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The Vagus Nerve Retreat
With Gulmira MamedovaThe vagus nerve is the longest and the most important nerve of the human body. The importance of the nerve has been actively researched and accounted for. As a part of the autonomic nervous system, the vagus nerve controls over hundreds of functions you don't have to think about, the functions which are happening in our bodies every single second, such as heartbeat, lung expansion, blood circulation, liver detoxification, bile production, etc. The volume of signals and messages going through the vagus nerve are uncountable and much more important than we think. Under a high level of stress, we trigger inflammatory reactions and don't give our body enough time to recover and rest, which is essential for our overall health. Ongoing stress is a cause of many chronic and autoimmune conditions which could be prevented with regular stimulation of the vagus nerve. During this course, you will learn about the route of the nerve, exploring its branches and functions. You will understand how body organs, which are innervated by the vagus nerve, react to the stimulus of the nerve and what symptoms may occur if the nerve's functions are disrupted. This course will provide essential information about the nerve, it will empower you to take control over your health, and help you understand the root causes of many negative symptoms. By applying daily or weekly exercises such as singing, breathing, swallowing, chewing, visualizing, and stimulating your ears, you can improve functions of your vagus nerve and parasympathetic nervous system. Your stress management and reaction to outside triggers will change by leaving you calm and in control of your emotions. After completion, you can choose any day of the course, the one you feel benefits you the most, and listen to it on a regular basis to improve your body functions. By purchasing this course, you will arm yourself with a priceless tool, which will save you a lot of time and money you would spend on doctors. Every meditation of the course consists of the beginning, the middle, and the end. The beginning is a description of what to expect from the branch of the nerve; the middle is a deep relaxation through the body scan and healing suggestions, instructions for your body to focus on; the end is a slow return to your present moment. Visualization exercise is so powerful, that after regular listening you will be able to intuitively understand what your body wants. Singing will help blood circulation in your larynx and improve your verbal communication. If you have a coarse voice, you may observe changes in your voice after regular exercise and visualization. Balloon breathing will stimulate your gut peristalsis and your lung expansion. Swallowing mindfully will make you feel the texture of the food and quality of your chewing. Next time you swallow the food without being mindful, it will be smaller and finer, as you find yourself chewing a minimum of 30 times without noticing. Medical review suggests that regular long-term vagus nerve stimulation is a recognized treatment for selected people with different disorders: such as the management of resistant depression; pain perception in depressed adults; chronic migraine and cluster headache. Vagus nerve stimulation is currently investigated for cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease, anxiety disorders, and bulimia, as well as treatment of resistant obesity, addictions, sleep disorders, narcolepsy, coma, and memory and learning deficits.
Learn about the route of the vagus nerve and explore its branches and functions, as you discover its invaluable role in the body, empowering you to take control of your health.
About this course
The vagus nerve is the longest and the most important nerve of the human body. The importance of the nerve has been actively researched and accounted for. As a part of the autonomic nervous system, the vagus nerve controls over hundreds of functions you don't have to think about, the functions which are happening in our bodies every single second, such as heartbeat, lung expansion, blood circulation, liver detoxification, bile production, etc. The volume of signals and messages going through the vagus nerve are uncountable and much more important than we think. Under a high level of stress, we trigger inflammatory reactions and don't give our body enough time to recover and rest, which is essential for our overall health. Ongoing stress is a cause of many chronic and autoimmune conditions which could be prevented with regular stimulation of the vagus nerve. During this course, you will learn about the route of the nerve, exploring its branches and functions. You will understand how body organs, which are innervated by the vagus nerve, react to the stimulus of the nerve and what symptoms may occur if the nerve's functions are disrupted. This course will provide essential information about the nerve, it will empower you to take control over your health, and help you understand the root causes of many negative symptoms. By applying daily or weekly exercises such as singing, breathing, swallowing, chewing, visualizing, and stimulating your ears, you can improve functions of your vagus nerve and parasympathetic nervous system. Your stress management and reaction to outside triggers will change by leaving you calm and in control of your emotions. After completion, you can choose any day of the course, the one you feel benefits you the most, and listen to it on a regular basis to improve your body functions. By purchasing this course, you will arm yourself with a priceless tool, which will save you a lot of time and money you would spend on doctors. Every meditation of the course consists of the beginning, the middle, and the end. The beginning is a description of what to expect from the branch of the nerve; the middle is a deep relaxation through the body scan and healing suggestions, instructions for your body to focus on; the end is a slow return to your present moment. Visualization exercise is so powerful, that after regular listening you will be able to intuitively understand what your body wants. Singing will help blood circulation in your larynx and improve your verbal communication. If you have a coarse voice, you may observe changes in your voice after regular exercise and visualization. Balloon breathing will stimulate your gut peristalsis and your lung expansion. Swallowing mindfully will make you feel the texture of the food and quality of your chewing. Next time you swallow the food without being mindful, it will be smaller and finer, as you find yourself chewing a minimum of 30 times without noticing. Medical review suggests that regular long-term vagus nerve stimulation is a recognized treatment for selected people with different disorders: such as the management of resistant depression; pain perception in depressed adults; chronic migraine and cluster headache. Vagus nerve stimulation is currently investigated for cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease, anxiety disorders, and bulimia, as well as treatment of resistant obesity, addictions, sleep disorders, narcolepsy, coma, and memory and learning deficits.
Meet your Teacher
Gulmira Mamedova was encouraged to write this course after experiencing a radical change in her health. As a dentist in the past, she wasn't capable to think that far, just fixing a decaying tooth and releasing patients from toothache, blaming poor diet and bad hygiene. Now, Gulmira can link many common digestive issues to vagus nerve dysfunction, such as dry mouth, underdeveloped jaws, acid reflux, sensitive gag reflex, etc. If she only knew as much as she does now about the importance of vagus nerve stimulation, she would change the course of treatment for many patients without exposing them to oral injections and medications. Functional medicine makes us look at the body as a system where everything makes sense. There is a saying: "In functional medicine we do not cure a disease, we cure a person." What does it mean? It means that your soul, your psyche, and your body communicate with each other. If you cure just your body, sooner or later physical symptoms will come back. If you cure your soul and psyche, physical symptoms may disappear for good and never come back. It takes time and patience to work on your emotional and spiritual balance, very few of us left who have that much patience. A quick fix may seem as the best solution to go through a busy day, thus burring the core of the manifesting symptom deeper into your subconscious until it becomes num or feels unimportant. As you know this is not the best solution to num your feelings which manifest through your body. By stimulating your vagal nerve, you reconnect with your body. It helps you understand which feelings and emotions have been trapped and where this tension is. The vagal nerve carries important parasympathetic functions and has multiple ways of managing our bodies' homeostasis through: controlling your lung's expansion; balancing your heart rate; stimulating the production of digestive enzymes and peristalsis; through balancing your blood sugar level and many other ways. Emotional and physical health depend on your vagal nerve tone, as it balances stress and controls your body's response to it. Gulmira combined scientific information with mental stimulation of your body functions. To make you experience how a power of your thoughts can affect your body, she included the lemon exercise, so you can experience instantly how everything makes sense in your body. Hopefully, upon the end of the course you will be able to automatically stimulate your body, your life and your health by positive, healing and kind words. If you want to share your thoughts or have any questions Gulmira will be in the course classroom to answer.