Grounding, Earthing, Pure Connection

Day Sixteen - New Moon Songs

Today is the middle of your August process, plus the new moon which has promises of supporting the voicing of all that has been unheard or lost in translation.

This process is all about strengthening our connections, one of our own personal connection is that of the vagal nerve.

What Is the Vagus Nerve?

The vagus (vagal) nerve is also known as the 10th cranial nerve or cranial nerve X. It starts in your medulla oblongata, a part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord, and splits off into many branches that extend down through your neck to your vital abdominal organs.

This long nerve makes up 3/4 of the nerve tissue in your parasympathetic nervous system. In fact, the vagus nerve is the longest of any of the 12 cranial nerves.

What Does the Vagus Nerve Do?

The vagus nerve helps your body exit its fight-or-flight mode.

The vagus nerve provides signals from your brain to your body, regulating your:

• Heart rate

• Taste

• Speech

• Skin sensations

• Muscle sensations

• Immune response

• Respiratory rate

• Blood pressure

• Mucus production

• Saliva production

• Digestion

• Frequency of urination

• Mood

It is really important to nurture this connection as it is key to being well, being able to rest, to rejuvinate, repair and to grow.

So what has this got to do with giving voice?

Well a good way to heal the vagal is to hum and/or sing.

So today for at least 30 seconds if not longer either hum or sing a tune.

That is all you need to do.

In your journal, sheets or books you may want to consider how you feel unlistened to or unheard in life. Just note it all down. Strengthen your vagal and you will be amazed at how this strengthens your ability to voice who and what you are and stand for.

See you tomorrow :-)

“I never really thought about how when I look at the moon, it's the same moon as Shakespeare and Marie Antoinette and George Washington and Cleopatra looked at.”