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In this video I show you three vagus nerve exercises to rewire your brain from anxiety. I also share what anxiety actually is (and the surprising reason why it’s good for you) as well as what to do when anxiety hits.
Note: this content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, or as a substitute for the medical advice of a physician.
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Timestamps:
0:00 How To Reprogram Your Brain From Anxiety
1:23 What Causes Anxiety
2:38 What Does Anxiety Feel Like?
4:30 What To Do When Anxiety Hits
5:17 Vagus Nerve Exercises To Rewire Your Brain From Anxiety
5:28 Vagus Nerve Exercises: Neck Mobility
7:36 Vagus Nerve Exercises: Rib Cage Mobility
11:42 Vagus Nerve Exercises: SCM Stretch
— Vagus Nerve Exercises To Rewire Your Brain From Anxiety —
If you’re someone who frequently struggles with anxiety — or even just worried thoughts — you might think your brain is broken.
Not true.
Anxiety is actually a survival mechanism.
It tells you when you’re in danger — or at least when your nervous system believes it is.
Anxiety tells you to step away from a high cliff edge so you don’t fall to your death. It warns you when a person has bad intentions (usually we call this intuition).
But we can experience anxiety in situations where we are actually safe — and that’s when it becomes a problem.
In these cases, your nervous system has gotten “stuck” in danger mode. The whole world suddenly looks like it’s out to get you.
Cue the anxiety!
This is a big problem because “danger” can look like making new friends or business connections.
It can mean putting yourself out there for a promotion or going for a big new client.
It can shake your confidence — literally, by giving you the jitters — before your big competition.
Anxiety can tell you to stay small, play it safe, keep to your lane — when what you really want is to reach for the stars.
Most anxiety treatments focus on changing your thoughts — thinking positively, using affirmations, etc.
Or, they might suggest taking a deep breath (hard to do when your diaphragm is frozen in fear — and yes, this happens).
What we really need are methods to jolt your nervous system out of danger mode and back into safe and happy mode (assuming you’re not actually in physical danger, of course).
This doesn’t happen at the thought level — it happens in your biology.
In your autonomic nervous system, to be exact.
Your vagus nerve is part of your autonomic nervous system and functions to help your body deal with stress.
This video gives you three vagus nerve exercises to rewire your anxious brain and bring you back to a centered state.
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As always, check with your doctor before implementing any new exercises into your routine, especially if you have any pre-existing injuries or health conditions. If you feel any adverse effects, stop immediately and consult your physician.
Nice polyvagal exercises! The mastoid muscle exercise revealed the tension on the right side as my ear had a feeling of being very full with pressure, so I switched sides. After completing the left side, I could do the right side.
Now I understand why I’ve been getting tension headaches on the right & some dizziness, right shoulder aching & arm too.
I look forward to watching your channel, suggested by my therapist (GAD, PTSD)
❤Thank you for sharing with us!!
So fast in talking i didn't absorb much
Thank you for this useful and informative video. I have suffered hip pain these last few weeks, I wasn't aware it could be related to anxiety until watching.
Is doing vagus nerve reset once a day too much. I am suffering daily with bad anxiety. Don’t want to over stress my nervous system. Doing deep belly breathing exercises too Please reply
Really great. Thank you.
Tilting my head to the right almost gives me an anxiety attack… breathing increased and a general feeling of panic…… weird. My HRV is extremely low and im dealing with a lot of stress related health issues…..
Really helpful..I appreciate it.more videos like this will really keep us going
I was told after passing out for the 7th time several years ago that it was because of my vagus nerve. Do you have any videos that explain the connection between passing out and the vagus nerve?
The first exercise made me dizzy
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My son gets shortness of breath and I get a headache from these 3 exercises. Any thought as to why?
The background music is too loud and therefore distracts me from what you're saying.
Thank you that felt great
Wow! Today, 03 October 2024, I believe THÍS/ YOUR channel was/is GODSEND!!! Thank you so much. GOD BLESS.❤❤❤
Thank you for these exercises, Sukie !
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I have a panic attack right now.. Pls help me to overcome this
Ive had anxiety since the age of 14 but since my mom passed away just about 2 years ago my anxiety has been sky rocketing
I've been searching for you not knowing where to look. Thank you for that felt amazing.
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It's so stressed to watch your movie. Too fast talking og far to much.
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The music is too frenetic, it adds to my anxiety.
Love it🎉
@SukieBaxter I have muscle spasms around my left side ,on my back and around neck. Is this exercise good for it..? Cause I tried it and my muscles spasm relax a bit.
Hello mam.
I m facing jerks at tommy while sleeping.need ur guidance
I find that doing these with a smile on my face also helps 🙂
What if you don’t noticed the sigh or swallow even after 1 mins? What does that mean?