Unlock Inner Calm: 8 Easy Vagus Nerve Exercises
8 Everyday activities that work with your Vagus Nerve.
2:33 Activity 1: Laughter
4:36 Activity 2: Deep Breathing
6:23 Activity 3: Humming
8:38 Activity 4: Gargling
9:14 Activity 5: Singing
10:27 Activity 6: Pet Connection
12:17 Activity 7: Yawning
14:02 Activity 8: Mindful Eating
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If you are someone who has experienced trauma or knows someone that has, try out some of the educational videos below.
Check out these videos to continue your Calm journey!
Beginner Vagus Nerve Exercise: kzhead.info/sun/e76Mcqp8gWp9jGw/bejne.html
Silencing the Alarm: kzhead.info/sun/hZFpo8yfnZdohn0/bejne.html
5,4,3,2,1 Grounding: kzhead.info/sun/Y76ye5aBfKB9qHk/bejne.html
4-5-6 Breathing: kzhead.info/sun/Zb18gJ2GaHWIl5s/bejne.html
Acupressure: kzhead.info/sun/o7FwiNl9rquddIk/bejne.html
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Hi Everyone! My goal is to create high-quality, short, effective and educational videos specific to Trauma and Mental Health that you can utilize and practice in your own journey. I pull from both clinical experience and the scientific literature in hopes to deliver effective and informative content.
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My name is Kyle and I am a Clinical Psychologist, Certified EMDR therapist and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. I specialize in trauma therapy, from both childhood, adulthood, present-day and occupational trauma. I often utilize several modalities of treatment including Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic Experiencing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness.
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REFERENCES:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5859128/#:~:text=The%20vagus%20nerve%20represents%20the,%2C%20digestion%2C%20and%20heart%20rate.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6302464/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8902321/#:~:text=Yawning%20is%20a%20complex%20event,the%20mechanism%20involved%20in%20yawning
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3678674/
psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-03943-000
www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/standing-strong/202208/the-surprising-benefits-yawning
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6189422/
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830720301166
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537171/#:~:text=The%20nerve%20travels%20widely%20throughout,correlations%20of%20the%20vagus%20nerve.
Share anything else you find helpful to unlock a sense of calmness :) Also, here are the timestamps for the different activities. 2:33 Activity 1: Laughter 4:36 Activity 2: Deep Breathing 6:23 Activity 3: Humming 8:38 Activity 4: Gargling 9:14 Activity 5: Singing 10:27 Activity 6: Pet Connection 12:17 Activity 7: Yawning 14:02 Activity 8: Mindful Eating
Thanks Kyle!
My Heartfelt Thank You Kyle ~ @Calm With Kyle ♥️
I think kyle is my vagus nerve fixer.... because he is the most soothing person ever. 😊
Amen
I agree 100%
Seriously 💜
All of these were so helpful. I watched 3 videos in a row. I was having a trauma response, with panic attacks, a tension headache, and nausea. I had to stay home from work. I could not stop my body from revolting against me. This was life changing. Thank you.
So glad you found them helpful. Wishing you the best 😊
Nice to hear a smooth, calming voice for a change. Please create some spoken word meditations. If you like....
I normally find that I’m too stressed and in fight/flight to find benefit from excersises like these but damn dude your voice is so relaxing and I’m yawning away! Thank you for all you’re doing x
Awe thanks so much! You can check out some of the other vagal nerve or specific exercises for anxiety. All the best 😊
Thanks so much. I love these practical suggestions and your calm delivery. ❤
You're welcome 😊
Your videos are always the best!!! Thank you Kyle.
Awe thanks so much! ☺️
I find that I start yawning as I relax - doing yoga, pranayama, tapping, etc.
Amazing!
this is so on time. even your voice is already calming 🙏💚
Thank you! 😊
Спасибо❤
Thank you for this gentle information video. For the reminder that these exercises should be done often to see the best results
Good reminder! Thank you for your comment :)
Thank you!! 🙏
You're welcome 😊
Thank you, doctor ! Your gentleness made me fill much better !
You the man.
Thank you!
thank you again Kyle!
You're welcome 😊
Really appreciate for doing this calming technique video, it really helpful for my anxiety and insomnia especially through your gentle voice , thanks 🙏 !
You bet 😊 thank you for commenting and I'm glad it was helpful.
I'm regularly working on self directed compassion and when I start to yawn to the point my jaw hurts, cry, hiccuping, burping, get gas, I know that the self treatment hit the soft spot. Singing helped me to go through a lot of though times.
Bessel Van Der Kolk says that choirs are societies way of regulating emotions.
@@hmmcinerney oh, believe me, they are. I'm singing in a mix generation choir. We are singing at masses, different cultural events, we sing at funerals, weddings, you name it. Many members had difficult times and we helped them get on their feet with participating at practicing, organizing casual meetings after the practice so we talked a little, cried, drank a glass of wine and ate a good food. So yeah, choir is cleaning the soul and helping in therapeutic way both, those who listen and those who sing.
Thank you so much!!!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching 😊
Thank you "Kyle Doc Calm". You're a breathe of fresh air! Such a beautiful energy you share!
Thank you 😊
Thank you, Kyle. You are so calming.
Awe thank you 😊
I’m so glad I found your channel! Thank you! ❤
Awe, thank you. I am so glad you found it too 😊 welcome!!!
Thank you , I so needed this info
You're welcome 😊 happy it's helpful
Your voice is so therapeuticul. It reminds me of the storyteller voice in the fairytale movies💚
Thank you, Kyle, for this helpful video! It’s always helpful to have more tools in my toy chest for addressing the autonomic dysfunction that is part of the Long Haul COVID healing for millions of people in North America.
The rest of the world got covid too buddy😊
I appreciate that yoo speak in a soft voice and get right into the subject...then broaden to hoyse keepung briefly and then go deeper into the subject. Very, very nice transitions. Wonderful video. Very heloful. Thank you.
I appreciate your feedback :) Thank you!!
I’m so glad I found you!
Awe, so glad you did too! :)
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Thank you so much. Its helping me with my obsessive thoughts and complex ptsd. So great! 🙏❤😅
Awe you're welcome. So glad it's helpful
Very helpful, thanks. I am already doing most things you suggest.
Your body already knew :)
I like your very calm and understendeble way of talking
Thank you!
Thank you, Kyle. Your videos are helping me reduce my anxiety! I watch between work meetings 🙂
So awesome, thanks for commenting 🙂
Very helpful tips. Every time you said "yawn" I did! I've never noticed that before. Thank you for walking us through this with such a calming presence :)
Awe thank you 😊
I really enjoyed your videos and your calming voice. The methods work very fast. I look forward to using them. I sent them to my daughter to help with stress. Thank you so much!
You're welcome 😊 and thank you for sharing
Your voice is like lemon balm for my ears. 😊
Awe that's very sweet. Thank you 😊
My wife sent this to me. I lost 1/2 my voice from surgery they say from damaging the Vagus nerve. I wish I could sing or hum but that doesn't work with me. I have been doing acupuncture and medical massage with little change. Any advice on a voice loss via Vagus nerve? I will try what I have heard on this. Thanks.
🎉This video EXCEPTIONAL! Perfect timing! A God Wink too as I just TOLD this joke few days ago.
Haha that's awesome about the joke! 😆 thank you Connie again for the wonderful comment. Hope you and yours are well!
@@CalmwithKyleYou're kindly welcomed. Pls pray that a "yours" is put in my path❤ One that is calming, soothing & compassionate like you! Thanks
Cyclic sighing is also very effective for calming down and can be combined with the deep breathing technique in the video to enhance it to another level. All you have to do is take another small inhale after finishing the slow inhale.
Great tip!
I was searching about valsalva maneuver yet I stumble on your posted video which might a big help to calm my irregular anxiety disorder. Thanks🙏🤗
You bet 😊
We live in Lahaina Maui and I’m thrilled to have found you- you are already making a difference for me. Mahalo ❤
Ahh. Hello over in Maui! I'm glad you found my channel too 😊 wishing you the best!!
What a magnificent location ❤
I've had anaphylaxis and now get a lot of anxiety over whether I can breathe. My stomach gets super tense, and I can't find the right muscles to belly breathe because everything is clenched so hard. I think the sniffing/laughing trick might really help me with that! And I am using those calm down buttons in my ears regularly. Thank you so much. 💜💜💜
Awe so great to hear. All the best!
Thank you for making the Vagus Nerve important. It is very new in relation to other forms of calming oneself and more attention to it is needed. This VEGAS girl is happy to see the VEGUS nerve talked about more. Badumbum! 😊 Hope you got a good laugh from my help with your dad jokes! 😊 Thank you for your wonderful contributions to psychology, mental health and the brain being physical and the physical affected by the mental coming from the mind, and vise verse. The mind is our self talk. The brain is our body talk, both one, both the same and both need care for our whole to be healthy! ❤
Love it!
@@CalmwithKyle YAY!!! 😅✌️😂
Does the exercises help with really bad pains in front of head ? I’m looking up that link you sent me. My doctors here are no help at all. They don’t even know a lot about TBI ‘s and then environmental toxic exposures. I’m going to try the exercises soon. I can barely function from the pain. Your a Blessing Kyle
All my humming is in my throat. I can’t feel it in my belly at all.
Very interesting. When I was a little girl, I used to have my father rub my ear. It just made me feel so good and I can relax and everything. I don't know how I got onto that at all, but I did, and I would ask him if he would rub my ear, and he would usually say yes. Suffer with Gastro paresis and I'm trying different things to help. I read where the vagus nerve activates the stomach's ability to empty, I sure am hoping it works because I am in a lot of pain and nausea. Thanks I will let you know if ot helps.If nothing else, I helps it helps the accompanying anxiety.
IS it important to differentiate between stimulating vagus nerve and calming vagus nerve as far as exercises? Some of these seem directed at stimulation, bit confused.
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Does stimulating the vagus nerve help activate the GABA system in the brain?
I'm not 100% certain on this but there is a connection.
Is this worth doing with dysautonomia? It’s so awful😢
I have the only anxiety of my freeze Response
I feel good after I cry 😂
I saw the book you are reading " Dude, you're going to be a Dad" 😂😂😂 was it good or did it scare you to death?
Haha for me it was okay, because I was reading a lot of other books that were more in depth with the pregnancy and delivery process.
I must say, u are definitely out standing in your field too 😂
Hahahah I love this, thank you.
This is so wonderful! Going to practice this with my clients in our CRT! 🤍
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