Vagus Nerve Reset - most effective way to Destress your Body!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- This exercise uses specific, strategic positioning of the eyes and head to send body messages of safety to the brain. Once the brain receives and believes that you are truly safe, it will relax in the form of a yawn, sigh or swallow - leaving you feeling more calm, centered and grounded.
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Thank you. I’m grieving the loss of my precious 18 year old daughter and I’m suffering. Every night I struggle to breathe and this instantly calmed me. Thank you from my broken heart. 💚
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My very deepest condolences. 😥
I’m so sorry to hear this 😢 sending you lots of love 💗
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I know what you are going through. I have no magic advice. It sucks. You just have to go on. I hope you have someone it helps.
I'm glad Monica from friends became a relaxation expert. She was always highly strung.
😂 😂 😂
Omg agree😂
she's jewish
@@jackluedtke6432 So were the Gellars
@@pleaseadoptus Geller's were not Jewish. Certainly, Ross and Monica weren't because Monica kept a Christmas tree. Not typically Jewish, even for cultural jews.
The Vagus Nerve Reset -
1. Lay down, settle and focus your attention and awareness to the presence of your hands behind the base of your head; where your head and your skull meets.
2. Move your eyes in the direction of 3 o’clock.
3. Maintain until you: Yawn, Swallow or Sigh. (Note: depending how stressed your nervous system is, this can take 10 seconds to 2 or 3 minutes).
That’s it. Thanks Renee Ostertag.
Thanks ... ☺ Renee's mention of the yawn bit in the video was indistinct to my ear and now clarified.
@@clive3100 You’re welcome. 😊
Thanks 🙏🏽
@@catherine9808You’re welcome, Catherine. 😊
I just did this exercise and it worked! I had this huge sigh!!
I was skeptical. RUclips recommended this to me, no idea why because it’s not my thing, BUT Just tried this and it’s unbelievable… at first nothing happened after getting into position and moving my eyes towards three o clock… I felt stupid but just kept the position… and about 90 seconds in I had the biggest SIGH (the kind where you suck in three breaths like after crying) and exhaled. I feel utterly relaxed and amazing. THANK YOU
You are so welcome! We had to share the exercise because it is truly unbelievable until you try it for yourself.
Keep it up !
I have had similar episodes with You Tube's algorythm. I don't know if AI has gotten involved. It's not psychic, but perhaps the product of cross referencing lots of information about us and making inferences from the spaces in between. Perhaps Siri and the girls tell tales in cyberspace. So far, those recommendations have been fruitful like yours.
I’m amazed at how my body fought this simple exercise. Guess it means this is something I need. Thank you.
You are so right!! I always fight doing the cleansing breathing...but when I make myself do it, without fail, by the third breath I am yawning and relaxing..it works every time to...THIS vagus nerve reset worked instantly for me...as soon as I looked at 3:00 I was yawing...I repeated it two more times and got the same result every time. Love this simple exercise.
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My? Don’t own it. It belongs to the old system. There’s a spiritual war right now. Let the old fade away. Darkness is coming to light. The age of Aquarius is for the good of the people. Focus on what you want to manifest. It is going to get dark before it gets light. But ultimately we have to raise the vibration collectively. 🤍
I haven't stopped yawning since doing this a few moments ago. I feel so relaxed. Thank you for this wonderful technique
Same here!
This is my first time and i held five min each side but no yawns may be too much stress is stored how long it took you at first try did you yawn
@@raiswarnim9431 took me a few mins first time. I think because i had a lot of stress stored, also i felt really weird in my stomache like a nervous feeling but felt way better after!
Power!
Same! 😂
Here I am 10 minutes later still no sigh, yawn or swallow 😦
Because it's not based on polyvagal theory and EMDR which have no scientific backing.
I yawned INSTANTLY... insane. I'm a massage therapist and I'll be using this with my clients as well! Thank you!
I am very tense after suffering a trauma. Before this exercise I could move my head to the left just a little but after this exercise I felt I was able to move it properly also to the left. My whole body relaxed and as I was so relaxed I also decided to go early to bed and I had a really good sleep !
What I don´t understand is HOW such a simple exercise can have such a strong effect ??
You're Welcome! So happy you are able to add this helpful tool to your practice💚
@@staffanlundberg So thankful this exercise was able to provide you with such relief! Sometimes the simplest things can have the biggest effects 💚
I am a Massage Therapist also and plan to use this
I tried this and I yawned instantly. But what I need to ask is - I was looking with both eyes to 3 o'clock, i.e. to the right and just that. Is that correct? Looking to the left would be 9 o' clock. Thx for explaining.
I have tears rolling out of my eyes as I destress.I immediately yawned when I moved my eyes to the right, more so than left. Thanks so much for this exercise.
DiyDiy Wellness... tears are such a healing mechanism. thank you for sharing.. I appreciate you! Best to you on your journey :)
WHAT IS THIS EXERCISE? Where has it been my ENTIRE life? I'm not joking. This is a life saver. I yawned SOOOOO much.
Don Xavier Dolar... wow. this is meaningful. I am humbled to hear of your experience, grateful to you for sharing, appreciative of Stanley Rosenberg, and just pumped in general that we can do things for ourselves to make our lives better :)
Same
3 times in a row sitting here eyes at 3 o’clock
Felt relief/release immediately
I'm having trouble figuring out the 3 o clock eye position... But I guess as long as I move the eye to the sides it doesn't matter?
Thank you so much for this! I get heart palpitations and anxiety in the middle of the night...I do this and calm down immediately and drift back to sleep. It even works (for me, anyway) with my eyes closed!
J Anderson... that is *AWESOME*. I am so pumped to hear about your strategic application of this exercise. Brilliant, my friend, absolutely brilliant :)
I also get palpitations and I'm almost looking forward to the next event so I can try this! lol
@@wrylife57 what a cool new outlook to have towards heart palpitations! :-D
I'm looking for anything that helps with heart arrythmias as mine are proven to be directly related to digestive/vagus nerve issues..
@@looneytunes105 did you ever find anything?
This actually worked, I was skeptical but found my self relaxed not even 30 seconds into the exercise. thank you!
Excellent!😀
I don’t get it. Three o’clock?? Look to the right??? Please no nasty comments. My brain fog is awful.
Sorry to hear about the brain fog Kathy Stammen! Often people find if they stay with it (look softly to the left, right or both) , their system can learn to relax. It often takes many repetitions if our system is used to being wound up for a long time. Good luck!
Imagine a clock above your face. Imagine where the hour hand of the clock pointing to the 3. This is just to the right of straight ahead of you. Let your eyes rest there. Good luck!
Same thing:)
Thank you so much. I have literally tears in my eyes. I haven't been able to relax and calm down in forever. Meditation, yoga, relaxing music, nothing helped. This worked instantly. Finally I am able to let go. Thank you so much.
I tried this it had absolutely no effect whatsoever. I think this is one of those things that only works if you believe it and want it to work . I would like to see this tried on someone that didn't know anything about it and didn't know what it was supposed to do then see what affect it has . Like the majority of{ alternative medicine} this relies on the placebo effect and the willingness of the patient to want it to work . What worked for me and had a dramatic effect on my clinical depression was intravenous ketamin infusions it had an immediate and dramatic effect. If you go to someone that calls themselves a natural path a homeopath or chiropractor and think that you were healed then there was nothing wrong with you to begin with .
This is fabulous. I was sitting up in bed and put my hands behind my head, moved my eyes as directed and within 10 seconds I was taking deep sighing breaths and felt way better. Thanks, I can see myself doing this lots.
I suffered a concussion a few years ago and it feels like my body is in distress. This is the first time in a while I felt calm. It was short lived, but this will be put into practice throughout my day.
Profound! I yawned like 10 times in a row. Bizarre-but I’m very grateful!
I have been suffering from insomnia for two months and tried lots of different things with varying degrees of limited success. Tried this last night and it really helped a lot! Thank you
Wonderful
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How does this work? What happens to the vagus nerve when you turn your eyes to the right? I find more of a relaxation when I turn my eyes upward. This is all so weird and I'd like to know the science behind it.
Love that you experimented to discover what works for you! Check out Stanley Rosenberg’s book for a deeper explanation and understanding.
3 o'clock as if I'm facing TOWARD a clock, OR
3 o'clock as if I'm facing AWAY from a clock?
Ones to the left, the other's to the right, or does it simply not matter?
I have tears streaming down my face like others mentioned. This must be a powerful release. Thank you!
I haven’t yawned in like 3 months which is crazy. I did this and started and started yawning like crazy! Wow! I do feel more drowsy and tired now. During the 3 past 3 months too, I’ve been having severe insomnia. Not sure if this is the reason why, but again wow I’m super amazed!!
This was fantastic. Thank you. I have allergies, anxiety, and I’m pretty sure my nervous system hasn’t had a break like this in years.
I M ... I could feel my system take a big breath in reading your words..... I am so glad for you to have a break.. it is a really good thing. thanks for taking the time to comment.
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Tks a lot
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I wish you used the excess time to explain why this would be relaxing. It didn't work for me.
Would more understanding have helped you? You can read Stanley Rosenberg’s book for a deeper understanding beyond what I explained in this video.
Is it common to start yawning more often after this exercise? Last night and this morning i yawn relatively quickly when i look right. It seems as though i keep intermittently yawning after. Is it the thought of yawning making this happen or is it something else?
Same here...1st tried early morning. I yawned continuously afterwards, too. Makes me wonder about my quality of sleep. Will try before sleep tonight.
I have not felt relaxed like this exercise in years!
Does your 3 o’clock mean looking to your left as if you are the clock face - or to your right as if you are looking at the clock face? I have difficulties with positional language sometimes
3 o’clock means looking to your right.
I’ve done this for a long time, 10-20 min, and the yawn / sigh / cough never came. Both sides.
I can say that this exercise changed my life. I feel my entire body relax instantly when I do it, all the tension I've been holding disappears. And it's not just superficial relaxation, I can feel my body "breathe out" and say "ok, time to chill". Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
I don't understand at all what it means to move your eyes to clock 3?
Means just to move your eyes to left or right???
Or we may try to look with one eye up to 12 and one eye right to 3, or what???
How to do this exercise correctly???
@@gyongyipedersen9264 if you close your eyes, and look directly up, that's *12 o'clock*
If you look all the way to the right-center that's *3 o'clock*
6 o'clock is when you look all the way down, and 9 o'clock all the way to the left
I don’t mean to be stupid but which side is 3 o’clock? If my head is 12 and my feet 6, then I would say 3 is looking left but in the vid it appears that Rene looks to her right.
Eyes to your right, as if your facing the clock
Tried this. Am I missing something. Sounds like it really helps a lot of people. I’m looking to the right. (3:00). It’s not working.
@ReneeOstertag is 3 o'clock, my left or my right? TIA
It’s on the right if you picture a clock with your nose pointing to 12. I learned to do it on both sides
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Oh my gosh.... I am literally non stop yawning! This is amazing. And I'm a massage therapist. Thank you!
Wonderful. I feel so relaxed afterwards. It helps me to do this at bedtime. I fall asleep quickly and make it through the night without waking up.
Good night
I needed this in THEE WORST WAY!! I’ve been so angry and upset with my family today and cleaning like a Maniac for hours now and just decided to take a break and this came up in my feed! Ty!!!!!!!♥️
Which way do the eyes go, left or right? I know you said 3:00, but 3:00 like your face is the face of the clock, or 3:00 like you're looking at a clock? It was a little confusing, because I can't see which way she moved her eyes when you told her to look at 3:00. Thanks
Dumb question, but why do you say eyes "toward 3 o'clock" and not "look to the right?"
Oh my, i swallowed then yawned 9 times in about 5 minutes.I can’t stop yawning.Thank you so very much. I’m looking forward to my pit tonight 🌟UPDATE i had the best sleep ever last night.Thanks a million 🌟
Hi. I'm not sure why RUclips's algorithm suggested this video for me. It's not related to anything else I've looked up or watched. However, I happened to have had severe experiences with my vagus nerve. One so severe I blacked out at work after hitting my ankle bone. Later, I was told I turned gray and they couldn't get a pulse on me. I have a lot of suppressed stress due to family issues, marriage and trying to live above it all. My pain tolerance is very high and I believe it does more harm than good sometimes. No medical professional has ever informed me of any of this. Actually, I had no idea it was tied to stress. Thank you.
yes the medical profession don't even get an hour in their 7+ year education to learn about life trauma (rather than acute obvious trauma). Maybe listen to Gabor Mate and Peter Levine among others to understand how you ended up there. Maybe your personality leads you to more stress than needed as well. Good luck.
This sounds like a type of breathing/meditative/relaxation exercise. Please explain what this has to to do with the vagus nerve? I have a vagal nerve disorder and all this is--no offense--nonsense. If this works for you--awesome. But PLEASE call it something else! It is very dismissive and quite frankly insulting to people who have vagal nerve issues. And the comments sound like it is helping people; please keep teaching it. Please stop using the vagus nerve. None of this is impacting the vagus nerve.
My eyes seemed to be jumping all over the place. I just couldn’t keep them focused on the 3 o’clock position. Is this normal. Thank you.
Sounds like "Ctrl, Alt, Delete" for your body.
plus ... you can be sitting in a chair doing this without giving away that you are trying to combat stress
Yeahhhh!! Now you're talking! I love this super sneaky strategic application to really take charge and handle with better control your very own nervous system. Way to go!
I just did it while sitting in my office chair listening. Quite amazing I did it both ways right/left. I focused really hard at 3 o'clock and it feels great like some kind of reset. Thank you very much I will certainly share this.
I thought she said "Vegas Nerve Reset" and it involved slot machines and blackjack 😂
Jesus paid our sin debt once and for all when He hung on that cross. We should stand firm in the liberty by which He has made us free. 🙏
If praying to a fictional zombie help you...
Does 3 o clock mean moving eyes side by side. Please clarify. As I don't understand
There are good people in this world and you are one of them. Thank you.
Joe-B1.. it is a pleasure and you are very welcome.
thank you. 😇
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Can a surgery around the vagus nerve cause damage that last few years
I've actually been feeling with pain in my left lower back area. someone mentioned that its trapped energy/Stress within that area. After watching this video and doing the technique I felt a visible change and for the first night in MONTHS was able to lay on my back. Didn't realize how stressed/ how much my body was holding in. THANK YOU !
This is what I've been experiencing for years. I've always been worried it's something serious but I'm hoping it's fixable. I haven't tried this technique yet but I'm hoping it works 🙌
Lower back problems often benefit from reducing caffiene drinks or alcohol which are all dehydrating. Replace with good clean natural water. Approx a small glass every waking hour.
I have been going to doctor's saying about pain in left lower back for ages they never give an answer. At a crisis point of severe pain at the moment. I know stress affects me very badly so grateful for any help!
Instructions unclear, now I'm paralyzed from the neck down and I am dictating this youtube comment to my nurse
The exercise is fabulous, so is listening to your voice explaining it. Both super relaxing haha
You're a good communicator, lady. The presentation you gave in this video could be put in chapter of a book with almost no editing required.
Tried it had a yawn . This is new to me. Hopfully this helps relax my frazzled nerves. Will have to research this, I like to understand the whys & how's 🤔
How does the vagus nerve reset exercise affect the vagus nerve? Does it tone it, relax it or something else? Thank you.
Edward, great question. My understanding is that it tones it, it’s like a brake pedal for the gas pedal of fight flight, sympathetic arousal.
Your 3 o’clock? So, the right, as if I’m looking at a clock? Or, as if my face has a clock around it so, to my left?
No your right.. she indictes to the right with her hands !!!.
I really like the way you did this. It's a pleasure to see someone who really knows what they're doing.
Walter Jackson... thank you for your words. I appreciate them (and you!) very much and am noticing a lovely warm smile as a result. Best wishes and benevolence to you! :)
Thank you, Stanley Rosenberg! The book, he describes is called "Accessing the healing power of the Vagus nerve". Very readable😃
Anna Berghammer... right!?! His work has been so helpful - thanks for taking the time to comment. If I could redo that video, I would have remembered to give him spoken credit, instead of only in the written description. Blessings and Best to you.
@@nervoussystemninja Captions would be nice. The video is useless to me without them.
@@nervoussystemninja I usually do deep belly breathing exercises while in this same prone position, and it helps me fall asleep as well. I wonder if this activates the vagus nerve too! I will try this exercise without the belly breathing and see what happens, I wonder if it would be a suitable variation to still do the eye movement AND the belly breathing?
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Wow. The first time I tried it I got an emotional release. Then a few more times and I finally embraced the relaxation and immediately felt like I was spinning/falling. Good thing I was in bed! I guess it's been awhile since the last time my poor parasympathetic system was activated.
2:19 that's it? the video cuts and i didn't see her do anything.
Who knew that the reset button was in the sphincter? 'Best to wash those hands immediately.
Thank you sooooo much Renee for your video 😀 I have been having panic attacks for years and upon waking up this morning I felt one was coming. My osteopath mentioned to me that it had to do with my vagus nerve. So when I felt the panic attack coming I looked for a video on how to relax the vagus nerve and found your video. To my surprise it worked!!! Your exercise completely aborted the panic attack!! I’m so thankful to you because I have been suffering for more than 20 years. THANK YOU!!!! 🙏🙏🙏
A G... your comment moved me to tears, in a good way. I am so thankful that you tried it and took the time to let me know... blessings to you and your journey - please stay in touch!! amazing.
I’m so glad to hear that a panic attack was averted. I suffer with them as well and have recently discovered that the vertebrae in my neck are out of sorts causing pressure on my brain stem, arteries, cerebral spinal fluid flow and vagus nerve. Consider finding an orthospinology.com chiro in your area. The relief from so many symptoms is quite remarkable
@@jbailey628 did you try the exercise in this video to help your situation?
How are your panic attacks now? Do you still have them?
I found this really fun to try. I did it a few times and it did bring up yawning and sighs. After I had a relaxed smile on my face (often my face is serious) and felt like a nice walk. I don't know how much it was from this, how much from the comfort of simply lying on a couch, and how much it was from just giving my dog a new herbal supplement from the vet I'm excited about.
I still don’t understand what 3 o’clock is. Our own right or left? Videos can be flipped so looking at the video doesn’t help. Right or left?
Your own right
I'm a little confused on the 3 o'clock direction. Am I moving my eyes to the right?
Anything I did in my childhood and my family said for I was weird, and I stipped doing them, I am discovering as an adult that they are really important excercises, I have redicovered them through a Somatic Experiencing course. And I can say this above is something I was doing as a child because made me feel good, however I wasn't doing it correctly. This is confirming to me that I am a sensitive person who as a child explored many ways that helped me keeping a good mental health.
Valentina S... this is so beautiful to read. Absolutely - the Indwelling Wisdom of your body has always been there - it is with *all* of us. I honor and acknowledge you for listening, way to go!
Thank you. I want to try this. Is 3:00 looking at a clock or as if my face is a clock. I have always been confused with this que. I think I am making it harder than it needs to be.
Keep your head straight while your eyes look to three o'clock.
It's as if you're looking at a clock, so it's to your right.
She could have just said " look to your right". The girl doing it in the vid's eyes didn't seem to move so was a bit confusing , and the woman explaining even swooshed her hand to her own right which to someone laying down opposite would lead them to move their eyes in the direction of the swoosh. There would have been no confusion about direction if it had been mansplained.
I love how you offered using it in varying situations - thank you for this helpful information!
You bet, Victoria! The sky (or our creativity, perhaps) is the limit with ways this can be applied... one of my more advanced favorites is to use it while thinking of something that can evoke a stress response, and the body positioning of this exercise can reduce how that stress lives in our body. Good stuff! Would love to hear from you how you applied it. Best wishes, and feel free to reach out with more insights or questions :)
Am I looking too far to the 3pm? Somehow my eyes feel off afterwards. As if they are now tired.
I'd go more gentle and easy with your gaze - no forcing, just a soft and easy gaze towards your left or right. It doesn't have to be far, as long as it's off your midline, that's enough.
Looking only to the right at 3oclock? Because when you mentioned Patient you looked both ro 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock.? Amazingly. When I’ve had a stressful days I naturally want to put my arms behind me like that. Body knows
Anyone else do this and have a release of tears?… just me? …
**eyes back to 3 o’clock**
Hello Renee, fellow Contemplative Outreach member here, so good to have found you here! I have a question, when you are thinking of the 3:00 position is that if you are the clock or looking at a clock, so it is to the right? Thanks so much, Brenda Smith
Good question! Brenda Smith... so great to see you here! It is to the right, and I forgot to say to the left, so feel free to do both sides :)
@@nervoussystemninja Thank you!! So nice to see you, I have missed you over the years, since we chatted in Sedalia last! Best of everything to you!
Cool. But this is part of my daily Yoga practice. The 3 o’clock is a nice trick tho. Oxygenate. It’s the exhale actually. Can’t always hit the floor! Breathe.
you nailed it! :)
you can explore all hours of the clock.... let curiosity lead the way and enjoy!
I want some of what ever she is having. :)
I really enjoyed this exercise but wondered if there any research evidence base to support that it actually works? Now you may say the evidence is in the numerous people who report benefit but both of us know that can be the placebo effect which can result in positive outcomes in a whopping 30 per cent of people. So, is there actual medical science or anatomical evidence that this activated the parasympathetic/vagus nerve system? I've never come across it and I am medically trained. I am all up for alternative medicine and very open to it - like acupuncture, yoga and mindfulness - which have medical evidence behind them. But I'm really finding it difficult to find the medical evidence for this technique. Where is it derived from? How was it conjured up? Can you also tell me a little about your background and if you too are medically trained? So please, I am all ears and open to changing my mind, but just want more information about this Renee - where does it come from (origins) and the evidence base (either real anatomical and research of proven effect). Thank you
Thank you so much, had so much neck and back pain and felt like everything in my body was tearing apart sometimes, 5 minutes later and I feel so loose and comfortable, its like I'm brand new!!
I can't believe how effective this is. Thank you
Thomas Mulroney... that's *awesome* !! So glad to hear it! :-D
For reals, Vagus, baby, VAGUS!! Thanks for this!!
yeah BABY!!! Yay and you're welcome!! xo
Ps , I will be doing an online presentation……
I am happy to invite you to join as one of the speakers 🔊……..
May I ask , what is the best platform to reach you?
Or email 📧
Thank you
Look forward to speaking with you soon, Best r
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- Hi, what's up?
- Exercises.
- But you're lying and looking at the wall, aren't you?"
- oh come on
Thank you so much! It took about five minutes but then the yawn came and a little light headed but once it passed.. I feel so much better 💙✨
Yeahhhh!!! I love to hear it, RachelGDollFace! In what ways did you notice that you felt better?
@@nervoussystemninja She went into a deep sleep and cannot answer! LOL
WOW! thank you. adding this to the top of my "go to" list for instant relaxation. I experienced a whole body sigh. ahhhhh.
I found that by just stopping , relax and just breathe. I breathe through my right nostril and exhale to the left nostril. Then I breathe in through the left nostril and exhale through the right nostril and do this four or five times and I find myself completely relaxed and ready to go.
I asked my neighbor about her Vagus nerve and she slapped me.
She says 3-o'clock position but motions to her own 3-o'clock which from the girl on the table then is the 9-o'clock. This is confusing.
Also, "like brushing your teeth" .. it's really not recommended to do that MORE than two times, as you then start scrubbing away your protective layer too much, so not a helpful analogy.
Other than that, if it works for you and it relaxes you .. hey that's as good as it gets I guess. You can also do a headstand for 5 minutes 🙂
Should we look to our 9 o clock after or only look to our 3?
Your manner of speaking and the tone of your voice are also calming. Thank you.
We appreciate your support! Green Tree Mind is so grateful to have Dr. Renee as our CEO and Founder
If you do this but look at 9 O'clock instead your brain takes a screenshot.
Thank you so Much,,,,,Ninja,, for Simplifying,, the Vagus,,Nerve,, Exercise,,,,, martin ,,dublin ireland,,,
Hooray, you’re welcome! Thank you for the comment, I appreciate you 🤩🥷
How does this works? Is it because of your sight? Bilateral stimulation? I haven't read the book
Wow! I've done a lot of quick relaxation techniques--tapping, deliberate yawning, three breaths, etc.--this is the fastest, best one yet!!! I yawned and swallowed and sighed in the first few seconds.
David C.... Love hearing this! Way to go, it's so nice to hear that you're finding something that works really well for you :)
Hiya, thanks for sharing and really useful. Just wondering and comparing with some recent reading I have done; but after the exercise with the eyes at 3:00, should you then repeat with eyes at 9:00?
Hi Mark, thanks for the comment - so glad it was helpful!
And yes, repeat with eyes at 9:00. Go into the direction as far (or not far) and comfortable as works for your eye comfort, many people try to push and go as far as they can and that can be hard on the eye muscles. Further isn't necessarily better, even going just 1-3 degrees can often be enough to unlock the vigilant forward fixation gaze and create a relaxation response.
Bless you Renee! This one works so much better to relax me than all the exercises that focus on breathing. Focusing on breathing is actually very stress-inducing when recovering from coronavirus and the lungs still are not at 100%.
That's absolutely wonderful to hear PC Henderson! I wish you the best of luck in your recovery journey from what must have been a very stressful experience. 🙏🏼🌳
Honestly it has always made me feel stressed trying to focus on breathing, or picturing something in my mind. It actually gives me performance anxiety! This is much better.
A sigh? I notice I take a deep breath as soon as I look to 3 and 10.. what would that mean.. I'm extremely uptight?
A sigh can be considered an inhale upon another inhale... or a deep breath. You're doing it right ... and if you're extremely uptight, then we all are and you're not alone in it :)
@@nervoussystemninja If I may add some insight on this question, I believe a sigh after only 10 sec' would mean quite the opposite - ie, you're quite ready to move away from over-focusing, and give yourself a "break"!
As a matter of fact, OVER doing it, or - thinking it, is what being uptight is about - and the way this vid was shot, lead me to focus to the back of my skull in a way whitch triggered the yawning repeatedly and unexpectedly, in no specific position! . Previous attempts with the technique, from another RUclips video, had me on the verge of nausea, from straining my eyes, and trying too hard...
I believe your mere suggestion, about "trying to just get to where you are" is about as far as many of us can try, and the technique per se might, for many of us, get in the way, from doing just that...
So, anyways, here's to "imperfection", and to relaxed practice, when we can avoid making things worse for 70 %, never mind for the 30 who got a little fuzzed, better less than too much...! And thanks for that gorgeous tree in the background!
I find it very difficult to hold the eyes in one direction. I feel dizzy and uncomfortable. No sighing or relaxation. What do I do wrong?
Just wow . Within 2 seconds i was yawning & then the tears began ro flow . Where had this been all my life . Thank you for sharing your precious insights ❤ Keep Golden ❤
My mom has anxiety and we're both into natural means to heal our bodies and minds and to "hack" our nervous systems. I stumbled upon your channel and this video after learning more about the vagus nerve and, in addition to discovering this awesome reset, I instantly found you to be delightful 😁. You've got a new subscriber and thank-you so much for your awesome channel!
Wow, I tried another one of these relaxation exercises for the vagus nerve before. I wondered why I would sight every time. Now I know it's the nervous system's relaxation response :D
I love it! I think it's always so fun to have more understanding of why our system is doing what it's doing :) thank you for sharing!
Danke Schon..I tried ..each time I manifested.. muscles abdomen became stiff..made some shrieks ..bowel movements..and have problems at same spot at top of spine connection with skull..
Geeky a rush up in the neck muscles and by the shoulder blades..,chest in front sternum..sore took ibuprofen to ease soreness
Please explain .. mechanism of action ..
Should I rest it or can do more
Bless you