For 6 years my diaphragm has been so tight and painful I had a hard time eating and breathing. Hundred thousand dollars of tests and NOTHING showed up. Endoscopy’s, CT’s, MRI’s…this is the first time I’ve be pain free !! I also did the eye exercise earlier in the day which helped. I’m in tears. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Unbelievable. I have issues with depression and anxiety, like so many people, and it’s been bad lately. This was very dramatic and helpful. Thanks so much
Thanks for watching. If you’re confused about where to touch for the second technique, watch this video. At 1:26 I show right where the spot is. When I point to where the cervicle paraspinals are: th-cam.com/video/4pPRE9GH0eY/w-d-xo.html Did you notice a difference from the exercises? Which did you find most beneficial?
It thought this was great, but I struggled to identify where I should be putting my hands with the Stephen Porges technique. I googled the anatomy of that area, but now I'm even more confused as there are 4 muscles; the rectus capitis major and minor, and the obliquus capitis inferior and superior. Help! 😅
@@dundeelu3881 Watch this video, at 1:26 I show right where the spot is. When I point to where the cervicle paraspinals are. th-cam.com/video/4pPRE9GH0eY/w-d-xo.html
I’ve been off benzos for almost 3 years and it’s been difficult but gets easier with time. I still panic often but it’s easier to calm it down now. Hope things r going better for u ❤ it’s difficult so I feel u but it does get better.
@@sarlizglam8015 - Hi! Im in the process of tapering off benzos. Im really struggling but I love the Polyvagal exercises. Do you recommend anything else. Thank you
@@robinelliott5561 honestly idk if it’s cold where u live but one thing that really helps me is going outside and breathing in the cold air. I actually just came back from a 1am walk bc I’m super anxious tonight. I love the winter now bc in the summer I can’t do this as easily. The freezing cold air kinda smacks me in the face and makes my brain release it’s cold not anxious. Anxietys a feeling to me so I try to feel anything else. Holding ice in my hands helps too. I tell myself by time the ice is melted the panic won’t be so bad. Another great thing is stretching or yoga. It’s hard for me to focus when I’m panicking but simple easy stretches of my legs back and arms help. Really with benzo tapers….it just takes time. I feel like it took a good 6mon-year before my brain started to repair itself. Everyday got a little better but I had a lot of Setbacks that made me think I wasn’t getting better. It’s been 3 years totally off of them and I’m doing sooooo much better! The panic doesn’t last as long and the tricks I do work faster. I watch a lot of TikTok’s of advice. I searched anxiety relief and found so many helpful tips and tricks.
The second exercise made me start crying. I don't know if that's supposed to happen, but it was interesting to see how this affected me. I'm going through a whole lot right now and my ptsd and anxiety is making coping difficult.
With your ptsd stay steady with your asana practice. It will really help you through. I recommend checking out a book called, "The Body Keeps the Score". The Author considers yoga practice a boon for ptsd.
I'm new to your website. I've been suffering from insomnia since childhood (I'm 67 now) and have tried just about everything out there to get more consistent sleep. Nothing ever worked for very long. I'd recently heard about the vagus nerve but never looked into it until now. This video explains it very well and your instructions are clear (except that I would have liked to see the back of your neck to ensure my fingers were in the right place). I will definitely make this a regular habit. Here's to many a good night's sleep! Thank you, Tim. I'm a grateful subscriber.
I've been practicing yoga regularly for 2 years now (I never dreamed I'd be so hooked on it too!). I've done one of your full body stretching videos and really like your style. I'd like to try one of your calendars. Is there a particular one you'd recommend for someone who is considering an intermediate practice?
Wow , this actually does make me sigh and breathe better , I have peripheral neuropathy which is affecting my Vagous nerve and ANS and it helps me with my dizziness and balance! Thanks !!
Thanks so much, Tim. That was super helpful. I'm going to use these exercises regularly. Also, I love the CMC. You offer so many great classes and the way you teach has really helped me to improve my practice.
AFFIMING: I am safe. I love my life. I allow myself to be in the present moment, right here, right now. I have everything I need. I am open to new ideas. I am here, here in my body, and all is well. I am aware of my thoughts, feelings, and body, in the present moment. I am grounded and connected to the earth. I trust myself. I am open to new ways of thinking. I embrace change. I love myself. I let go of my past. I feel safe and secure.
helped with dehabilitating anxiety that i had started to suffer 3 years ago since covid. doctors kept on wanting me to be on medication that made my symptom worse, this exercise not only helped my anxiety but my ibs aswell especially the first and second exercise
I am suffering episodes of atrial fibrillation which started after a serious GI bleed. After extensively reading /watching learned cardiologists, they state that atrial fibrillation can be caused by the vagus nerve coming from the stomach. My doctor seems uninterested in this theory and prefers to treat it with stronger medication. I prefer natural remedies and will now add these yoga exercises to my yoga practice with you, to see if this might reduce the duration of attacks. Thank you so much for showing us these techniques. Namaste 🙏
As always, your videos provide amazing relaxing techniques to .help us feel better and more balanced. Many thanks Tim for helping me improve my understanding and practice of yoga.
Hello Tim, first of all I would like to thank you for posting these wonderful videos every week. I appreciate it. It is really precious. Today when I was trying to do the second exercise, I was not sure if I was touching the right muscles and bones. I don't know if it is possible but maybe next time can you describe it in detail or do you have any recommendation regarding this topic. Thanks for everything and have a great week :)
Hey Iris, Watch this video, at 1:26 I show right where the spot is. When I point to where the cervicle paraspinals are. th-cam.com/video/4pPRE9GH0eY/w-d-xo.html
When I swim laps, I breathe out with sound, finding it helps me focus on the regular breath, so interesting that this is actually a real technique! I did find my heart beat stronger after these exercises today. I don't know if that's the response that is supposed to happen! THANK YOU TIM as ever.
If this was a placebo then it was a rather impressive one. I did indeed laugh with surprise at how wonderful these techniques made me feel. This has made my day.
Hi Tim I found your classes by accident! As a 62 year old American woman, I have been doing yoga/Pilates for 1 whole year now; no one has really ever explained in detail HOW to do breathing & such other exercises to get the most out of class! thank you so much! Michele in Yokohama, Japan💜💙🧡❤🤎💚🐧
Ohhh so interesting! I love to hear about the vagus nerve. I just reserved Porges's book at the library and can't wait to read it! Thank you Tim, you are the best!
Thank you for your video. If I may make a suggestion, not everyone knows where the occipital bone and muscle are so it would be really good if during the video you showed exactly where it was so that we are doing it correctly.
Thanks Ti for this, your video came up on my feed, after my Yoga Nidra Vagus Nerve guided meditation funnily enough. Great explanation of how this works, synchronicities love it!
(delete if irrelevant) So I am pretty familiar with several vagus nerve and breath work exercise which stimulate the relaxed state, and have been doing the for a while. Yes I noticed some benefits here and there. But after years of use, I'm not seeing much effect anymore, also I am just burnt out from doing them all the time.. Yesterday I had a session with a psychologist and she told me this; to calm down when we are activated, we should actually do exercises and breathwork which will stimulate the sympathetic system. The reason for this is to complete the stress cycle and to deplete the adrenaline/cortisone excretion as well as burn it off. Makes sense, because once the stress hormones are released what good are calming exercises? The stress hormones are already in the system, parasympathetic exercises won’t get rid of them. If anything it will confuse your body and nervous system and suppress the stress cycle (trauma much??). Completing the stress cycle using sympathetic exercises is also synonymous with the , in that trauma is unprocessed stress. Moreover sympathetic exercises are what build resilience in the nervous system. There is a notion in Neuro-physiology which states that whats very important is how the stress comes about; Stress that came to us against our will is bad, however stress which we summoned deliberately has a different (positive) neuro-physiological effect. Also many breath-work practitioners such as Wim Hoff seem to lean more towards sympathetic breath-work (rapid mouth breathing), no? Thoughts?
had a neck injury at 11 yrs of age c1-c8 and then some other injuries an now I have been dealing with chronic pain and all the other anomlies that come with injuries and the healing....cheers thanks interesting
Thank you Tim! This was great to learn! I am not sure i was touching the right spots... but I'll go research and see if I can find some pictures. thank you!
Thanks Tim. Just a bit confused. Not noticing effects or sure if I've done the exercises correctly. I'd love to see a video zooming in on those places at the back of the neck, even with accompanying images of the bone and muscle groups for accuracy.
Really great info and techniques thank you ! My only critique is that I don’t think you needed the camera Angle switches in this class. Nothing against your profile of course😁
I really appreciate Tim you responded to each of us. I came here because i was looking for someone who can answers my question. I had traumas since childhood till this year. I decided to release trauma by vagus nerve exercise. i did only thrice and after that every now and then i am having bad dreams, seems like something coming out deep from me which even i might not be aware of. Secondly i have started yoga practicing and breathing. Is it yoga or is it the vagus nerve excersise which is causing bad dreams
Could be a combination. In dream work you can write down your dreams and then instead of analyzing the content look at the feelings behind the dreams. Find out more by Googling 'Bad Dreams'. And if you have more questions, send them to me via the chat feature on the Conscious Movement Community (CMC) site. If you’re not signed up for the CMC, click here: www.timsenesiyoga.com/consciousmovement
The second exercise lost me, though it felt good -- it would help to have an image of the bones we're supposed to be moving the skin over. Maybe I need to get the book. Just thought you'd like to know I couldn't visualize what you were doing behind the head and under the hair. So I see that you've answered this question below. It also helped to watch and listen twice. Thank you.
Pin the skin on the subocciput.. but make it cute! Thank you Tim, I appreciate your grounded and mellow candor and thorough, well articulated instruction. Listening to you speak is like watching someone surf, thank you for that!
With the second technique I'm not clear about what you're doing. Where abouts are you touching the back of your head and how are you touching it? With your thumb? I think I need to see it from behind.
I was looking for exercises to stimulate the vagus nerve in order to help with Spasmodic Dysphonia, a neurological disorder. However, any sound using the back of the throat is detrimental.
Whatever breathing technique I use I always find it makes me uncomfortable to hold my breath. not because I can't do it, but just makes me feel uncomfortable and a bit panicky. Any thoughts?
Good morning, I had my balance nerve removed and my right one is still there. How do I trick my body to have a complete balance. I get shoulder pain and neck pain ever since my surgery. No one can tell me anything about this. I am only 48 and I used to fit and athletic, now I feel like i am practically disabled. Please help me I will pay for consultation.
For 6 years my diaphragm has been so tight and painful I had a hard time eating and breathing. Hundred thousand dollars of tests and NOTHING showed up. Endoscopy’s, CT’s, MRI’s…this is the first time I’ve be pain free !!
I also did the eye exercise earlier in the day which helped.
I’m in tears. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
So nice to hear all this. Thanks Patty
Unbelievable. I have issues with depression and anxiety, like so many people, and it’s been bad lately. This was very dramatic and helpful. Thanks so much
I’m sorry to hear that, but I’m glad you were able to feel a difference from these techniques. Thanks for letting me know
Thanks for watching. If you’re confused about where to touch for the second technique, watch this video. At 1:26 I show right where the spot is. When I point to where the cervicle paraspinals are: th-cam.com/video/4pPRE9GH0eY/w-d-xo.html
Did you notice a difference from the exercises? Which did you find most beneficial?
It thought this was great, but I struggled to identify where I should be putting my hands with the Stephen Porges technique. I googled the anatomy of that area, but now I'm even more confused as there are 4 muscles; the rectus capitis major and minor, and the obliquus capitis inferior and superior. Help! 😅
@@dundeelu3881 Watch this video, at 1:26 I show right where the spot is. When I point to where the cervicle paraspinals are. th-cam.com/video/4pPRE9GH0eY/w-d-xo.html
i did day 10 of your 30 day yoga challenge 2023, then did the 5 minute guided shavasna and then this. Really enjoy everything you teach Tim.
Awesome. Thank you
Much needed thank you! Currently withdrawing from medication for anxiety. Hope everyone struggling finds some relief!
💛💛💛
So good to hear this Rose. And I also 'Hope everyone struggling finds some relief!' Thank you.
I’ve been off benzos for almost 3 years and it’s been difficult but gets easier with time. I still panic often but it’s easier to calm it down now. Hope things r going better for u ❤ it’s difficult so I feel u but it does get better.
@@sarlizglam8015 thank you!🙏🏽
@@sarlizglam8015 - Hi! Im in the process of tapering off benzos. Im really struggling but I love the Polyvagal exercises. Do you recommend anything else. Thank you
@@robinelliott5561 honestly idk if it’s cold where u live but one thing that really helps me is going outside and breathing in the cold air. I actually just came back from a 1am walk bc I’m super anxious tonight. I love the winter now bc in the summer I can’t do this as easily. The freezing cold air kinda smacks me in the face and makes my brain release it’s cold not anxious. Anxietys a feeling to me so I try to feel anything else. Holding ice in my hands helps too. I tell myself by time the ice is melted the panic won’t be so bad. Another great thing is stretching or yoga. It’s hard for me to focus when I’m panicking but simple easy stretches of my legs back and arms help. Really with benzo tapers….it just takes time. I feel like it took a good 6mon-year before my brain started to repair itself. Everyday got a little better but I had a lot of Setbacks that made me think I wasn’t getting better. It’s been 3 years totally off of them and I’m doing sooooo much better! The panic doesn’t last as long and the tricks I do work faster. I watch a lot of TikTok’s of advice. I searched anxiety relief and found so many helpful tips and tricks.
This is quite awesome. It’s so nice to start the morning calm rather than anxious. 💙
👍
The second exercise made me start crying. I don't know if that's supposed to happen, but it was interesting to see how this affected me. I'm going through a whole lot right now and my ptsd and anxiety is making coping difficult.
With your ptsd stay steady with your asana practice. It will really help you through. I recommend checking out a book called, "The Body Keeps the Score". The Author considers yoga practice a boon for ptsd.
@@yogawithtim Yes, I've been hearing about this book. Ill definitely check it out. Thank you for your videos and advice.
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Hope you got through it buddy❤️
Hi Ty I don't understand where u put ur hands in the back of ur head
The neck one didn’t have the noticeable effects you mentioned at first, but immediately after doing it, I felt much calmer. Thanks 🙏🏼
So good to hear. Thanks!
I really enjoyed the humming part the best. I’m interested I learning more about the vagus nerve. It was a very calming practice. Thank you 😊
Great. Glad you liked it. Hmmmmmm
I'm new to your website. I've been suffering from insomnia since childhood (I'm 67 now) and have tried just about everything out there to get more consistent sleep. Nothing ever worked for very long. I'd recently heard about the vagus nerve but never looked into it until now. This video explains it very well and your instructions are clear (except that I would have liked to see the back of your neck to ensure my fingers were in the right place). I will definitely make this a regular habit. Here's to many a good night's sleep! Thank you, Tim. I'm a grateful subscriber.
Welcome and so nice to hear this. Keep me posted on your progress.
I've been practicing yoga regularly for 2 years now (I never dreamed I'd be so hooked on it too!). I've done one of your full body stretching videos and really like your style. I'd like to try one of your calendars. Is there a particular one you'd recommend for someone who is considering an intermediate practice?
Wow , this actually does make me sigh and breathe better , I have peripheral neuropathy which is affecting my Vagous nerve and ANS and it helps me with my dizziness and balance! Thanks !!
So good to hear this. Thank you Omar
This is the most amazing relaxing yoga I have done in 12 years of practicing yoga. Thanks Tim
You're so welcome! Thanks Paula.
❤
After a hectic day and menopausal lack of sleep, this felt amazing
I’m going to do these exercises before bed, see if it helps, thanks Tim💕
Was it work?
Good to hear. Let me know how it works.
Thanks, Tim. I am glad to have these exercises in my anti-anxiety tool box. Now I will try a 30 minute practice. Namaste.
Great. Thanks Vicki Namaste
Thank you for those exercises I think that's what I really needed to get rid of the stress that was sitting in my neck and shoulders.
Cool. Thanks Sallie
Thanks so much, Tim. That was super helpful. I'm going to use these exercises regularly. Also, I love the CMC. You offer so many great classes and the way you teach has really helped me to improve my practice.
Hello Reverend Lorraine. I'm glad you liked this one and glad you love the CMC. So nice to hear it's helping you improve your practice. Thank you!
This video is literally an answer to my prayers regarding the vagus nerve invigoration and improvement.
That’s great. Check out my new one, it’s even better.
AFFIMING: I am safe. I love my life.
I allow myself to be in the present moment,
right here, right now. I have everything I need.
I am open to new ideas. I am here, here
in my body, and all is well. I am aware
of my thoughts, feelings, and body, in the present moment.
I am grounded and connected to the earth. I trust myself.
I am open to new ways of thinking. I embrace change.
I love myself. I let go of my past. I feel safe and secure.
Beautiful. Thank you.
helped with dehabilitating anxiety that i had started to suffer 3 years ago since covid. doctors kept on wanting me to be on medication that made my symptom worse, this exercise not only helped my anxiety but my ibs aswell especially the first and second exercise
So good to hear this. Thank you
I am suffering episodes of atrial fibrillation which started after a serious GI bleed. After extensively reading /watching learned cardiologists, they state that atrial fibrillation can be caused by the vagus nerve coming from the stomach. My doctor seems uninterested in this theory and prefers to treat it with stronger medication. I prefer natural remedies and will now add these yoga exercises to my yoga practice with you, to see if this might reduce the duration of attacks. Thank you so much for showing us these techniques. Namaste 🙏
You're so welcome. Thank you. Namaste
I have never received such meaningful FEEDBACK from my body in my entire life... I am 71 years old! Wonderful!! Funtastic!
Awesome. Thanks William.
@@yogawithtim Yeah, I've had a sinusitis infection that's dragged on for about two months now. I'm finally getting relief!!!
Really enjoying all the different topics you're doing this month.
Glad to hear that, thanks for letting me know
As always, your videos provide amazing relaxing techniques to .help us feel better and more balanced. Many thanks Tim for helping me improve my understanding and practice of yoga.
Thanks for saying that, and you are very welcome
The dog is definitely very relaxed.
Cool. Thanks Jessica
😂
Namaste Tim
It felt so relaxing🧘♀️🇬🇷
Wonderful! Thanks Eva
Fantastic! Yoga = Truth. You rock Tim. Cheers.
Nice! Thanks Jonah
Hello Tim, first of all I would like to thank you for posting these wonderful videos every week. I appreciate it. It is really precious. Today when I was trying to do the second exercise, I was not sure if I was touching the right muscles and bones. I don't know if it is possible but maybe next time can you describe it in detail or do you have any recommendation regarding this topic. Thanks for everything and have a great week :)
Hey Iris, Watch this video, at 1:26 I show right where the spot is. When I point to where the cervicle paraspinals are. th-cam.com/video/4pPRE9GH0eY/w-d-xo.html
@@yogawithtim Oh, thanks again :)
Your sweet dog is very relaxed by what you do. 😅❤ I find it very relaxing also.
Thanks Lyn! 😉
When I swim laps, I breathe out with sound, finding it helps me focus on the regular breath, so interesting that this is actually a real technique! I did find my heart beat stronger after these exercises today. I don't know if that's the response that is supposed to happen! THANK YOU TIM as ever.
Swimming is a great meditation!
Bonjour Tim,je connais cette technique je suis tellement contente que vous puissiez la faire partager avec nous tous , merci Tim 🙏 Sylvie 😊
je suis ravie que la technique te plaise. Merci Sylvie
If this was a placebo then it was a rather impressive one. I did indeed laugh with surprise at how wonderful these techniques made me feel. This has made my day.
Awesome! Thanks Dean.
Great to gain some knowledge on the topic. The second technique was very effective for me. Thank you so much, Tim!
Great to hear. Thanks Clara
I enjoy this because I prefer to put in my own affirmation
Nice. Thanks
Hi Tim I found your classes by accident! As a 62 year old American woman, I have been doing yoga/Pilates for 1 whole year now; no one has really ever explained in detail HOW to do breathing & such other exercises to get the most out of class! thank you so much! Michele in Yokohama, Japan💜💙🧡❤🤎💚🐧
Hello to you in Yokohama Michele. So glad you like the practice.
I’m having gallbladder spasms and feel it’s connected to anxiety and vagus nerve. These exercises helped! Thank you.
So nice to hear that. Thanks Molly.
Ohhh so interesting! I love to hear about the vagus nerve. I just reserved Porges's book at the library and can't wait to read it! Thank you Tim, you are the best!
Awesome. Thanks Isabelle.
Thank you for your video. If I may make a suggestion, not everyone knows where the occipital bone and muscle are so it would be really good if during the video you showed exactly where it was so that we are doing it correctly.
Thanks for the suggestion Rachel. There's also a great image when you Google 'occipital bone' 😉
The humming was super effective
👍
Amazing!! Thank you!! Namaste 💜
You're so welcome! Thanks Dora.
Oh fab! I have encountered bee breathing before and it is so soothing but the massage on the back of the head/neck that was cool! 🙏🏻
Awesome! Thanks Kitty
Woohoo! This one felt shorter than the 2 days before! Having a very limited attention span focusing in the moment has been a struggle. Yay progress!
Good to hear you're making progress
Thanks Ti for this, your video came up on my feed, after my Yoga Nidra Vagus Nerve guided meditation funnily enough. Great explanation of how this works, synchronicities love it!
Glad you loved it. Thanks Nicola.
Thanks Tim for sharing. Could totally feel those techniques kicking in!
Awesome. Good to hear. Thanks Grace
Thank you so much for sharing this technique, I going to practice this and let you know how it goes .
OK. Please do
(delete if irrelevant)
So I am pretty familiar with several vagus nerve and breath work exercise which stimulate the relaxed state, and have been doing the for a while. Yes I noticed some benefits here and there. But after years of use, I'm not seeing much effect anymore, also I am just burnt out from doing them all the time..
Yesterday I had a session with a psychologist and she told me this; to calm down when we are activated, we should actually do exercises and breathwork which will stimulate the sympathetic system. The reason for this is to complete the stress cycle and to deplete the adrenaline/cortisone excretion as well as burn it off. Makes sense, because once the stress hormones are released what good are calming exercises? The stress hormones are already in the system, parasympathetic exercises won’t get rid of them. If anything it will confuse your body and nervous system and suppress the stress cycle (trauma much??). Completing the stress cycle using sympathetic exercises is also synonymous with the , in that trauma is unprocessed stress. Moreover sympathetic exercises are what build resilience in the nervous system.
There is a notion in Neuro-physiology which states that whats very important is how the stress comes about; Stress that came to us against our will is bad, however stress which we summoned deliberately has a different (positive) neuro-physiological effect. Also many breath-work practitioners such as Wim Hoff seem to lean more towards sympathetic breath-work (rapid mouth breathing), no?
Thoughts?
I could see an argument for that. When Wim was tested his cortisol levels were through the roof, so I don’t think the method is a benefit for that.
Thank you! That dog though… 😊 I get relaxed just looking at him! ❤
Hahaha! Thank you.
Very interesting. Something to work on for a while. Something to experiment with some of my older counseling clients. Thank Tim
Great. Thanks Nadia
Thank you so much and wishing you the best!
Thanks Sarah. Best to you too.
Thanks, for this information and these exercises. Good to know.
My pleasure! Thank you Vicki.
Wow! Fascinating and I could feel myself just relax. Will practice. Thank you 😊
Cool. Thanks Frances
had a neck injury at 11 yrs of age c1-c8 and then some other injuries an now I have been dealing with chronic pain and all the other anomlies that come with injuries and the healing....cheers thanks interesting
I would suggest reading Dr. Sarno’s books to address chronic pain.
Great tips, his dog looks so relaxed!
He IS relaxed. HaHa. Thanks Nicole.
So interesting and useful, Tim. Thanks!
My pleasure!
Thank you Tim! This was great to learn! I am not sure i was touching the right spots... but I'll go research and see if I can find some pictures. thank you!
Watch this video, at 1:26 I show right where the spot is. When I point to where the cervicle paraspinals are. th-cam.com/video/4pPRE9GH0eY/w-d-xo.html
@@yogawithtim thank you!!!
Gracias Tim you’re wizard love the lesson and Oly 🫶🏻
De nada Vany. Namaste
Amazing thanks. ❤❤
Thanks Faye
Pefect like always . Thank you fo sharing this novel theory
My pleasure 😊
Wow. So powerful.
thanks Tim.
You're welcome Fred. Glad you liked it.
Thanks for sharing these beautiful tips
You got it. Thanks Jose
Tim this was amazing. I’ve been working on self regulating my nervous system in times of triggers/severe anxiety. Can you share that book with me?
He wrote it in description box.
Glad you found it helpful. Check the description for the book
Thanks Tim.
Very welcome
Thanks Tim. Really helpful techniques.
Glad it was helpful. Thanks Kathy
amazing! Thank you for this Tim
My pleasure! 😊
Thanks very much, Tim!
You're welcome very much Phil
very calming... thank you
🙏
Thank you this was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks Lisa.
Thanks Tim. Just a bit confused. Not noticing effects or sure if I've done the exercises correctly. I'd love to see a video zooming in on those places at the back of the neck, even with accompanying images of the bone and muscle groups for accuracy.
Here’s a link to the update I made, it gives a more detailed explanation: th-cam.com/video/nqX_wO9zaGc/w-d-xo.html
Oh that's sweet of you to share and reply so soon. How are you, by the way?
Thanks Tim
You're welcome Holly
Thank you
You're welcome
This really helped! Thank you!
So good to hear that. Thank you.
Thanks. That one on the back of the neck zonked me out.
Hopefully in a good way. 😉
So good ❤
😉
Thank you ☺️❤️
You're welcome. 😉
Thank you love love 👏👏🙏🧘♀️💕
Thank you! 😊
I suggest you show the technique by showing exactly the location( i.e occipital bone, muscle etc.) where to apply the pressure.
OK. Thanks
Really great info and techniques thank you !
My only critique is that I don’t think you needed the camera Angle switches in this class. Nothing against your profile of course😁
Thanks for the feedback. 😊
How often should one do these excercises? Is there such thing as too much?
I really appreciate Tim you responded to each of us. I came here because i was looking for someone who can answers my question. I had traumas since childhood till this year. I decided to release trauma by vagus nerve exercise. i did only thrice and after that every now and then i am having bad dreams, seems like something coming out deep from me which even i might not be aware of. Secondly i have started yoga practicing and breathing. Is it yoga or is it the vagus nerve excersise which is causing bad dreams
Could be a combination. In dream work you can write down your dreams and then instead of analyzing the content look at the feelings behind the dreams. Find out more by Googling 'Bad Dreams'. And if you have more questions, send them to me via the chat feature on the Conscious Movement Community (CMC) site. If you’re not signed up for the CMC, click here:
www.timsenesiyoga.com/consciousmovement
Would be great to have a camera on the back detailing the second exercise.
Thanks for the suggestion. 😉
The second exercise lost me, though it felt good -- it would help to have an image of the bones we're supposed to be moving the skin over. Maybe I need to get the book. Just thought you'd like to know I couldn't visualize what you were doing behind the head and under the hair. So I see that you've answered this question below. It also helped to watch and listen twice. Thank you.
Got it. Thanks Virgina. And yes Dr. Sarno's book may help. 😊
Happy Saturday T-Dog 😁👋
Thank you!
Powerful!!!!
Thanks
I saved this video to do it regularly. Could it be that this helps digestion too? The heartburn from stress is gone.
For sure. The vagus nerve innervates the gut. 😊
That was brilliant thank you :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Jo
Would be nice to video the behind the ear exercises. Up close.
Next time!
7:57 it took me seven minutes and 57 seconds to notice the dog. Lolsuper cute
Thanks ;)
Pin the skin on the subocciput.. but make it cute! Thank you Tim, I appreciate your grounded and mellow candor and thorough, well articulated instruction. Listening to you speak is like watching someone surf, thank you for that!
Hey Maddie. Thank you for the great feedback. 😊
With the second technique I'm not clear about what you're doing. Where abouts are you touching the back of your head and how are you touching it? With your thumb? I think I need to see it from behind.
Check out my more recent video for clarification th-cam.com/video/nqX_wO9zaGc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=vODSXK7IdFyT9KYN
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Not sure where you pull the skin but vagus nerve stimulation is always great to do
Watch this video, at 1:26 I show right where the spot is. When I point to where the cervicle paraspinals are. th-cam.com/video/4pPRE9GH0eY/w-d-xo.html
I was looking for exercises to stimulate the vagus nerve in order to help with Spasmodic Dysphonia, a neurological disorder. However, any sound using the back of the throat is detrimental.
I would look into a book by John E. Sarno 'The Mind Body Connection'
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Does it help with heart palpitations ?
I don’t remember reading anything about heart palpitations in the book, but I’d recommend reading it to find out 👍
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It would be really helpful to have a different camera angle to see exactly where you're putting your fingers. Can anyone help with this please?
Good point! Thanks
You can look up the sub occipital if your not sure where they are
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Whatever breathing technique I use I always find it makes me uncomfortable to hold my breath. not because I can't do it, but just makes me feel uncomfortable and a bit panicky. Any thoughts?
Good point! Anything you don’t practice will feel a bit unnatural at first. Practice helps us to feel more comfortable with the uncomfortable.
Good morning, I had my balance nerve removed and my right one is still there. How do I trick my body to have a complete balance. I get shoulder pain and neck pain ever since my surgery. No one can tell me anything about this. I am only 48 and I used to fit and athletic, now I feel like i am practically disabled. Please help me I will pay for consultation.
Hi Suzy, why did you have your balance nerve removed?
My goodness! Went all light-headed at the computer.
Oh wow. Thanks Beatrice