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The Vagus Nerve and Polyvagal Theory
What are the Vagus Nerve and Polyvagal System & Why do they Matter to YOU?
What are the Vagus Nerve and Polyvagal System & Why do they Matter to YOU?
What is Polyvagal Theory?
This is the page for Stephen Porges who Created Polyvagal Theory
This is the page for Stephen Porges who Created Polyvagal Theory
The Polyvagal Theory Explained - Irene Lyon
The Polyvagal Theory Explained - Irene Lyon
I found her explanation helpful. She offers classes and I have no idea about that, but this a good video
Images and Charts of the Polyvagal System
The Vagus Nerve Location & What Areas of the Body it Connects To
Helpful Articles about the Vagus Nerve
& the Polyvagal System
Helpful Videos for Understanding YOUR Brain
Understanding Your Brain & Why it Matters
Understanding Your Brain & Why it Matters
Learning about the brain and how it functions helps us to better understand our feelings, reactions, responses - mental, physical and emotional - to life's difficult and all too often traumatic experiences.
When you understand what is happening in the brain when you are activated, you can learn how to manage and reduce your reactions.
MOST Importantly: Understanding how your brain works is empowering and is key to taking the reins of your mind and your experience
Meditation Brings Our Nervous System into CALM
This meditation guides you through increasing love and compassion for yourself. Observe yourself and how the experiences of life have impacted you. Through the lens of love, connect with both giving and receiving whatever is needed, fostering and growing your compassion and understanding for yourself.
Music: Healing Mother by Buddha’s Lounge on YouTube
OH: Increasing Compassion for Self & Others
This meditation is the basis and foundation of Open Heart meditations. It increases love and compassion for self and others.
Music: Peaceful Garden by Buddha’s Lounge on YouTube
The system responds and can return to calm when you send it messages of safety. This meditation is helpful for that, or whenever you need a barrier to the world, a deep sense of safety, unconditional love and support, or when you are doing difficult work. Practicing often can help restore a sense of safety.
Music: Golden Blossom - Tranquil Flute by Buddha’s Lounge on YouTube
This Meditation anchors you into your stable, rooted self using the vagus nerve; balances the mind through bi-laterall focus and bi-lateral touch
Music: Vagus Nerve Stimulation by Narayanjot Records on YouTube
This meditation anchors you in your strong, immoveable center and allows you to rest in strength as you observe all thought, feeling and sensation that arises
Music: Bamboo Garden by Buddha’s Flute
This meditation guides you through shifting your attention inward to: build connection with self and body; increase awareness of, and ability to listen to, information coming from your body which can help you begin to tune into what state your nervous system is in and to assess effectiveness of interventions
Music: Krishna’s Healing Power by Buddha’s Lounge on YouTube
This meditation helps you to gently stretch into acceptance of things that may be difficult
Music: Dive into Tranquility - Buddha’s Flute on YouTube
Use this meditation to balance the mind, increase focus and attention, and most importantly to interrupt the signaling from the amygdala so that you can bring your system into CALM. This is my version of one from the NMI page on insight timer and also on this page.
Music: Powerful Meditation Music for Concentration and Focus by Meditation and Healing on YouTube
Awe is beneficial for everyone, especially when dealing with anything difficult. Do this often - even for a couple minutes when you are stressed/overwhelmed/hurting. This meditation guides you through remembering with all of your senses an experience of being in a place where you FELT AWE
Music: Village Love Story by Buddha’s Flute on YouTube
You Have 3 Brains: Here's How to Use them
How the Amygdala Works
Trauma & the Nervous System
More videos with Robert Sapolsky, which I recommend for understanding your brain, yourself, and your experience in a different way
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Your Reptilian Brain Explained
The Biology of Our Best and Worst Selves
The Neuroscience Behind Behavior
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