Sensory Stimulators

Cold
  • Splash cold water on face
  • Cryogenic 
Breathing
Slow Deep 
  • Every 6 to 10 seconds
  • Breath from the diaphram/ belly

With resistance - in & out
Loving Kindness Meditation
Joy
Serenity
Compasion
Exercise
  • Light Exercise - stimulates gut flow
  • Yoga
  • Tai Chi
Touch
Palms & soles

Vary Textures
Single side
Cross sides/ cross direction
Temperature

Cross Body
Movements
Thoughts
Eye focus
Distance/ close up
Sounds
Birds flying - behind
Care accelerating past

Sleeping
Sleep on right side
Sleep on left side - next best
Sleep on back - lowest vagus stimulation
Massage & Acupuncture 
  • Cartoid Sinus - neck
  • Pressure - esp babies
  • Foot
Voice
  • Humming
  • Chanting
  • Singing
  • Talking
  • Laughing
  • Prayer
  • Gargling 
  • Coughing
  • Chewing Gum
Sounds

  • Bird Chirps
  • Ocean Waves
  • Frogs
  • Cars accelerating  past
  • Prayer
  • Gargling 
  • Coughing
  • Chewing Gum
Nature audios
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Gut
Probiotics

light Exercise - stimulate gut flow

Intermittent Fasting
  • 16 hour fast/ 8 hour each 
  • alternate day fasts

Muscle Tensing 
  • stomach
  • bowel 
Foods supporting Vagus Tone
Ocean sourced Omega 3s

Oxytocin

zinc

Fiber
Foods Depressing Vagus Tone
Capsaicin - is the most potent way to inhibit the vagus nerve.

Carbohydrates - Insulin suppresses the vagus nerve from stimulating the liver, which causes liver inflammation 

Ginger - prevents nausea and vomiting by inhibiting the vagus nerve serotonin function in the digestive tract