Polyvagal Theory was introduced in the 1990s by behavioral neuroscientist Stephen Porges. Porges focused on the vagus nerve, a cluster of nerves that start at the base of the brain and form a ...

Vagus means wandering, and the vagus nerve, after it leaves the base of the brain, sends branches to the ears, the throat, the heart, the lungs, and the digestive tract, with stops along the way ...

Polyvagal theory was developed by Stephen Porges, Ph.D. to describe our "flight or fight" response to stressful situations. When faced with trauma, some individuals react with anger, anxiousness ...

As the founder of Grapevine Inner Wellness, she stopped by Morning Break to teach quick and easy Vagus nerve stimulation exercises for nervous system regulation that can be done in less than 5 ...