Mourning Movement

My guess is that no one reading these words is a stranger to grief. It visits…

8 Ways to Activate the Vagus Nerve — and Relieve Anxiety

The following techniques all safely stimulate the vagus nerve, but people with severe asthma, sleep apnea,…

Can You Measure Vagal Tone?

The most precise metric for assessing vagal tone is heart-rate variability (HRV), says functional-medicine ­provider Navaz…

A Place Between

The yoga studio was warm and dark, the only sounds the subtle instrumental music in the…

How to Reset Your Vagus Nerve — and Find Calm

Fitness coach Mark ­Schneider, NASM-CPT, recently worked with a client with a stubborn, mysterious pain. “She had…

5 Strategies to Try When You’ve Been Triggered

If you fully intended to deal with your triggers and then life got in the way,…

How to Do Resonant Breathing

This slow-breathing practice is among the simplest of all breathwork techniques. It involves approximately five-and-a-half full…

How to Do Alternate-Nostril Breathing

This staple pranayama technique helps balance two branches of the nervous system. (The right nostril is…

How to Manage a Trigger Response

Anyone who’s ever shared space with me knows I have a trigger around official-looking mail. Granted,…

What Is Social Rest?

Despite how it sounds, the need for social rest doesn’t necessarily mean solitude. It’s about taking…