how to guide a soft belly breathing practice to help your students relax more
As a yoga teacher, helping students learn to learn to breathe well is an essential aspect of healing. You have options to help your students activate the vagus nerve to initiate the neurological state of relaxation.
nourish the gut-brain connection: a soft belly meditation to release unnecessary tension and relax more
In this meditation, we get down into our deep gut and core to experience the relationship between the belly, diaphragm, vagus nerve, and ability to digest — so we can release unnecessary tension and feel more relaxed.
a simple vagus nerve practice to shift into rest and digest
The state of our nervous system is directly related to the quality of our digestion. Simply put, when we’re relaxed, in a state of rest and digest, the process of digestion is initiated. The vagus nerve is in direct communication with each organ and system, sending and receiving messages as well as directly impacting the overall state and health of these organ systems. This meditation focuses on a simple technique to stimulate and tone the vagus nerve, in order to elicit the relaxation response.