Hum to Activate the Vagus Nerve

Vocalization is a quick way to stimulate your vagus nerve. Vocal cord vibrations nourish the vagus nerve and strengthens vagal tone by elongating the exhales. Sing along with Jill and Stephanie, as they take you through three very distinct vocal tones designed to target specific areas that directly connect to your tenth cranial nerve. Singing aloud and together also induces a sense of community and belonging which creates a sense of peace and calm. Close your eyes, feel into the vibrations, let the vagus nerve guide you along the pathway of down regulation.

[chaoticdays]

The main vagus nerve activator is the sound. It vibrates in your throat area which is where your parasympathetic nervous system is concentrated. By taking a slow deep abdominal breath and then exhaling with a long Mmmm sound focusing on your throat area, you stimulate your vagus nerve. I overcame my epileptic seizures with this simple but immensely powerful technique to switch from sympathetic (fight or flight) to parasympathetic (rest & digest) nervous system. I do 25 repetitions thrice a day and it gives me a calm relaxing feeling and life suddenly seems so much better.

[atomoyoga]

SANSKRIT is a wonderfull way to practice this sounds and fonations ( the basic fonations and mouth, toungue, glotis, larynx positions for humans). 50 syllabas, consonants and vocals. As many as lotus flours in each Chackra. And the throat level is the one who has more, 16 petals, 16 sounds, 16 mantras !! Make sound, chant, pray, sing, talk, cry, laugh, sneeze, yawn, shout out...Expression is the opposite of Depression!

[mageshb]

You can try reverse. It will be amazing. A U M.
When you say A, you can feel vibration in abdomen.
When you say U, you can feel vibration in chest region.
When you say M, you can feel vibration in head region.
When you say AUM, you can feel vibration all together.
This is excellent. Do it & feel.

[joannaoconnor]

When I was a child I lived in a very unstable household and I started to sing from a very young age. I didn’t realise, until now, that it was my inbuilt survival that made me sing as a way of comforting myself. I have a beautiful singing voice and I see now why throughout history, so many traumatised people became great singers! The lord truly does work in mysterious ways!! Of course those who chant have clearly known this secret for a very long time indeed!! ❤️🙏

[lillywilliams]

I have slow digestion and as soon as I tried this method I felt the food moving in my stomach. This is awesome 👏🏽

[EliVDB]

OMG!!!! THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!!! This is amazing!!! I’m trying with my autistic daughter and it helps a LOT!!!! I love it so much!

[walterjackson]

In Qigong we study methods of using sounds to direct Chi flow through the body. I loved this powerful affirmation of the power of sound.

[lonewolfprogrammer]

I've been doing this for 20 years when my anxiety gets to bad, mostly the M, but pulling the tongue back so it becomes really deep, I think there's a reason cats like to lay on your chest and purr. Nice to know I wasn't just imagining the vibrations massaging my nerves.

[angiebogner]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! I have struggled my whole adult life with extreme driving anxiety on freeways which I avoid at all costs. Lately this situation has been impossible to avoid. I practiced these exercises on the freeway today and was almost calm!

[satoshinakamoto]

Man, the Indian vedic scriptures were really ahead by centuries. Chanting Om is literally stimulating the vagus nerve

[quickpstuts]

This has helped me so much with chronic insomnia. Helps me calm my nervous system. I've also had a very strong heartbeat and can feel it in my neck from prolonged stress. I now realize that pulsing was my overstimulated vagus nerve from being stuck in flight or flight mode.

[KuldeepGoyal]

It is a sound which is known as Om in Hinduism and it is spread throughout the Universe.

[asasinambiar]

Very good veedio indeed!!!! Indians knew this 6000 years ago

[ACIDXO]

I found out at a young age that I hum/whimper in my sleep and I’m pretty sure now it’s because I needed to comfort myself. I also am always singing. My mom just died and the ending of this video kinda hit me, but thank you anyways 🙂

[giniaa]

Loved the video! Wish you could make a video with chanting of the 3 sounds continuously, so that we could chant the sounds continuously with you both for a while! I think it would help me sleep!

[valk]

Thank you for varifying that the Om chant is just that

[jackraves]

🙏 thnx dear ladies, I also liked the vibration / tremolo sound when both your voices almost were sounding synchroniously ! 🙏

[lansingday]

wow. the universe provides! thank you. MOM as MA-AUM. Opening and closing with mmmm ing. feels like a home-coming. 🙏🏼

[JessGottDisney]

This is amazing I’m glad I found this because I am trying to overcome my fear of storms.

[matthatson]

Great introduction to the Vagus Nerve! I use Vagus Nerve Stimulation techniques myself and with many of my clients to great effect in improving wellbeing, decision-making and resilience!