Today's wellness ideas are meant to be a list of simple and easy things to incorporate into your daily life to help with your overall well-being. They cover the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your life, which I believe make up holistic wellness. I don't do all of these every day, but I do incorporate most of them each week. I find when I do, I'm better able to help those around me and show up for my life as the best version of myself.
The vagus nerve connects the brain to the body. Its primary function is to activate our parasympathetic nervous system. There are two branches of the nervous system—1) the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), also known as “rest, digest, and heal”; and 2) the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), or “fight and flight."
It runs from the brainstem through the neck and down to your abdomen, innervating your lungs, heart, esophagus, and the majority of your abdominal organs.
