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Vagus Nerve

A collection of 5 posts

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Can You Train Your HRV? A Helpful Guide to HeartMath Inner Balance Coherence Plus

Learn how HRV coherence training with HeartMath Inner Balance can help you improve stress resilience. Use 5-5 breathing and real-time feedback to smooth your HRV waveform and carry calm into your day.

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How to Increase HRV with Breathing Exercises: the simple technique that actually works

Your smartwatch keeps sending you low Heart Rate Variability alerts. Your chest feels tight even at rest. You get a full night's sleep and still wake up tired. You're not falling apart. You're stuck in a state known as the fight-or-flight response. It'

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Somatic Healing Through Breathwork: A Nervous System Reset Backed by Scientific Research

If you’re like me and tried to meditate to calm down but ended up feeling more anxious or angry, this post might be for you. For many years I have used meditation in my daily life - on lunch breaks, in the mornings as a part of a routine

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Breathwork for Sleep: Science-Backed Strategies to Calm Your Nervous System and Fall Asleep Faster

For a lot of us, sleep problems aren’t just about bad habits or too much screen time. They’re about something deeper: a nervous system stuck in high alert. If you’ve ever laid in bed with your heart racing, breath shallow, and mind buzzing - even though you’

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The Vagus Nerve: Your Body’s Built-In Recovery Switch (Explained with Science + Simplicity)

A calm, practical guide to the vagus nerve — how it helps you relax and recover, and how to activate it naturally with breath, movement, and more.