THE VAGUS NERVE
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A seemingly never-ending branching nerve that connects most of our major organs to our brain 🧠.
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It’s the longest cranial nerve in our body, one for the right side and one for the left. And is largely responsible for the connection for its role as a mediator between thinking and feeling, you know our “gut feeling.”
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The vagus nerve is the “queen” of the parasympathetic nervous system. The “rest and digest” or the nerve. So the more we do things to activate the nerve (like deep ), the most we combat the effects of its opposer, the sympathetic nervous system - the “fight or flight”, rushing around, have to do something, releasing one.
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A few other functions of the vagus nerve, just to name a few:
▪️slows your heart rate and respiration.
▪️lowers blood pressure.
▪️helps with calmness and relaxation.
▪️controls involuntary muscles in the digestive system, therefore, aiding digestion.
▪️taste sensation.
▪️movement function for the muscles in the neck responsible for swallowing and speech.
▪️gut-brain communication.
▪️reduces inflammation.
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06/05/2023
I have a few days off and can squeeze in some appointments. $45 massage or energy work !
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I just wanted to share with you a bit about the work I do. I’ve been a registered massage therapist for several years, however I was frustrated by sometimes not getting the results I had hoped for. In looking for answers, I discovered that Manual Osteopathy, held many of the answers.
Manual Osteopathy, is a gentle hands on therapy, consisting of 4 main modalities. Osteo- articular manipulation , Visceral manipulation, Cranial Sacral therapy, and fascial release. Most times the appointment is done fully clothed. The length of a manual osteopathic appointment ranges, from 15 - 90 minutes.
I also do some energy work as well. I hold masters level attunments in Reiki & am a Access Bars practitioner.
If you have any further questions, I’d happily discuss them with you. Feel free to call or text me at 403-845-0921, or message me via this page.