed because without the vagal nerve help your fats are going to pass your intestine without being able to nourish your body with its goodness.

And let's make a deep breath in to stimulate this liver function.

And imagining focusing on the function of releasing bile salts and pushing fat molecules to be absorbed.

Let's take a deep breath in and out.

Through central nervous system your vagal nerve gets notified that fats are being consumed and it signals the liver and the gall bladder to get ready for the bile production.

Without the vagal nerve signaling your gall bladder will remain full and won't pump out the necessary bile,

A condition known as obstructive cholestasis.

When bile stones remain in the gall bladder for a long time they start to crystallize and form gall stones.

These tend to happen with a lack of vagus nerve activation and it is an early sign of dysfunction in the nerve.

Let's take a deep breath in acknowledging this function.

Breathing on your gall bladder and breathing out leaving the gall bladder released from all the tension.

And then again to activate the gall bladder and push the bile out.

Breathe in and breathe out.

As we touch down our digestive system let's mention about satiety which is reached when our brain receives a signal from the vagal nerve.

An underactive vagal nerve may not be able to send this signal effectively leading to a constant feeling of hunger,

Lack of satiety or overeating.

A fully functioning vagus nerve will take less than 15-20 minutes to feel full after a meal.

Let's take a deep breath in and out fulfilling every part of the nerve and activating its ability to stop us eating at the right time.

Another deep breath in and out.

When it comes to satiety it is important to know that the vagal nerve helps us lose weight by stimulating your energy metabolism,

Reducing fat tissue content and improving insulin sensitivity,

Thus keeping our weight down.

Increasing blood sugar levels through the pancreas and helping our liver to shift towards digestion and filtration of toxins from the bloodstream.

Let's take a deep breath in to stimulate insulin sensitivity.

And breathe out taking control over detoxification pathway.

The vagus nerve is also there to help with the release of digestive enzymes and gut motor function.

Without a well functioning vagus nerve your food cannot move from the pharynx when you swallow the food bolus to the end of the digestive tract.

Therefore chronic constipation and diarrhea are signs of a poor vagal nerve function and lack of activation of the muscles of your digestive tract.

Let's take a deep breath in acknowledging this important function of the nerve and out stimulating the muscles of our gut and breathing in again and breathing out.

And finally in the gut the vagal nerve function is extensive.

It helps regulate immune and inflammatory responses allowing us to create memories and pass information between gut bacteria and the brain.

Your cravings are often just memories sent from your gut bacteria.

They contain a full list of the carbs,

Sugars,

Fats they want.

This chain of communication activates production of a protein which leads to production of memories in the brain.

And that means without gut bacteria and the healthy function of the vagal nerve it may be difficult to form new memories and create new neuronal connections.

Take a deep breath in and out.

The vagus nerve is a key to your mental,

Physical and spiritual well-being.

It plays a vital role in sustaining your health,

Your homeostasis,

Your life.

As we are ending this journey we accept and acknowledge a wealth of benefits delivered to us by the one and only the vagus nerve.

And if you listen to this meditation on a regular basis you will notice significant changes in your health,

In your everyday mood and overall body functions.

And now on the count from one to five you will open your eyes with gratitude towards your vagus nerve.

On the count of one and two wiggle your toes and fingers.

On the count of three take a deep breath in.

On the count of four breathe out.

And on the count of five open your eyes feeling present,

Feeling relaxed and feeling grateful.

Reviews

Fantastic experience !!! I've discovered my vagus and conacted to it first time...i think i became aware of some of my phisical and mental troubles ...thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌞🧡

Thank you so much for your response!! I value this information. I am going to devote more time to my vagus nerve!! 🩵⭐️🩵⭐️

Wow! I started out feeling calm but as we progressed I began feeling agitated and restless. I did complete the meditation and that feeling subsided. Could this be a result of not having a gall bladder? I do supplement bile at every meal. I also restarted your course on the vagus nerve.
Thank you for this valuable information! 🩵⭐️🩵⭐️

Fantastic meditation with great visualisations! Thank you 💖

Thank you a beautiful practice. I suffer from Long COVID and am so grateful to have taken this journey. Thank you.

I have had issywith my vegus nerve for awhile. This is the first time it has been explained to me to this degree. Thank you for the knowledge and the healing

This is so informative and helpful. I will practice this on a regular basis! Thank you💖💫

Absolutely fantastic . . . I wish I had found this about a dozen years ago♥️🤗💕🌈💚☯️ Thank you so very much! I am so very grateful for all this information regarding the Vagus nerve🙏🏼

Really interesting combination of relaxation and information. Background music and voice were very soothing.

Thank already feel refreshed a daily meditation thanks 🙏😊

Lovely meditation this morning ,very informative and influential .
Namaste with love and gratitude.🙏💕

Troubles with long covid and a system what had difficulties to get into relaxation state... But with this, I had a really relaxing "journey" which reloaded the battery!

Thank you so much for this informative and soothing practice! 🙏🏼🌺

What a pleasure to listen to over lunch. Bookmarked. Highly, highly recommend this guided meditation.

I have chronic issues with my sympathetic & parasympathetic nervous system and my hrv shows I almost never go into the "rest and digest" phase of recovery. I noticed a physical change by the end of this meditation. I intend to revisit to see if it helps in the future. I express much gratitude for this practice. Thank you.

Wonderful!

I am struggling with nervousness and anxiety right now and so thankful to have found this! I plan to do this everyday! I am feeling very relaxed right now! Namaste and thank you!!!

Extraordinary meditation. I’ll be revisiting this one regularly. Many thanks.

i’m am so happy to find the meditation and breathing exercise for the vagus nerve. i have numerous health issues and i think they are all connected to childhood trauma trapped in the vagus nerve. i plan to return to this meditation again and again to heal my mind and body

Thank you.

Fell to 😴 sleep, finally! 💗