The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in your body and it runs down the right side of our neck and supplies our organs and brain with vital information. It controls things like our heart rate, digestive tract, lung function, our ability to swallow, and even bladder control, just to name a few. But it also affects our mental health and stimulating it has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and even PTSD symptoms. Which is why today I want to offer 3 quick ways to stimulate your vagus nerve!

1. Expose yourself to something cold. This could be a cold shower, dipping our face into cold water, or going outside if you live somewhere cold.
2. Sing, gargle, suck on a hard candy or chew gum, or hum. Because our vagus nerve runs along the side of your neck and is connected to your vocal cords as well as the muscles in the back of your throat, doing these things can stimulate your vagus nerve and increase our vagal tone. Which might be why I have always found singing to be so calming
3. And finally, gently massage it. Find your trapezius muscle or the muscle that runs on the top of your shoulders and give it a nice massage, and then run your hands up and down the sides of your neck going all the way up until your fingertips run into your hairline right behind your ears (and you may want to have some lotion or oil so that your hands slide more easily).

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