Vagus Nerve Massage with Arielle Schwartz | Podcast Clip
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, offers a few exercises that stimulate the vagus nerve. These exercises help you control your heart rate and breathing patterns in order to calm down and improve focus.
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, is a psychologist, internationally renowned teacher, yoga instructor, and leading voice in the healing of PTSD and complex trauma. She is the author of five books, including The Complex PTSD Workbook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, and The Post Traumatic Growth Guidebook. Dr. Schwartz is an accomplished teacher who guides therapists in the application of EMDR, somatic psychology, parts work therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of trauma and complex PTSD. Her teaching conveys understanding, passion, kindness, compassion, joy, and is empowered by a succinct way of speaking about very complex topics. She is the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy in Boulder, Colorado where she maintains a private practice providing psychotherapy, supervision, and consultation. With over twenty years as a therapeutic yoga teacher, Dr. Schwartz believes that the journey of trauma recovery is an awakening of the spiritual heart.
Join Arielle for a special course at Polyvagal Institute starting September 9. "Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Natural Neural Exercises for Emotional & Physical Health" is available only at PVI: https://learning.polyvagal.org/course...