Stimulation of the Vagus nerve can allow us to work with our body’s natural healing ability to slow our nervous system down. This can result in feeling more present, calm and connected to your surroundings. This exercise will show you a Vagus Nerve exercise to begin to feel safe, now!

Technique Credit: Taught to me by Dr. Arielle Schwartz.

See her work here for more information and exercises like these:
Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery: https://amzn.to/443XrBI
Complex PTSD Workbook: https://amzn.to/44lAnyj
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD: Compassionate Strategies to Begin Healing from Childhood Trauma: https://amzn.to/46pR5yn
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Learn more about Trauma, how our body stores it and methods to heal trauma. Bessel Van der Kolk simply explains these concepts in:

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma:
https://amzn.to/3NEEEWJ

Chapters:
3:36: Exercise

If you are someone who has experienced trauma or knows someone that has, try out some of the educational videos below.

Check out these videos to continue your Calm journey!

Beginner Vagus Nerve Exercise:    • Easy Vagus Nerve exercise for Trauma ...  
Silencing the Alarm:    • Conquer Trauma Symptoms: Silencing th...  
5,4,3,2,1 Grounding:    • Beginner Anxiety Management Strategy ...  
456 Breathing:    • Breathing Exercise to stimulate the P...  
Acupressure:    • You can do this without anyone knowin...  


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Hi Everyone! My goal is to create highquality, short, effective and educational videos specific to Trauma and Mental Health that you can utilize and practice in your own journey. I pull from both clinical experience and the scientific literature in hopes to deliver effective and informative content.




My name is Kyle and I am a Clinical Psychologist, Certified EMDR therapist and an EMDR ConsultantinTraining. I specialize in trauma therapy, from both childhood, adulthood, presentday and occupational trauma. I often utilize several modalities of treatment including EyeMovement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic Experiencing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness.

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Breit, S., Kupferberg, A., Rogler, G., & Hasler, G. (2018). Vagus Nerve as Modulator of the BrainGut Axis in Psychiatric and Inflammatory Disorders. Frontiers in psychiatry, 9, 44.

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