The Vagus Nerve: The Key to a Healthier Stress Response

Dispense the oil into your palms, rub them collectively, cup your palms to your nostril and inhale deeply, instructs Palmer. Then, “evenly therapeutic massage in a round movement alongside each side of your neck. Gently rub behind your earlobes.” She suggests additionally utilizing the oil “earlier than any emotionally balancing or calming exercise for an enhanced expertise,” similar to meditation, deep respiratory, yoga or stretching. It’s “a sort approach to present some like to your self and to stimulate the nerve,” says Palmer.