The Vagus nerveThe 10th cranial nerve, is that biggest nerve of the parasympathetic, which in turn belongs to the vegetative nervous system. He will too Rest and recreational nerve called, some call him too Self -healing nerve. It connects the brain with all inner organs such as the heart, lungs, the stomach and the intestine.
The vagus nerve is Completely involved in the digestion, that is very well understood when you look at your course. Be The origin lies in the brain, and it runs behind the ears on both sides, along the neck, over the chest area into the abdomen. On his way he branches into many side branches, which also gave him his name: Vagus - the wandering.
He regulated including the Movement of the esophagus, stomach and intestine. Abdominal organs and brain are in constant contact and exchange. The Intestinal flora plays an important role in this, because it is involved in the production of hormone -like fabrics and short -chain fatty acids, which are about the so -called Darm-brain axis Communicate with the CNS. This is done via nerve connections, hormones and neurotransmitters. These messenger substances (e.g. serotonin & dopamine) are formed both in the brain and in the intestine. Recent research even proves that significantly more impulses are running from the intestine to the brain than vice versa!
Disruptions of the intestinal brain axis can lead to various diseases, such as diverse Digestive disorders, hypertension, Depression, Parkinson's or Alzheimer.
The opponent of the Vagusmerm, the Sympathicus, ensures performance increase in stress and emergency situations: it puts the body on willingness to fight or escape. We are constantly under stress and tension throttled he among other things Digestive function And the vagus nerve can no longer hold up sufficiently. We no longer come to rest, can no longer regenerate.
However, we have the option of stimulating and activating our vagus nerve again! With regular use of different techniques, we can solve muscle tension and inner tensions, have a positive impact on our blood pressure and heart rate, improve our sleep and digestion and reduce stress.
Stimulate vagus nerve:
• Meditation, Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong
• Breathing exercises
• Sums, mantra om
• Singing the vowels A, O, U, E, I from the larynx (the vagus runs along the vocal cords)
• Gurgel
• Kneipp applications, cold stimuli
• Massage the massages such as head massage or gentle string massage of the side neck from the ears to the shoulder or with the index fingers behind the ears
• Tap the area behind the ears with the fingertips
• Cold water in the face or forehead, eyes, cheeks in cold water or massage with an ice cube, optionally also put a cold washcloth on the face or neck
• Waldbaden - close eyes, enjoy forest noises or consciously enjoy the silence, perceive smells, etc.
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• Turn the head: Look straight ahead, turn your head slowly and consciously to the left - back to the middle - turn to the right, repeat until your breath is calm and deep
• Eye exercises: without turning your head. To the right, middle, left, up, below, diagonal
• acupuncture, acupressure
💁🏼♀️ In addition to the voice exercises, my personal favorite is working with the tuning fork at certain points along the vagus nerve, but also via acupuncture points, whereby the meridian apprenticeship can be included. You can find out the best relaxation while lying down and when you can be treated. I use a tuning fork with the earth frequency 136.10 Hz.