November 20, 2025 • 35 mins
Have you ever felt like your life is stuck in survival mode even when you’re doing “all the right things”? We go straight to the root—the vagus nerve—and show how this quiet superhighway between body and brain can unlock calm, creativity, and connection without fancy tools or long routines. Think of it as your body’s Wi‑Fi for safety and presence: once the signal is strong, everything loads faster.
We break down what the vagus nerve does, why 80% of its signaling runs from body to brain, and how that flips common self‑help advice on its head. You’ll hear why trauma lives in the nervous system, not just the mind; how chronic fight or flight blocks abundance and intimacy; and what the research says about HRV, cortisol, mood, and resilience. We dig into practical science, from Harvard Health on clinical vagus stimulation to emerging studies showing benefits for PTSD, chronic pain, and depression. Then we translate it all into an everyday toolkit you can actually use.
You’ll leave with ten free, accessible practices that build vagal tone: deep belly breathing, humming or singing, cold exposure and the face‑plunge dive reflex, saltwater gargling, laughter and play, safe eye contact and co‑regulation, meditation, gentle yoga, targeted neck and foot massage, and daily gratitude. We connect the dots to real life—why regulation is the best strategy for business results, money manifestation, emotional regulation during conflict, and deeper intimacy. And yes, we have fun with a “Vegas vs vagus” game to make these concepts stick, plus a journal prompt to help you hear what your nervous system is asking for next.
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SPEAKER_00 (00:00):
You know, I don't like starting a conversation
with negatives, but what is themost stressful place on the
planet for you?
SPEAKER_03 (00:10):
I would probably say Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (00:13):
Most certainly Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (00:15):
Vegas just stresses me out, period.
It's like like it's like chaoson display.
SPEAKER_00 (00:21):
Correct.
SPEAKER_03 (00:22):
That's what I feel like.
It's like people's inner chaosis just like on the side of a
car, you know, or likesomebody's handing you out their
their inner chaos.
It's like chaos collectioncards.
You know what I mean?
Instead of baseball cards, it'slike chaos cards.
SPEAKER_00 (00:40):
It's it's a it's a city filled with anxiety and
depression.
It's just like, you know, oh, Igotta get this, I gotta get this
money, I gotta get this money,and and then they leave without
the money.
It's like, oh crap.
SPEAKER_03 (00:51):
Yeah, it's wild.
I mean, I love to gamble, I loveto dance, don't get me wrong, I
love to play.
That is like the basis of mybeing-ness here is to be
playful.
But like, there's just like acity of sadness, you know,
there's a sad side.
Oh, yeah.
But to me, it's very stressful.
(01:12):
I feel like I'm always lookingto like, where can I breathe?
Like I can't smoke meeverywhere.
You know what I mean?
Where can I, where can I get,where can I be in hygienic
situation too?
Like, if you if you have anygerm germophobe issues, you
know, like, ooh, I just amswimming in this water next to a
band-aid.
Ooh, like you know what I mean.
SPEAKER_00 (01:33):
Everyone is like either like sloshed or on
multiple drugs, like consciouslythey're not even there.
It's just like it's too much.
Yeah, it's it's it's too much.
SPEAKER_02 (01:44):
It's like, yeah, there's no chill.
SPEAKER_00 (01:47):
And it's like, oh, if you can't handle Vegas, don't
take no.
I'm I don't I don't handleVegas.
Yeah, I don't I don't go toVegas.
No.
SPEAKER_03 (01:54):
But if I did go to Vegas, there's only there's a
certain way you can go to Vegasand experience, but in general,
for the average person, I wouldsay, and for me, it's it's a
stressful place.
SPEAKER_00 (02:07):
It's not a happy place.
SPEAKER_03 (02:08):
Yeah.
Like, you know, I've had fun,but I've also had deep stress.
SPEAKER_00 (02:14):
Yeah, yeah.
I've I've I've uh I've almostruined my life a couple times in
Vegas.
Same.
I almost ruined my life at leastfour times in Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (02:24):
Yes, for sure.
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SPEAKER_03 (03:49):
What if the most powerful medicine for your
anxiety, disconnection, andburnout was free, accessible,
and already in your body?
SPEAKER_00 (04:01):
I would I would certainly ask, what is it?
SPEAKER_03 (04:06):
Your vegas nerve is what it is, and it's like your
body's Wi-Fi for calm,creativity, and connection.
SPEAKER_00 (04:15):
Now we're not talking about Vegas as in Las
Vegas.
We're talking about Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (04:20):
Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (04:21):
Which has a different spelling indeed,
right?
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (04:25):
And we are talking about the Vegas nerve today
because we already gave you somuch information about nervous
system alignment, breath workmedicine, reaction versus
response, which is like vagaltone, which equals your
emotional regulation.
We've talked about moneymedicine, shadow integration.
(04:46):
Your money medicine is like partof your nervous system safety to
receive, your shadow integrationis like your safety to face
repressed parts.
So if you haven't listened tothose episodes, go back and give
those a listen.
We're going to talk about thevagus nerve.
You want to tell us what it is?
SPEAKER_00 (05:02):
The vagus nerve.
So the vagus nerve is Latin forwandering, right?
It is the tenth cranial nerveconnecting your brain to your
heart, lungs, and gut,controlling your parasympathetic
parasympathetic nervous system,your rest, digest, and heal.
So it is quite important to yourwell-being.
(05:22):
The vagus nerve carries 80% ofits signals from your body to
your brain.
Not the other way around, right?
Your body is constantly tellingyour brain if it feels safe
enough to heal, to connect, andreceive.
So your vagus nerve is thehighway of mind-body connection,
and it is free medicine.
SPEAKER_03 (05:43):
It is free medicine.
So this is your vagus nervemedicine prescription today.
It's pretty crazy what howimportant it is and how little
it's talked about.
SPEAKER_04 (05:55):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (05:56):
So let's talk about number one.
Trauma lives in the nervoussystem, not just the mind.
SPEAKER_00 (06:02):
That is so true.
That is so true.
SPEAKER_03 (06:05):
So number two is you cannot manifest abundance while
in fight, flight, or your bodywill just resist expansion
because it feels unsafe.
SPEAKER_00 (06:16):
That is correct.
You are in flight or flightmode.
And when you're in flight orflight mode, it is all about
survival, not thriving.
That's the other, that's theother side.
Right.
So once you calm your mind, thenyou have the opportunity to have
thriving thoughts and survivalthoughts.
SPEAKER_03 (06:34):
Number three is vagal health affects your
ability to love.
Hear me out and connect.
SPEAKER_00 (06:42):
Now imagine if both you and your partner are tending
to your vagal nerve, how closedo you think you guys will get?
SPEAKER_03 (06:49):
Yeah, your dysregulation is going to be in
the way.
Yeah, exactly.
100%.
Number four is cold showers andbreath work stimulate the vagus
nerve and improve mood.
SPEAKER_00 (07:00):
Which is interesting because, again, it's typically
free medicine.
I mean, I guess your water isnot going to be, you know, free,
but it's accessible.
You can you can tend to it on aregular basis.
SPEAKER_03 (07:11):
The great thing is that most of us have access to a
shower.
SPEAKER_00 (07:14):
Correct.
SPEAKER_03 (07:15):
And so, you know, you also save a little bit of
money when it's cold.
SPEAKER_00 (07:19):
You can also, you know, do a face plunge in ice
water.
It doesn't have full body.
SPEAKER_03 (07:23):
Yes, I love doing that.
I did that a lot in the winterwhere I would just get like some
fresh snow from outside and Iwould just plunge my face.
I love that.
And that was really helping meget my my toning, my vagal
toning back.
Okay, so how about number five?
Humming calms anxiety bystimulating the vagus nerve.
SPEAKER_00 (07:43):
I love that.
And of course, it it does sobecause the vagus nerve
literally goes on the side ofyour neck right next to your
vocal cords.
So again, your body is designedto heal itself.
All you have to do is pick up afew practices.
SPEAKER_03 (07:57):
Right.
And so if you don't like tosing, you can hum.
You know, but if you do like tosing, this is like a way where
you can reset yourself.
And you know, you can do it inthe car when no one's with you.
You can do it in the shower.
SPEAKER_00 (08:12):
Uh it's also a uh let yourself sing.
SPEAKER_03 (08:14):
Even if you don't like what sound, what's coming
out, it's a way for you to getsome voicel toning.
SPEAKER_00 (08:20):
Uh that's why chanting ohm uh is such a
powerful practice because itdoes a great job of resetting
your vagus nerve.
SPEAKER_03 (08:28):
Totally.
Number six, poor vagal toneequals higher inflammation,
autoimmune issues, and anxiety.
SPEAKER_00 (08:36):
That makes sense because your gut is telling your
brain something's wrong, andyour brain is producing a bunch
of cortisol and adrenaline.
So exactly again, your body isoutfitted to care for itself.
And when it's not being caredfor, it'll let you know.
SPEAKER_03 (08:54):
Yeah, and inflammation is just a way for
the body to protect itself.
So if the body is, like we saidearlier, your body's constantly
telling your brain if it feelssafe enough to heal, to connect,
to receive, and if it's feelingunsafe, it's going to create
some insulation to protect it,to protect your organs.
(09:14):
And this is why we get thatstress belly.
SPEAKER_00 (09:18):
The muffin top, yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (09:19):
Yeah.
The muffin top.
Is that a muffin top?
Number seven is the gut brainaxis is connected to the vagus
nerve.
SPEAKER_04 (09:29):
Mm-hmm.
SPEAKER_03 (09:29):
Yeah.
So massive, massive.
I think it's pretty shockingthat we don't talk enough about
the vagus nerve, considering howimportant it is.
Number eight is deep breathingdirectly increases vagal tone.
SPEAKER_00 (09:44):
Uh-oh.
More free medicine.
Breathe deep.
SPEAKER_03 (09:48):
Breathe with me, baby.
Yeah.
A healthy vagus nerve predictsbetter emotional resilience and
health.
That's number nine.
SPEAKER_00 (09:56):
Totally.
And I feel like there's, youknow, anyone who's really
interested in longevity shouldreally start paying attention to
that vagal nerve because thehealth, like you said, the
healthier that is, the healthieryour body is going to be able to
handle stress in the future.
SPEAKER_03 (10:11):
Yep.
And finally, number 10, aregulated nervous system is your
true superpower in life,business, and relationships.
Oh, most certainly.
That's important.
Your vagus nerve is your body'sdirect line to calm, clarity,
and creativity.
So let's talk about why vagaltone matters.
SPEAKER_00 (10:31):
Well, first of all, high vagal tone allows your body
to have faster stress recovery,right?
Which is super important becauseyou actually have the
opportunity to allow your bodyto handle more volumes of
stress.
Right.
And in doing though, in doingso, you actually have, like what
you said before, access to moreof your superpowers.
(10:54):
Another high vagal tone benefitis that it, of course, gives you
better immunity and digestion,right?
So it's going to make you feelstronger, it's going to give you
some more clarity.
It'll also help you withemotional resilience.
So if you're dealing with some,you know, some emotional stress,
attending to that to the vagalnerve will definitely allow that
(11:16):
to subside.
And the last, which is myfavorite, is that it will
increase your capacity to holdabundance.
SPEAKER_04 (11:24):
Right.
SPEAKER_00 (11:24):
If you think about that, the better you feel, the
more you can accept, right?
So the minute that you startattending to that vagal nerve,
your abundance, your love life,your health, and all that stuff
will start to improve.
SPEAKER_03 (11:37):
So the opposite is true that if you are rattled and
you have, you know, high anxietyand nervousness, then it's not
safe for abundance to, you know,you're not trustworthy in that
way.
SPEAKER_00 (11:50):
So in most cases, you are in resistance mode.
SPEAKER_03 (11:54):
Yes.
Let's talk about low vagal tone.
So low vagal tone can causechronic stress, anxiety.
It also can cause emotionalreactivity.
This is where you experience alot of dysregulation.
SPEAKER_05 (12:11):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (12:11):
It also can cause inflammation, health issues, and
difficulty receiving.
Again, so kind of the oppositeis that you won't have the
ability to receive or expand.
And there's this 2010 biologicalpsychology study that showed
higher vagal tone predictsgreater positive emotions,
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social connection, and health.
SPEAKER_04 (12:36):
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (12:36):
Yeah.
You can't fake a calm nervoussystem.
That's the crazy thing.
And you can't build an empoweredlife from a nervous system that
is rattled.
SPEAKER_00 (12:46):
No, no.
What you're going to startcreating with a rattled nervous
system is chaos.
Is chaos.
You are you are literallyopening the door for more chaos
to rush in and and dance withyou.
It's not it's not going to be afun dance either.
No, no.
SPEAKER_03 (13:00):
This is where we talked about like uh would you
dance with someone who wouldstep on your feet?
Yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (13:05):
Or would you would you board a plane with a captain
who's having a meltdown?
Absolutely not.
SPEAKER_03 (13:10):
So let's talk about the benefits of vagus nerve
activation.
SPEAKER_00 (13:15):
Yes, let's get into that science.
Okay.
So one thing is that uh the oneof the benefits, of course, is
is stress reduction.
And a bit of science on that isthat the vagal tone correlates
with decreased cortisol levelsand reduced sympathetic flight
or flight activity.
So there is, again,scientific-based evidence that
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shows the more you take care ofyour vagal nerve, the better you
feel.
SPEAKER_03 (13:43):
Another benefit, science fact benefit, vagus
nerve activation is improvedHRV.
So that's your heart ratevariability.
High vagal tone equals betterheart rate variability.
And it also equals improvedresilience and emotional
regulation.
So this is where you can nothave a dramatic reaction to
(14:05):
anything.
SPEAKER_00 (14:06):
Step it on a Lego.
SPEAKER_03 (14:07):
Yeah, you can you can really be like, oh, I'm
gonna breathe that out.
And you can really take time tokind of figure out how you're
gonna wax on and wax off.
Or parkour or firebend.
Another benefit is betterdigestion.
So vagal toning stimulatesperistalsis and enzyme
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secretion, supporting gut brainhealth.
SPEAKER_00 (14:32):
That's some good signs right there.
And finally, with your mood andanxiety, right?
So once you deal with your vagusnerve, your mood and anxiety
will have a little bit ofrelief.
It's linked to GABA productionand reduced amygdala
hyperactivity, which calmsanxiety and supports depression
recovery.
SPEAKER_03 (14:52):
Yes.
Amazing.
There's supporting research andfacts that we also want to share
with you.
For example, Harvard Healthnotes that vagus nerve
stimulation can help treattreatment resistant depression
and epilepsy.
Crazy.
(15:21):
Yes.
And a study published inFrontiers in Neuroscience in
2018 found that non-invasivevagal nerve stimulation reduces
symptoms of PTSD and chronicpain.
Wow.
Yes, it's crazy.
So the vagus nerve is like yourbody's internal brake pedal.
It slows things down so healingcan begin.
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If you regulate your vagus, thenyou can regulate your life.
SPEAKER_00 (15:46):
Oh, that is so true.
Your nervous system doesn't lie,but you can teach it to feel
safe again.
And that's where the point ofthis podcast is.
SPEAKER_03 (15:56):
Yep.
That's where the medicine is.
So let's give them somemedicine.
How about that?
SPEAKER_00 (16:00):
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (16:01):
So here's your free vagus nerve medicine.
It's your prescription.
There's 10 free practices thatwe are going to talk about.
Some of them will be repeat sothat you can really know how
important they are and embodythem.
SPEAKER_04 (16:15):
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (16:15):
So if you've ever laid on the floor and you've
taken a deep breath, likely andput your hands on your belly, or
when you're laying in a bed atnight, your belly naturally
raises when you breathe in.
So it fills up and it raises up.
And then as you exhale, it itgoes down.
And so what we often think of adeep breath when we're standing
(16:40):
up, for some reason we switchit, right?
We start lifting our shouldersand filling up our chest and
acting all weird and we don'tfocus on our belly.
But the deepest breath that youcan pull into your body is
through deep, slow bellybreathing.
And you can go back and listento breath work medicine.
But anybody listening, when youlay down to sleep at night, just
(17:05):
lay there and put rest yourhands on your belly and feel the
air come in and out of yourbody.
SPEAKER_00 (17:10):
Yeah, that's a great time to do that.
SPEAKER_03 (17:11):
And then also find a way to add even more air.
So you can feel like yourintercostal muscles, you know,
expanding.
You can feel your chestexpanding.
You can feel like your bodyactually gets wider when you
take a deep, slow belly breath.
SPEAKER_00 (17:28):
Yeah, number two is easy.
We had discussed that before: humming, chanting, singing, (17:30):
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anything that helps you vibratethose vocal cords, which will
have resonance with that vagalnerve and runs very closely to
it.
SPEAKER_03 (17:42):
Yeah.
And so it's summertime if you'relistening to this, and it's hot
in most places in the US, andit's a great time for you to get
some cold exposure.
Not everyone likes taking a coldshower or doing these like ice
baths and you know the extremethings, but you likely like to
jump into a pool or jump into abody of water, or you like to
(18:06):
maybe run a sprinkler and playin it with your kids or
whatever.
Like there's fun ways to getcold exposure, and it's that
cold exposure can do wonders foryour body.
But we also talked about likeputting your face in an ice bath
or just you know, cold water orsnow.
But that's a really powerful wayto get some cold exposure for
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your vagal nerve toning.
SPEAKER_00 (18:28):
Another one that's kind of odd is gargling.
SPEAKER_03 (18:31):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (18:32):
Right?
So, of course, you have somewater in your throat, you put
your head back and you gargle.
And again, the the motions ofit, the the water in there, it
all uh allows that vagus nerveto relax a little bit.
SPEAKER_03 (18:45):
Yeah, it's kind of like a you know, massage for
your your vagal, your vagusnerve.
The other thing about that isdon't gargle with something that
is really toxic, like Listerine,for example, because then you
will be killing all of yourmicrobiome and doing a lot of
damage to your body.
So you definitely don't want todo that.
SPEAKER_00 (19:06):
I would go for warm water and salt.
SPEAKER_03 (19:08):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (19:08):
Nice and easy.
SPEAKER_03 (19:09):
Yes.
Another that is just great infree medicine for your vagus
nerve is laughter and play.
You know, we are big proponentsof playing and laughter and
getting as much silliness in inyour day.
And so that's something thateverybody can do.
But if you are not in arelationship right now, you can
(19:30):
put on some comedy, you canwatch cat videos on social
media, something that, you know,really makes you laugh.
Mikey likes fails, for example,but get yourself into a laughter
state because the more that youlaugh, the more your vagus nerve
gets toning.
SPEAKER_00 (19:47):
Yeah, exactly.
Another one is having safesocial connections and eye
contact with people, also knownas intimacy that does wonders
for the whole system, also yourvagal nerve.
SPEAKER_03 (20:00):
Yeah.
And so if you don't feel safe inyour relationship, for example,
it's ideal if you find somebodythat you feel safe with.
But this is also why people havea deep connection with pets.
Because if you have a dog or acat, like they will look deep
into your eyes for a long timeand you will connect in a way
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that feels like, oh, this animaljust loves me so much.
Like I'm so connected to theirspirit, and you know, it's like
such a joy.
Number seven would be meditationand mindfulness.
SPEAKER_04 (20:36):
Oh, yeah, most certainly.
SPEAKER_03 (20:37):
So we talk a lot about meditation and
mindfulness, but if you're newto meditation, there's lots of
resources on previous podcasts,but also we have a lot of
meditations available, andyou're welcome to click the link
in our show notes and we willlink you to those.
SPEAKER_00 (20:54):
Number eight is yoga in gentle movement.
I have said this for as long asI've been doing yoga.
Yoga really does a great job ofbalancing out the body to
include your vagus nerve.
SPEAKER_03 (21:07):
Yes.
And another one is massage.
So especially your neck and yourfeet.
Those two areas can create a lotof medicine and movement and
fluidity for your vagus nerveand toning.
So if you don't have a partner,again, there's amazing foot
(21:31):
massagers and neck massagersthat you can buy and you know
use, but definitely look to getyour feet and your neck massaged
as often as possible.
SPEAKER_00 (21:42):
And number 10 is practicing gratitude.
Practicing gratitude raises yourbody's vibration, puts you into
a thrive mode.
And of course, then your vagusnerve and your brain are
communicating quite nicelytogether.
SPEAKER_03 (21:58):
Yes.
So vagus nerve medicine costsnothing, but it pays you back
with peace, presence, andpossibility.
SPEAKER_00 (22:07):
Oh, and who doesn't want peace, presence, and
possibility?
SPEAKER_03 (22:10):
So and it's free, so you have you have no excuse.
SPEAKER_00 (22:13):
You don't and you don't want to leave you don't
want to leave money on the tableever, right?
Especially when it comes to yourhealth.
SPEAKER_03 (22:19):
Exactly.
Vegas nerve is so important.
Let's talk a little bit abouthow it's important in business
and relationships.
SPEAKER_04 (22:27):
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (22:28):
Some quick dirty facts here.
So Vegas nerve regulation helpswith consistency by reducing
overwhelm.
SPEAKER_00 (22:36):
Ooh, overwhelm is a beast.
It also supports moneymanifestation by creating safety
to receive.
SPEAKER_03 (22:44):
Yeah, yeah.
We've been talking about that.
Which is major, but we're gonnakeep saying it, honey.
It also deepens intimacy byenabling co-regulation.
SPEAKER_00 (22:54):
Co-regulation.
SPEAKER_03 (22:54):
Which is major.
SPEAKER_00 (22:56):
Uh, it also helps uh emotional regulation during
conflict, right?
Which allows you to stay cool,calm, and collective under fire.
SPEAKER_03 (23:05):
Yep.
And also then to co-regulate.
So when you're co-regulated, youdon't have disagreements that
feel like you are powerstruggling.
It also allows creativity byshifting out of survival mode.
SPEAKER_00 (23:19):
And with survival mode, your list of options tend
to be very narrow.
SPEAKER_03 (23:24):
Right.
SPEAKER_00 (23:24):
When you're in Thrive, the world is your
oyster.
SPEAKER_03 (23:27):
The world is expansive.
SPEAKER_00 (23:29):
Well, the best business and relationship
strategy is a regulated nervoussystem.
SPEAKER_02 (23:35):
Right.
SPEAKER_00 (23:36):
If you are if you're about to go on a, you know, a
vacation or start a business,start with regulating your vagus
nerve.
And then everything else isgoing to get far easier.
SPEAKER_03 (23:47):
Yes.
I think it's time to play agame.
You want to play a game?
SPEAKER_00 (23:52):
I love playing games.
SPEAKER_03 (23:53):
All right.
We're going to just see if youum, you know how much you've
learned together.
So play along with us, EmpoweredPosse.
SPEAKER_04 (24:02):
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (24:03):
And Mike, I'm going to ask you is this Vegas, as in
your Vegas nerve, or Vegas, LasVegas.
SPEAKER_00 (24:11):
Las Vegas.
Oh, got it.
I love that.
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (24:14):
So I'm going to tell you, um, I'm just going to
describe like a situation, andyou're going to tell me Vegas or
Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (24:23):
Got it.
SPEAKER_03 (24:23):
Okay?
So Vegas nerve or Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (24:26):
Got it.
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (24:26):
Ready?
Okay, so how about deepbreathing?
SPEAKER_00 (24:30):
Deep breathing is most certainly Vegas nerve.
SPEAKER_03 (24:33):
Yes, honey.
How about inhaling secondhandsmoke in every inch of the city?
SPEAKER_00 (24:39):
Ooh, that is Las Vegas.
Lost Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (24:44):
Um, screaming at traffic.
SPEAKER_00 (24:47):
Ooh.
Uh that's mostly most certainlyLas Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (24:50):
Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (24:51):
Yeah.
Or also Boston.
SPEAKER_03 (24:53):
Or like any city, basically.
But you can also tell yourselfif you are like freaking out and
you're having like road rage,you can be like, okay, to
support my vegas nerve, I candeep breathe.
SPEAKER_04 (25:05):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (25:06):
Or I can hum.
Or I can be like, you know,motherfucking fuck this vision,
you know.
Like you could chant some stuff.
SPEAKER_00 (25:13):
I like I like playing jazz and breathing
deeply as I cut through trafficbecause it makes it nice and
easy.
Right.
Nice and cool.
SPEAKER_03 (25:21):
But if you scream in traffic, then you are going to
be hurting your vegan.
Alright, how about naked girlson the side of a bus?
SPEAKER_00 (25:30):
Uh that is las vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (25:35):
Um how about singing in the shower?
SPEAKER_00 (25:38):
Singing in the shower is definitely vegas.
Vegas nerve.
Yeah, that's a good point.
SPEAKER_03 (25:42):
Yep.
Okay, how about binge watchingjunk TV while eating junk food?
SPEAKER_00 (25:46):
That's junk on junk.
Junk on junk is always LasVegas.
SPEAKER_03 (25:50):
Always vegan.
Um cold face plunge.
SPEAKER_00 (25:53):
Vegas nerve all the way.
SPEAKER_03 (25:55):
I gave you some easy ones because you know we just
gotta make sure.
We gotta lock it in.
Um, how about gambling your last$10 on slots?
SPEAKER_00 (26:02):
Oh, dude, that is like a whole wrecking ball on
your Vegas nerve, so that is LasVegas.
SPEAKER_03 (26:07):
Exactly.
So I feel like we could go on.
I could I could ask you like 300more.
Why don't you quiz me?
SPEAKER_00 (26:15):
Quiz.
Oh, here we go.
Taxes.
SPEAKER_03 (26:19):
Uh, Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (26:23):
Going to a concert tonight.
SPEAKER_03 (26:24):
Oh, Vegas nerve, baby.
SPEAKER_00 (26:26):
Vegas nerve.
All right.
Going paddle boarding uh under afull moon, which we're gonna do
on Saturday.
SPEAKER_03 (26:33):
Vegas nerve.
I didn't know we were doingthat.
This is my is there a specialdate?
SPEAKER_00 (26:37):
Uh it's Saturday.
Saturday's a full moon.
We're gonna handle it.
SPEAKER_03 (26:39):
Oh my gosh.
I cannot wait to do that.
I'm so excited.
SPEAKER_00 (26:43):
Um and then and with that, you're in the middle of
the lake and the thunderstormcomes in.
Is that Vegas or Las Vegas?
SPEAKER_03 (26:51):
Um, as long as there's a place to take cover,
it's it could be both.
But having experienced athunderstorm, lightning storm in
Las Vegas, I'm gonna say it'sVegas.
SPEAKER_00 (27:05):
Okay, I have a mixed melt, a mixed one for you.
Ready?
SPEAKER_03 (27:07):
Okay.
SPEAKER_00 (27:07):
Last one.
Going on a nice long walk in thewoods with me and seeing some
wild animals.
SPEAKER_03 (27:14):
What kind of wild animals?
SPEAKER_00 (27:16):
Bears.
Things with teeth.
SPEAKER_03 (27:19):
Things with teeth.
I think uh for me it would beVegas nerve until something's
chasing me.
Then it would be uh Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (27:29):
Las Vegas all day long.
SPEAKER_03 (27:33):
Yes, seriously.
So don't confuse your Vegasthrills with Vegas chills.
SPEAKER_00 (27:40):
Ooh, Zuri.
Okay.
That was nice.
SPEAKER_03 (27:43):
I know, right?
Um, your vegas nerve is reallythe key to living in peace,
connection, and abundance.
It's the medicine your body'sbeen waiting for.
If this is new information foryou, we give you a little
highlight.
And if you want to dig deeper,there's always links in our show
notes for you to dig deeper.
If you want to work with us, ifyou want to get a reset, we got
(28:06):
you.
So we're always here for you,Empowered Posse.
You can, you know, tune in everyweek and get free medicine from
us, but you can also go deeperand you're always invited to be
a part of our family in that wayas well.
SPEAKER_00 (28:19):
And if this is brand new information to you, which is
gonna be brand new to a lot ofpeople, and you're eager to
figure out what the Vegas nerveis, it is spelt differently from
Vegas.
SPEAKER_04 (28:30):
Right?
SPEAKER_00 (28:30):
So don't waste your time spelling Vegas.
The Vegas nerve is V-A-G-U-S.
SPEAKER_03 (28:35):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (28:36):
All right, so enjoy the the newfound information.
SPEAKER_03 (28:40):
Mm-hmm.
And here's a journal prompt foryou that will help you get maybe
a little bit deeper into yourunderstanding of if you could
ask your vegas nerve what it hasto say, what would you write?
SPEAKER_00 (28:58):
Ooh, that one's that one's deep, sorry.
SPEAKER_03 (29:01):
Yeah.
What does your vegas nerve haveto say?
SPEAKER_00 (29:04):
Oh my god.
I am I'm already getting alaundry list.
SPEAKER_03 (29:08):
Well, guess what?
We could take a moment and youcan write it all down.
SPEAKER_00 (29:14):
Mine would say more yoga, more grounding, more
dancing with you, and lesswatching TV that you know goes
nowhere.
And that's just comedy.
Comedy all day long.
Comedy is medicine.
SPEAKER_03 (29:27):
Comedy is medicine, which is funny because if you
notice, like there's not a lotof good comedy.
Like it's harder to find a goodcomedy, but it's very easy to
find a vegas thing that is likeviolence.
SPEAKER_04 (29:42):
Oh yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (29:43):
You know, like like low vibe stuff, super easy to
find, high vibe stuff, superhard to find.
SPEAKER_04 (29:49):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (29:49):
Because it the programming is not supportive of
you having a regulated vagusnerve or a regulated nervous
system, period.
SPEAKER_00 (29:57):
Let me tell you if if you're watching a movie and
the first Two seconds of thetrailer, there's a gunshot.
That's a Vegas, right?
That's that's Las Vegas, right?
SPEAKER_03 (30:05):
That's Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (30:06):
Your Vegas nerd being like, oh, this again.
Right?
But romantic comedies, that's awin-win.
SPEAKER_03 (30:12):
Oh, really?
You like romantic?
Okay, so this is what we'regonna do.
SPEAKER_00 (30:15):
All right.
Well, it it has us laughing, andthen it opens the door for, you
know, a little Bow Chica.
SPEAKER_03 (30:21):
Wow wow.
SPEAKER_00 (30:22):
Yeah, some some co-regulation in the in the
sheets, you know what I'msaying?
Some intimacy.
Yep.
SPEAKER_03 (30:27):
Yeah, I'm gonna.
This is recorded.
So you said basically that youlike watching romantic comedies.
So rom rom-com all day long.
SPEAKER_00 (30:36):
My my favorite romantic comedy?
Wanderlust.
SPEAKER_03 (30:40):
Wanderlust?
SPEAKER_00 (30:41):
All day long.
SPEAKER_03 (30:42):
It's kind of a romantic comedy.
It's romantic.
SPEAKER_00 (30:45):
Yeah.
There's some tension between thetwo of them.
They work out some details andthey eventually live happily
ever after.
And it is quite funny.
SPEAKER_03 (30:55):
That's a good one.
Okay, we're sending you thehighest vibrations.
SPEAKER_00 (30:59):
You are held.
SPEAKER_03 (31:00):
You are loved.
SPEAKER_00 (31:08):
That is so true.
That is so true.
And uh because of which, uh,your vagus nerve most certainly
needs to be clean and uh um andattended to on a regular basis.
SPEAKER_01 (31:26):
What is that?
Are you taking a bong hit in themiddle of your sentences or
what?
SPEAKER_00 (31:31):
What is breathing?
SPEAKER_01 (31:33):
Tending to your vagal nerve?
SPEAKER_00 (31:34):
Your vagal op.
SPEAKER_01 (31:36):
Your vagal op.
What is this?
SPEAKER_04 (31:41):
Uh oh.
SPEAKER_02 (31:47):
So wanna say it again?
Your your Vegas nerve.
You know?
Maybe not.
Let's keep going.
SPEAKER_00 (31:56):
I look at uh anytime you go to Vegas um as a budgeted
deficit.
But you know you're not, youknow you're gonna you're gonna
come back either heavier inweight and and lighter in money.
But you know, there are peoplewho you know who literally come
up in Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (32:13):
We were talking about this.
Like I always win.
If I gamble, I win every time.
It's that the people that I gowith often don't win.
So then I find myself like, oh,okay.
So here's some more, here, youknow, take some of mine, or
here, let me let me pay forthis.
Yeah, let me take care of this.
Let me take that's the only timeI lose it, is when the people
(32:35):
who are around me have lost alltheir money.
SPEAKER_00 (32:38):
I have yet to come up in Vegas, which is why I, you
know, and I always leave Vegas,you know, with a secondhand
smoke headache and all thatstuff.
But let me tell you, if I wonbig in Vegas, I'd probably have
a different view of the video.
Oh, I love Vegas.
But my Vegas nerve is like, youfucking hate Vegas.
(32:59):
Nothing, nothing goes well inVegas for you, Mikey.
SPEAKER_03 (33:02):
Yeah, you've you have some hard, hard knocks in
in Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (33:05):
Oh yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (33:06):
I have won in Vegas quite a few times and I have had
a good time.
Yeah, but you got cold.
What's that?
You got cooled.
Yeah, I've been I get I usuallyget cooled.
At some point I win too much andsomebody comes and cools me.
SPEAKER_00 (33:18):
Touches you and takes your your vibe.
SPEAKER_03 (33:20):
But I also went there to record one time, and I
have like, you know, to recordlike a single and I went to
sleep early, you know, because Iwas like, oh, I'm gonna have to
sing all day tomorrow, so Igotta go to sleep early.
And I mean, I did everyprecaution you could imagine.
Like, I gotta make sure I getgood sleep, I ate a good dinner,
(33:44):
I like I didn't rage all night,and then the next day I still
feel like crap.
And I was like, why do I feellike this?
And I think like it was justlike the air and the combination
of just like the energies.
Like I went into the studio andI was like, I feel like I
haven't suffered for like sixdays, and I've been like chain
(34:05):
smoking.
Like, I feel like crap.
It made for interesting vocals,I will say that, but yeah, it
wasn't that the vibe.
SPEAKER_00 (34:13):
I can I can summarize the Vegas experience
with the one of the lastexperiences I had with Vegas
where we went to Vegas to seeour friend get married, and it
was like, you know, a wholegroup of us were having a Vegas,
you know, we're all going toVegas, and some of us drove and
some of us flew and we getthere.
And the chapel that they thatthey chose had burnt down.
(34:37):
Had burnt down to the ground.
So they got married in anadjacent business that they
owned, I guess, which was rightsmack in the middle of a strip
mall.
SPEAKER_03 (34:48):
And you open up and it was like a you know, like an
old shop with it look like likean old like 99 cent store or
like Dollar Tree or somethinglike that.
SPEAKER_00 (34:56):
Yeah, it looks like a desperation shop.
SPEAKER_03 (34:57):
It looked like what the fuck happened in here?
But it looked, it was closeddown, and so like where you
would you know, where you wouldwalk down the aisle.
It was just it was rough.
I was like, oh man.
SPEAKER_00 (35:10):
Everything was dusty and the officiant, it was the
official, what's it called?
SPEAKER_02 (35:13):
Yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (35:14):
They uh messed up the dates and their names.
SPEAKER_02 (35:17):
And their names.
SPEAKER_00 (35:19):
And subsequently, that marriage didn't work.
Subsequently, and I and I'mpretty sure that it began bad.
SPEAKER_03 (35:27):
Yeah, it it you know, sometimes they s they end
how they start.
You know, I don't like starting a conversation
with negatives, but what is themost stressful place on the
planet for you?
SPEAKER_03 (00:10):
I would probably say Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (00:13):
Most certainly Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (00:15):
Vegas just stresses me out, period.
It's like like it's like chaoson display.
SPEAKER_00 (00:21):
Correct.
SPEAKER_03 (00:22):
That's what I feel like.
It's like people's inner chaosis just like on the side of a
car, you know, or likesomebody's handing you out their
their inner chaos.
It's like chaos collectioncards.
You know what I mean?
Instead of baseball cards, it'slike chaos cards.
SPEAKER_00 (00:40):
It's it's a it's a city filled with anxiety and
depression.
It's just like, you know, oh, Igotta get this, I gotta get this
money, I gotta get this money,and and then they leave without
the money.
It's like, oh crap.
SPEAKER_03 (00:51):
Yeah, it's wild.
I mean, I love to gamble, I loveto dance, don't get me wrong, I
love to play.
That is like the basis of mybeing-ness here is to be
playful.
But like, there's just like acity of sadness, you know,
there's a sad side.
Oh, yeah.
But to me, it's very stressful.
(01:12):
I feel like I'm always lookingto like, where can I breathe?
Like I can't smoke meeverywhere.
You know what I mean?
Where can I, where can I get,where can I be in hygienic
situation too?
Like, if you if you have anygerm germophobe issues, you
know, like, ooh, I just amswimming in this water next to a
band-aid.
Ooh, like you know what I mean.
SPEAKER_00 (01:33):
Everyone is like either like sloshed or on
multiple drugs, like consciouslythey're not even there.
It's just like it's too much.
Yeah, it's it's it's too much.
SPEAKER_02 (01:44):
It's like, yeah, there's no chill.
SPEAKER_00 (01:47):
And it's like, oh, if you can't handle Vegas, don't
take no.
I'm I don't I don't handleVegas.
Yeah, I don't I don't go toVegas.
No.
SPEAKER_03 (01:54):
But if I did go to Vegas, there's only there's a
certain way you can go to Vegasand experience, but in general,
for the average person, I wouldsay, and for me, it's it's a
stressful place.
SPEAKER_00 (02:07):
It's not a happy place.
SPEAKER_03 (02:08):
Yeah.
Like, you know, I've had fun,but I've also had deep stress.
SPEAKER_00 (02:14):
Yeah, yeah.
I've I've I've uh I've almostruined my life a couple times in
Vegas.
Same.
I almost ruined my life at leastfour times in Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (02:24):
Yes, for sure.
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What if the most powerful medicine for your
anxiety, disconnection, andburnout was free, accessible,
and already in your body?
SPEAKER_00 (04:01):
I would I would certainly ask, what is it?
SPEAKER_03 (04:06):
Your vegas nerve is what it is, and it's like your
body's Wi-Fi for calm,creativity, and connection.
SPEAKER_00 (04:15):
Now we're not talking about Vegas as in Las
Vegas.
We're talking about Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (04:20):
Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (04:21):
Which has a different spelling indeed,
right?
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (04:25):
And we are talking about the Vegas nerve today
because we already gave you somuch information about nervous
system alignment, breath workmedicine, reaction versus
response, which is like vagaltone, which equals your
emotional regulation.
We've talked about moneymedicine, shadow integration.
(04:46):
Your money medicine is like partof your nervous system safety to
receive, your shadow integrationis like your safety to face
repressed parts.
So if you haven't listened tothose episodes, go back and give
those a listen.
We're going to talk about thevagus nerve.
You want to tell us what it is?
SPEAKER_00 (05:02):
The vagus nerve.
So the vagus nerve is Latin forwandering, right?
It is the tenth cranial nerveconnecting your brain to your
heart, lungs, and gut,controlling your parasympathetic
parasympathetic nervous system,your rest, digest, and heal.
So it is quite important to yourwell-being.
(05:22):
The vagus nerve carries 80% ofits signals from your body to
your brain.
Not the other way around, right?
Your body is constantly tellingyour brain if it feels safe
enough to heal, to connect, andreceive.
So your vagus nerve is thehighway of mind-body connection,
and it is free medicine.
SPEAKER_03 (05:43):
It is free medicine.
So this is your vagus nervemedicine prescription today.
It's pretty crazy what howimportant it is and how little
it's talked about.
SPEAKER_04 (05:55):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (05:56):
So let's talk about number one.
Trauma lives in the nervoussystem, not just the mind.
SPEAKER_00 (06:02):
That is so true.
That is so true.
SPEAKER_03 (06:05):
So number two is you cannot manifest abundance while
in fight, flight, or your bodywill just resist expansion
because it feels unsafe.
SPEAKER_00 (06:16):
That is correct.
You are in flight or flightmode.
And when you're in flight orflight mode, it is all about
survival, not thriving.
That's the other, that's theother side.
Right.
So once you calm your mind, thenyou have the opportunity to have
thriving thoughts and survivalthoughts.
SPEAKER_03 (06:34):
Number three is vagal health affects your
ability to love.
Hear me out and connect.
SPEAKER_00 (06:42):
Now imagine if both you and your partner are tending
to your vagal nerve, how closedo you think you guys will get?
SPEAKER_03 (06:49):
Yeah, your dysregulation is going to be in
the way.
Yeah, exactly.
100%.
Number four is cold showers andbreath work stimulate the vagus
nerve and improve mood.
SPEAKER_00 (07:00):
Which is interesting because, again, it's typically
free medicine.
I mean, I guess your water isnot going to be, you know, free,
but it's accessible.
You can you can tend to it on aregular basis.
SPEAKER_03 (07:11):
The great thing is that most of us have access to a
shower.
SPEAKER_00 (07:14):
Correct.
SPEAKER_03 (07:15):
And so, you know, you also save a little bit of
money when it's cold.
SPEAKER_00 (07:19):
You can also, you know, do a face plunge in ice
water.
It doesn't have full body.
SPEAKER_03 (07:23):
Yes, I love doing that.
I did that a lot in the winterwhere I would just get like some
fresh snow from outside and Iwould just plunge my face.
I love that.
And that was really helping meget my my toning, my vagal
toning back.
Okay, so how about number five?
Humming calms anxiety bystimulating the vagus nerve.
SPEAKER_00 (07:43):
I love that.
And of course, it it does sobecause the vagus nerve
literally goes on the side ofyour neck right next to your
vocal cords.
So again, your body is designedto heal itself.
All you have to do is pick up afew practices.
SPEAKER_03 (07:57):
Right.
And so if you don't like tosing, you can hum.
You know, but if you do like tosing, this is like a way where
you can reset yourself.
And you know, you can do it inthe car when no one's with you.
You can do it in the shower.
SPEAKER_00 (08:12):
Uh it's also a uh let yourself sing.
SPEAKER_03 (08:14):
Even if you don't like what sound, what's coming
out, it's a way for you to getsome voicel toning.
SPEAKER_00 (08:20):
Uh that's why chanting ohm uh is such a
powerful practice because itdoes a great job of resetting
your vagus nerve.
SPEAKER_03 (08:28):
Totally.
Number six, poor vagal toneequals higher inflammation,
autoimmune issues, and anxiety.
SPEAKER_00 (08:36):
That makes sense because your gut is telling your
brain something's wrong, andyour brain is producing a bunch
of cortisol and adrenaline.
So exactly again, your body isoutfitted to care for itself.
And when it's not being caredfor, it'll let you know.
SPEAKER_03 (08:54):
Yeah, and inflammation is just a way for
the body to protect itself.
So if the body is, like we saidearlier, your body's constantly
telling your brain if it feelssafe enough to heal, to connect,
to receive, and if it's feelingunsafe, it's going to create
some insulation to protect it,to protect your organs.
(09:14):
And this is why we get thatstress belly.
SPEAKER_00 (09:18):
The muffin top, yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (09:19):
Yeah.
The muffin top.
Is that a muffin top?
Number seven is the gut brainaxis is connected to the vagus
nerve.
SPEAKER_04 (09:29):
Mm-hmm.
SPEAKER_03 (09:29):
Yeah.
So massive, massive.
I think it's pretty shockingthat we don't talk enough about
the vagus nerve, considering howimportant it is.
Number eight is deep breathingdirectly increases vagal tone.
SPEAKER_00 (09:44):
Uh-oh.
More free medicine.
Breathe deep.
SPEAKER_03 (09:48):
Breathe with me, baby.
Yeah.
A healthy vagus nerve predictsbetter emotional resilience and
health.
That's number nine.
SPEAKER_00 (09:56):
Totally.
And I feel like there's, youknow, anyone who's really
interested in longevity shouldreally start paying attention to
that vagal nerve because thehealth, like you said, the
healthier that is, the healthieryour body is going to be able to
handle stress in the future.
SPEAKER_03 (10:11):
Yep.
And finally, number 10, aregulated nervous system is your
true superpower in life,business, and relationships.
Oh, most certainly.
That's important.
Your vagus nerve is your body'sdirect line to calm, clarity,
and creativity.
So let's talk about why vagaltone matters.
SPEAKER_00 (10:31):
Well, first of all, high vagal tone allows your body
to have faster stress recovery,right?
Which is super important becauseyou actually have the
opportunity to allow your bodyto handle more volumes of
stress.
Right.
And in doing though, in doingso, you actually have, like what
you said before, access to moreof your superpowers.
(10:54):
Another high vagal tone benefitis that it, of course, gives you
better immunity and digestion,right?
So it's going to make you feelstronger, it's going to give you
some more clarity.
It'll also help you withemotional resilience.
So if you're dealing with some,you know, some emotional stress,
attending to that to the vagalnerve will definitely allow that
(11:16):
to subside.
And the last, which is myfavorite, is that it will
increase your capacity to holdabundance.
SPEAKER_04 (11:24):
Right.
SPEAKER_00 (11:24):
If you think about that, the better you feel, the
more you can accept, right?
So the minute that you startattending to that vagal nerve,
your abundance, your love life,your health, and all that stuff
will start to improve.
SPEAKER_03 (11:37):
So the opposite is true that if you are rattled and
you have, you know, high anxietyand nervousness, then it's not
safe for abundance to, you know,you're not trustworthy in that
way.
SPEAKER_00 (11:50):
So in most cases, you are in resistance mode.
SPEAKER_03 (11:54):
Yes.
Let's talk about low vagal tone.
So low vagal tone can causechronic stress, anxiety.
It also can cause emotionalreactivity.
This is where you experience alot of dysregulation.
SPEAKER_05 (12:11):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (12:11):
It also can cause inflammation, health issues, and
difficulty receiving.
Again, so kind of the oppositeis that you won't have the
ability to receive or expand.
And there's this 2010 biologicalpsychology study that showed
higher vagal tone predictsgreater positive emotions,
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social connection, and health.
SPEAKER_04 (12:36):
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (12:36):
Yeah.
You can't fake a calm nervoussystem.
That's the crazy thing.
And you can't build an empoweredlife from a nervous system that
is rattled.
SPEAKER_00 (12:46):
No, no.
What you're going to startcreating with a rattled nervous
system is chaos.
Is chaos.
You are you are literallyopening the door for more chaos
to rush in and and dance withyou.
It's not it's not going to be afun dance either.
No, no.
SPEAKER_03 (13:00):
This is where we talked about like uh would you
dance with someone who wouldstep on your feet?
Yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (13:05):
Or would you would you board a plane with a captain
who's having a meltdown?
Absolutely not.
SPEAKER_03 (13:10):
So let's talk about the benefits of vagus nerve
activation.
SPEAKER_00 (13:15):
Yes, let's get into that science.
Okay.
So one thing is that uh the oneof the benefits, of course, is
is stress reduction.
And a bit of science on that isthat the vagal tone correlates
with decreased cortisol levelsand reduced sympathetic flight
or flight activity.
So there is, again,scientific-based evidence that
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shows the more you take care ofyour vagal nerve, the better you
feel.
SPEAKER_03 (13:43):
Another benefit, science fact benefit, vagus
nerve activation is improvedHRV.
So that's your heart ratevariability.
High vagal tone equals betterheart rate variability.
And it also equals improvedresilience and emotional
regulation.
So this is where you can nothave a dramatic reaction to
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anything.
SPEAKER_00 (14:06):
Step it on a Lego.
SPEAKER_03 (14:07):
Yeah, you can you can really be like, oh, I'm
gonna breathe that out.
And you can really take time tokind of figure out how you're
gonna wax on and wax off.
Or parkour or firebend.
Another benefit is betterdigestion.
So vagal toning stimulatesperistalsis and enzyme
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secretion, supporting gut brainhealth.
SPEAKER_00 (14:32):
That's some good signs right there.
And finally, with your mood andanxiety, right?
So once you deal with your vagusnerve, your mood and anxiety
will have a little bit ofrelief.
It's linked to GABA productionand reduced amygdala
hyperactivity, which calmsanxiety and supports depression
recovery.
SPEAKER_03 (14:52):
Yes.
Amazing.
There's supporting research andfacts that we also want to share
with you.
For example, Harvard Healthnotes that vagus nerve
stimulation can help treattreatment resistant depression
and epilepsy.
Crazy.
(15:21):
Yes.
And a study published inFrontiers in Neuroscience in
2018 found that non-invasivevagal nerve stimulation reduces
symptoms of PTSD and chronicpain.
Wow.
Yes, it's crazy.
So the vagus nerve is like yourbody's internal brake pedal.
It slows things down so healingcan begin.
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If you regulate your vagus, thenyou can regulate your life.
SPEAKER_00 (15:46):
Oh, that is so true.
Your nervous system doesn't lie,but you can teach it to feel
safe again.
And that's where the point ofthis podcast is.
SPEAKER_03 (15:56):
Yep.
That's where the medicine is.
So let's give them somemedicine.
How about that?
SPEAKER_00 (16:00):
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (16:01):
So here's your free vagus nerve medicine.
It's your prescription.
There's 10 free practices thatwe are going to talk about.
Some of them will be repeat sothat you can really know how
important they are and embodythem.
SPEAKER_04 (16:15):
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (16:15):
So if you've ever laid on the floor and you've
taken a deep breath, likely andput your hands on your belly, or
when you're laying in a bed atnight, your belly naturally
raises when you breathe in.
So it fills up and it raises up.
And then as you exhale, it itgoes down.
And so what we often think of adeep breath when we're standing
(16:40):
up, for some reason we switchit, right?
We start lifting our shouldersand filling up our chest and
acting all weird and we don'tfocus on our belly.
But the deepest breath that youcan pull into your body is
through deep, slow bellybreathing.
And you can go back and listento breath work medicine.
But anybody listening, when youlay down to sleep at night, just
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lay there and put rest yourhands on your belly and feel the
air come in and out of yourbody.
SPEAKER_00 (17:10):
Yeah, that's a great time to do that.
SPEAKER_03 (17:11):
And then also find a way to add even more air.
So you can feel like yourintercostal muscles, you know,
expanding.
You can feel your chestexpanding.
You can feel like your bodyactually gets wider when you
take a deep, slow belly breath.
SPEAKER_00 (17:28):
Yeah, number two is easy.
We had discussed that before: humming, chanting, singing, (17:30):
undefined
anything that helps you vibratethose vocal cords, which will
have resonance with that vagalnerve and runs very closely to
it.
SPEAKER_03 (17:42):
Yeah.
And so it's summertime if you'relistening to this, and it's hot
in most places in the US, andit's a great time for you to get
some cold exposure.
Not everyone likes taking a coldshower or doing these like ice
baths and you know the extremethings, but you likely like to
jump into a pool or jump into abody of water, or you like to
(18:06):
maybe run a sprinkler and playin it with your kids or
whatever.
Like there's fun ways to getcold exposure, and it's that
cold exposure can do wonders foryour body.
But we also talked about likeputting your face in an ice bath
or just you know, cold water orsnow.
But that's a really powerful wayto get some cold exposure for
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your vagal nerve toning.
SPEAKER_00 (18:28):
Another one that's kind of odd is gargling.
SPEAKER_03 (18:31):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (18:32):
Right?
So, of course, you have somewater in your throat, you put
your head back and you gargle.
And again, the the motions ofit, the the water in there, it
all uh allows that vagus nerveto relax a little bit.
SPEAKER_03 (18:45):
Yeah, it's kind of like a you know, massage for
your your vagal, your vagusnerve.
The other thing about that isdon't gargle with something that
is really toxic, like Listerine,for example, because then you
will be killing all of yourmicrobiome and doing a lot of
damage to your body.
So you definitely don't want todo that.
SPEAKER_00 (19:06):
I would go for warm water and salt.
SPEAKER_03 (19:08):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (19:08):
Nice and easy.
SPEAKER_03 (19:09):
Yes.
Another that is just great infree medicine for your vagus
nerve is laughter and play.
You know, we are big proponentsof playing and laughter and
getting as much silliness in inyour day.
And so that's something thateverybody can do.
But if you are not in arelationship right now, you can
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put on some comedy, you canwatch cat videos on social
media, something that, you know,really makes you laugh.
Mikey likes fails, for example,but get yourself into a laughter
state because the more that youlaugh, the more your vagus nerve
gets toning.
SPEAKER_00 (19:47):
Yeah, exactly.
Another one is having safesocial connections and eye
contact with people, also knownas intimacy that does wonders
for the whole system, also yourvagal nerve.
SPEAKER_03 (20:00):
Yeah.
And so if you don't feel safe inyour relationship, for example,
it's ideal if you find somebodythat you feel safe with.
But this is also why people havea deep connection with pets.
Because if you have a dog or acat, like they will look deep
into your eyes for a long timeand you will connect in a way
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that feels like, oh, this animaljust loves me so much.
Like I'm so connected to theirspirit, and you know, it's like
such a joy.
Number seven would be meditationand mindfulness.
SPEAKER_04 (20:36):
Oh, yeah, most certainly.
SPEAKER_03 (20:37):
So we talk a lot about meditation and
mindfulness, but if you're newto meditation, there's lots of
resources on previous podcasts,but also we have a lot of
meditations available, andyou're welcome to click the link
in our show notes and we willlink you to those.
SPEAKER_00 (20:54):
Number eight is yoga in gentle movement.
I have said this for as long asI've been doing yoga.
Yoga really does a great job ofbalancing out the body to
include your vagus nerve.
SPEAKER_03 (21:07):
Yes.
And another one is massage.
So especially your neck and yourfeet.
Those two areas can create a lotof medicine and movement and
fluidity for your vagus nerveand toning.
So if you don't have a partner,again, there's amazing foot
(21:31):
massagers and neck massagersthat you can buy and you know
use, but definitely look to getyour feet and your neck massaged
as often as possible.
SPEAKER_00 (21:42):
And number 10 is practicing gratitude.
Practicing gratitude raises yourbody's vibration, puts you into
a thrive mode.
And of course, then your vagusnerve and your brain are
communicating quite nicelytogether.
SPEAKER_03 (21:58):
Yes.
So vagus nerve medicine costsnothing, but it pays you back
with peace, presence, andpossibility.
SPEAKER_00 (22:07):
Oh, and who doesn't want peace, presence, and
possibility?
SPEAKER_03 (22:10):
So and it's free, so you have you have no excuse.
SPEAKER_00 (22:13):
You don't and you don't want to leave you don't
want to leave money on the tableever, right?
Especially when it comes to yourhealth.
SPEAKER_03 (22:19):
Exactly.
Vegas nerve is so important.
Let's talk a little bit abouthow it's important in business
and relationships.
SPEAKER_04 (22:27):
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (22:28):
Some quick dirty facts here.
So Vegas nerve regulation helpswith consistency by reducing
overwhelm.
SPEAKER_00 (22:36):
Ooh, overwhelm is a beast.
It also supports moneymanifestation by creating safety
to receive.
SPEAKER_03 (22:44):
Yeah, yeah.
We've been talking about that.
Which is major, but we're gonnakeep saying it, honey.
It also deepens intimacy byenabling co-regulation.
SPEAKER_00 (22:54):
Co-regulation.
SPEAKER_03 (22:54):
Which is major.
SPEAKER_00 (22:56):
Uh, it also helps uh emotional regulation during
conflict, right?
Which allows you to stay cool,calm, and collective under fire.
SPEAKER_03 (23:05):
Yep.
And also then to co-regulate.
So when you're co-regulated, youdon't have disagreements that
feel like you are powerstruggling.
It also allows creativity byshifting out of survival mode.
SPEAKER_00 (23:19):
And with survival mode, your list of options tend
to be very narrow.
SPEAKER_03 (23:24):
Right.
SPEAKER_00 (23:24):
When you're in Thrive, the world is your
oyster.
SPEAKER_03 (23:27):
The world is expansive.
SPEAKER_00 (23:29):
Well, the best business and relationship
strategy is a regulated nervoussystem.
SPEAKER_02 (23:35):
Right.
SPEAKER_00 (23:36):
If you are if you're about to go on a, you know, a
vacation or start a business,start with regulating your vagus
nerve.
And then everything else isgoing to get far easier.
SPEAKER_03 (23:47):
Yes.
I think it's time to play agame.
You want to play a game?
SPEAKER_00 (23:52):
I love playing games.
SPEAKER_03 (23:53):
All right.
We're going to just see if youum, you know how much you've
learned together.
So play along with us, EmpoweredPosse.
SPEAKER_04 (24:02):
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (24:03):
And Mike, I'm going to ask you is this Vegas, as in
your Vegas nerve, or Vegas, LasVegas.
SPEAKER_00 (24:11):
Las Vegas.
Oh, got it.
I love that.
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (24:14):
So I'm going to tell you, um, I'm just going to
describe like a situation, andyou're going to tell me Vegas or
Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (24:23):
Got it.
SPEAKER_03 (24:23):
Okay?
So Vegas nerve or Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (24:26):
Got it.
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (24:26):
Ready?
Okay, so how about deepbreathing?
SPEAKER_00 (24:30):
Deep breathing is most certainly Vegas nerve.
SPEAKER_03 (24:33):
Yes, honey.
How about inhaling secondhandsmoke in every inch of the city?
SPEAKER_00 (24:39):
Ooh, that is Las Vegas.
Lost Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (24:44):
Um, screaming at traffic.
SPEAKER_00 (24:47):
Ooh.
Uh that's mostly most certainlyLas Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (24:50):
Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (24:51):
Yeah.
Or also Boston.
SPEAKER_03 (24:53):
Or like any city, basically.
But you can also tell yourselfif you are like freaking out and
you're having like road rage,you can be like, okay, to
support my vegas nerve, I candeep breathe.
SPEAKER_04 (25:05):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (25:06):
Or I can hum.
Or I can be like, you know,motherfucking fuck this vision,
you know.
Like you could chant some stuff.
SPEAKER_00 (25:13):
I like I like playing jazz and breathing
deeply as I cut through trafficbecause it makes it nice and
easy.
Right.
Nice and cool.
SPEAKER_03 (25:21):
But if you scream in traffic, then you are going to
be hurting your vegan.
Alright, how about naked girlson the side of a bus?
SPEAKER_00 (25:30):
Uh that is las vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (25:35):
Um how about singing in the shower?
SPEAKER_00 (25:38):
Singing in the shower is definitely vegas.
Vegas nerve.
Yeah, that's a good point.
SPEAKER_03 (25:42):
Yep.
Okay, how about binge watchingjunk TV while eating junk food?
SPEAKER_00 (25:46):
That's junk on junk.
Junk on junk is always LasVegas.
SPEAKER_03 (25:50):
Always vegan.
Um cold face plunge.
SPEAKER_00 (25:53):
Vegas nerve all the way.
SPEAKER_03 (25:55):
I gave you some easy ones because you know we just
gotta make sure.
We gotta lock it in.
Um, how about gambling your last$10 on slots?
SPEAKER_00 (26:02):
Oh, dude, that is like a whole wrecking ball on
your Vegas nerve, so that is LasVegas.
SPEAKER_03 (26:07):
Exactly.
So I feel like we could go on.
I could I could ask you like 300more.
Why don't you quiz me?
SPEAKER_00 (26:15):
Quiz.
Oh, here we go.
Taxes.
SPEAKER_03 (26:19):
Uh, Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (26:23):
Going to a concert tonight.
SPEAKER_03 (26:24):
Oh, Vegas nerve, baby.
SPEAKER_00 (26:26):
Vegas nerve.
All right.
Going paddle boarding uh under afull moon, which we're gonna do
on Saturday.
SPEAKER_03 (26:33):
Vegas nerve.
I didn't know we were doingthat.
This is my is there a specialdate?
SPEAKER_00 (26:37):
Uh it's Saturday.
Saturday's a full moon.
We're gonna handle it.
SPEAKER_03 (26:39):
Oh my gosh.
I cannot wait to do that.
I'm so excited.
SPEAKER_00 (26:43):
Um and then and with that, you're in the middle of
the lake and the thunderstormcomes in.
Is that Vegas or Las Vegas?
SPEAKER_03 (26:51):
Um, as long as there's a place to take cover,
it's it could be both.
But having experienced athunderstorm, lightning storm in
Las Vegas, I'm gonna say it'sVegas.
SPEAKER_00 (27:05):
Okay, I have a mixed melt, a mixed one for you.
Ready?
SPEAKER_03 (27:07):
Okay.
SPEAKER_00 (27:07):
Last one.
Going on a nice long walk in thewoods with me and seeing some
wild animals.
SPEAKER_03 (27:14):
What kind of wild animals?
SPEAKER_00 (27:16):
Bears.
Things with teeth.
SPEAKER_03 (27:19):
Things with teeth.
I think uh for me it would beVegas nerve until something's
chasing me.
Then it would be uh Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (27:29):
Las Vegas all day long.
SPEAKER_03 (27:33):
Yes, seriously.
So don't confuse your Vegasthrills with Vegas chills.
SPEAKER_00 (27:40):
Ooh, Zuri.
Okay.
That was nice.
SPEAKER_03 (27:43):
I know, right?
Um, your vegas nerve is reallythe key to living in peace,
connection, and abundance.
It's the medicine your body'sbeen waiting for.
If this is new information foryou, we give you a little
highlight.
And if you want to dig deeper,there's always links in our show
notes for you to dig deeper.
If you want to work with us, ifyou want to get a reset, we got
(28:06):
you.
So we're always here for you,Empowered Posse.
You can, you know, tune in everyweek and get free medicine from
us, but you can also go deeperand you're always invited to be
a part of our family in that wayas well.
SPEAKER_00 (28:19):
And if this is brand new information to you, which is
gonna be brand new to a lot ofpeople, and you're eager to
figure out what the Vegas nerveis, it is spelt differently from
Vegas.
SPEAKER_04 (28:30):
Right?
SPEAKER_00 (28:30):
So don't waste your time spelling Vegas.
The Vegas nerve is V-A-G-U-S.
SPEAKER_03 (28:35):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (28:36):
All right, so enjoy the the newfound information.
SPEAKER_03 (28:40):
Mm-hmm.
And here's a journal prompt foryou that will help you get maybe
a little bit deeper into yourunderstanding of if you could
ask your vegas nerve what it hasto say, what would you write?
SPEAKER_00 (28:58):
Ooh, that one's that one's deep, sorry.
SPEAKER_03 (29:01):
Yeah.
What does your vegas nerve haveto say?
SPEAKER_00 (29:04):
Oh my god.
I am I'm already getting alaundry list.
SPEAKER_03 (29:08):
Well, guess what?
We could take a moment and youcan write it all down.
SPEAKER_00 (29:14):
Mine would say more yoga, more grounding, more
dancing with you, and lesswatching TV that you know goes
nowhere.
And that's just comedy.
Comedy all day long.
Comedy is medicine.
SPEAKER_03 (29:27):
Comedy is medicine, which is funny because if you
notice, like there's not a lotof good comedy.
Like it's harder to find a goodcomedy, but it's very easy to
find a vegas thing that is likeviolence.
SPEAKER_04 (29:42):
Oh yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (29:43):
You know, like like low vibe stuff, super easy to
find, high vibe stuff, superhard to find.
SPEAKER_04 (29:49):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (29:49):
Because it the programming is not supportive of
you having a regulated vagusnerve or a regulated nervous
system, period.
SPEAKER_00 (29:57):
Let me tell you if if you're watching a movie and
the first Two seconds of thetrailer, there's a gunshot.
That's a Vegas, right?
That's that's Las Vegas, right?
SPEAKER_03 (30:05):
That's Las Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (30:06):
Your Vegas nerd being like, oh, this again.
Right?
But romantic comedies, that's awin-win.
SPEAKER_03 (30:12):
Oh, really?
You like romantic?
Okay, so this is what we'regonna do.
SPEAKER_00 (30:15):
All right.
Well, it it has us laughing, andthen it opens the door for, you
know, a little Bow Chica.
SPEAKER_03 (30:21):
Wow wow.
SPEAKER_00 (30:22):
Yeah, some some co-regulation in the in the
sheets, you know what I'msaying?
Some intimacy.
Yep.
SPEAKER_03 (30:27):
Yeah, I'm gonna.
This is recorded.
So you said basically that youlike watching romantic comedies.
So rom rom-com all day long.
SPEAKER_00 (30:36):
My my favorite romantic comedy?
Wanderlust.
SPEAKER_03 (30:40):
Wanderlust?
SPEAKER_00 (30:41):
All day long.
SPEAKER_03 (30:42):
It's kind of a romantic comedy.
It's romantic.
SPEAKER_00 (30:45):
Yeah.
There's some tension between thetwo of them.
They work out some details andthey eventually live happily
ever after.
And it is quite funny.
SPEAKER_03 (30:55):
That's a good one.
Okay, we're sending you thehighest vibrations.
SPEAKER_00 (30:59):
You are held.
SPEAKER_03 (31:00):
You are loved.
SPEAKER_00 (31:08):
That is so true.
That is so true.
And uh because of which, uh,your vagus nerve most certainly
needs to be clean and uh um andattended to on a regular basis.
SPEAKER_01 (31:26):
What is that?
Are you taking a bong hit in themiddle of your sentences or
what?
SPEAKER_00 (31:31):
What is breathing?
SPEAKER_01 (31:33):
Tending to your vagal nerve?
SPEAKER_00 (31:34):
Your vagal op.
SPEAKER_01 (31:36):
Your vagal op.
What is this?
SPEAKER_04 (31:41):
Uh oh.
SPEAKER_02 (31:47):
So wanna say it again?
Your your Vegas nerve.
You know?
Maybe not.
Let's keep going.
SPEAKER_00 (31:56):
I look at uh anytime you go to Vegas um as a budgeted
deficit.
But you know you're not, youknow you're gonna you're gonna
come back either heavier inweight and and lighter in money.
But you know, there are peoplewho you know who literally come
up in Vegas.
SPEAKER_03 (32:13):
We were talking about this.
Like I always win.
If I gamble, I win every time.
It's that the people that I gowith often don't win.
So then I find myself like, oh,okay.
So here's some more, here, youknow, take some of mine, or
here, let me let me pay forthis.
Yeah, let me take care of this.
Let me take that's the only timeI lose it, is when the people
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who are around me have lost alltheir money.
SPEAKER_00 (32:38):
I have yet to come up in Vegas, which is why I, you
know, and I always leave Vegas,you know, with a secondhand
smoke headache and all thatstuff.
But let me tell you, if I wonbig in Vegas, I'd probably have
a different view of the video.
Oh, I love Vegas.
But my Vegas nerve is like, youfucking hate Vegas.
(32:59):
Nothing, nothing goes well inVegas for you, Mikey.
SPEAKER_03 (33:02):
Yeah, you've you have some hard, hard knocks in
in Vegas.
SPEAKER_00 (33:05):
Oh yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (33:06):
I have won in Vegas quite a few times and I have had
a good time.
Yeah, but you got cold.
What's that?
You got cooled.
Yeah, I've been I get I usuallyget cooled.
At some point I win too much andsomebody comes and cools me.
SPEAKER_00 (33:18):
Touches you and takes your your vibe.
SPEAKER_03 (33:20):
But I also went there to record one time, and I
have like, you know, to recordlike a single and I went to
sleep early, you know, because Iwas like, oh, I'm gonna have to
sing all day tomorrow, so Igotta go to sleep early.
And I mean, I did everyprecaution you could imagine.
Like, I gotta make sure I getgood sleep, I ate a good dinner,
(33:44):
I like I didn't rage all night,and then the next day I still
feel like crap.
And I was like, why do I feellike this?
And I think like it was justlike the air and the combination
of just like the energies.
Like I went into the studio andI was like, I feel like I
haven't suffered for like sixdays, and I've been like chain
(34:05):
smoking.
Like, I feel like crap.
It made for interesting vocals,I will say that, but yeah, it
wasn't that the vibe.
SPEAKER_00 (34:13):
I can I can summarize the Vegas experience
with the one of the lastexperiences I had with Vegas
where we went to Vegas to seeour friend get married, and it
was like, you know, a wholegroup of us were having a Vegas,
you know, we're all going toVegas, and some of us drove and
some of us flew and we getthere.
And the chapel that they thatthey chose had burnt down.
(34:37):
Had burnt down to the ground.
So they got married in anadjacent business that they
owned, I guess, which was rightsmack in the middle of a strip
mall.
SPEAKER_03 (34:48):
And you open up and it was like a you know, like an
old shop with it look like likean old like 99 cent store or
like Dollar Tree or somethinglike that.
SPEAKER_00 (34:56):
Yeah, it looks like a desperation shop.
SPEAKER_03 (34:57):
It looked like what the fuck happened in here?
But it looked, it was closeddown, and so like where you
would you know, where you wouldwalk down the aisle.
It was just it was rough.
I was like, oh man.
SPEAKER_00 (35:10):
Everything was dusty and the officiant, it was the
official, what's it called?
SPEAKER_02 (35:13):
Yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (35:14):
They uh messed up the dates and their names.
SPEAKER_02 (35:17):
And their names.
SPEAKER_00 (35:19):
And subsequently, that marriage didn't work.
Subsequently, and I and I'mpretty sure that it began bad.
SPEAKER_03 (35:27):
Yeah, it it you know, sometimes they s they end
how they start.
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