The Vagus Nerve is a Gateway to Spiritual Awakening. Mike Thomas and Susie Beiler bridge polarities to join science with spirituality. We begin with explaining how the vagus nerve allows us to be calm and present. It allows us to be connected to self and other, and to regulate self and co-regulate with one another. Mike explains the vagus nerve and how it functions in the body. It regulates the autonomic nervous system and all automatic functions in the body. We cover the 3 modes or branches of the autonomic nervous system (polyvagal theory), the Ventral Vagal Parasympathetic Nervous System (safety), the Dorsal Vagal Parasympathetic Nervous System (freezing), and the Sympathetic Nervous System (movement). “Our vagus nerve conveys information based on what our bodies think might happen.“ Ventral Vagal Parasympathetic Nervous System = Safety- creativity and connection is birthed from this Dorsal Vagal Parasympathetic Nervous System = Freezing (fright) or the FAWN response, shut-down while socially engaging from a foundation of people pleasing (We experience apathy, disociation, lack of motivation) Solution to move back to fight or flight = wake-up with chest breath and any type of body movement Sympathetic Nervous System = Movement (We can feel in this state- flight or fight) Solution = gently move to calm the body and breathe with a lengthened exhale to get into the ventral vagal parasympathetic state Working with the vagus nerve transcends changing only your mindset because it works with reorienting the unconscious mind as well. We are perceiving subconsciously via neuroception at 2 million bits/second. (Consciously we perceive at 126 bits/second. The vagus nerve conveys to the body all the information we are receiving. We discuss how psycho-active substances affect the vagus nerve and our physiology. Mike explains how nerves conduct signals as a way of understanding how we can affect the vagus nerve. Mike wraps up the conversation by offering breathing/movement guidelines to regulate the vagus nerves in the 3 different stages of autonomic response. Our goal is to get the body to recognize the shifts we make so that we can heal and even perhaps have a spiritual awakening.     Mike Thomas, the “Everyday Consciousness Coach,” has over 20 years of experience working with groups and individuals to optimize their wellness and quality of relationships through mindful movement and habit optimization. His trauma-informed approach maximizes results through working “smarter, not harder.” Utilizing breathing tools, alignment principles, and nervous system and mindfulness-based techniques to deepen awareness and regulation, Mike is the professional you seek out when you are ready to establish daily practices and that bring out the greatest possible version of you and your relationships.  Access his online course, “Relational Regulation”, at www.RelationFlix.com Meet Susie in The Creation Temple®: https://creationtemple.com #vagusnerve #spiritualawakening #nervoussystemregulation ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8yCUwaYXrE

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