Self Regulation and Vagal Tone

Ways to create and maintain a calmer brain It is time to talk about self-regulation and vagal tone. Self-regulation is the ability for us to calm, settle, focus, inhibit/stop and motivate our minds. It also plays an important role in how we cope with stress. The vagus nerve is one of our 12 cranial nerves. It is involved in functions of the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest parts of the brain). It also supplies a majority of the muscles in the throat and is responsible for producing some of our taste sensations and much more. The more ‘toned’ our vagal nerve is, the ...read more