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Working With Your Vagus Nerve – Practical tools for feeling safer
In the previous articles, we explored what the vagus nerve is and how the polyvagal ladder works. Now let’s look at developing your vagus nerve regulation to help you feel safer and less dysregulated in your daily life. You can help your nervous system feel safer The good news? You can learn to strengthen that… Read more
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The Polyvagal Ladder – Understanding Your Nervous System States
In the previous article, we looked at what the vagus nerve is and how your autonomic nervous system works. Now let’s explore the polyvagal ladder – a way of understanding how your nervous system responds to feelings of safety and threat. The Polyvagal ladder Polyvagal theory helps us understand how the vagus nerve influences our… Read more
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The Vagus Nerve – your in built calming system
If you’ve ever noticed your heart racing during a stressful moment, or felt a slowing down after taking a deep breath, you’ve experienced your autonomic nervous system at work. Right at the heart of this system is something called the vagus nerve – your body’s in built calming system. What is the Vagus Nerve? The… Read more
