The VAGUS NERVE is the connection between the Mind and the Body… AT LAST we are finding the Biological Pathway….it is connected to the 10th Cranial Nerve in the Brain Stem and targets most of our Organs i.e it constricts airways, slows heart rate down, stimulates digestion and helps with bloodflow. It is part of the PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS system that calms our body down following ‘fight or flight’…stress. It is crucial to our Well Being. The following article below suggests how we can assist the VAGAL TONE to increase and improve our immune systems response.
I was honoured and blessed to attend the Masterclass of Dr Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory’. He talked about the Transformative Power of feeling safe and the importance of Social Connections.