Hi, I hope you are having a relaxing and restorative summer!
Here is a valuable key to help instantly reduce anxiety and stress, and continue your commitment of self-care and overall wellbeing.
The vagus nerve connects our mind to the rest of our body, and the better our vagal tone is the better able we are to calm and relax ourselves.
One simple and effective way to improve vagal tone and immediately reduce anxiety and calm the nervous system is to breathe in and out six times in a minute, counting: five second inhales and five second exhales.
Some other practices believed to improve vagal tone include laughing, singing, humming, yoga, acupuncture, and splashing the face with cold water — or having a full-body cold rinse.
For more information on the vagus nerve and how this technique works: