🪶 When Your Body Feels What Your Mind Can’t Explain
Have you ever noticed how your body reacts before your mind catches up?
Your chest tightens before a difficult conversation.
Your stomach knots when your to-do list feels impossible.
Your throat closes when you need to speak up.
That’s not weakness — it’s your nervous system trying to protect you.
One powerful way to return to calm is through a simple practice. This practice is science-backed and called the Vagus Nerve Reset.
🌿 Why the Vagus Nerve Matters
The vagus nerve is like your body’s internal peace switch.
It connects your brain to your heart, lungs, and digestive system. It quietly influences how you breathe, digest, and recover from stress.
When this nerve is overworked, we stay in fight-or-flight: tense, reactive, and exhausted.
When it’s balanced, our body signals safety: heart rate slows, digestion improves, and clarity returns.
The good news? You can gently stimulate the vagus nerve anytime — with your breath.
🌬️ The 3-Breath Vagus Nerve Reset
Step 1 — Inhale Calm
Breathe in slowly through your nose for a count of four.
Let your belly expand like a soft wave.
Step 2 — Sip a Little More Air
At the top of the inhale, take one small extra “sip” of air.
Step 3 — Exhale Slowly – longer than the inhale
Exhale gently through your mouth for a count of six.
Whisper quietly to yourself: “It’s safe to pause.”
This subtle stretch tells your nervous system, “It’s okay to slow down.”
Repeat for three rounds.
Notice your heart rate slows, your shoulders soften, and your mind begins to clear.
That’s your vagus nerve turning safety back on.
💙 Add Gratitude to Deepen the Reset
Combining breathwork with gratitude amplifies the calming effect.
Each time you exhale, think of one thing — or one person — you’re thankful for.
Gratitude and slow breathing together create powerful signals of safety for your body and mind.
🌊 Download Your Free 7-Day Gratitude & Breathing Reset Journal
To help you integrate this practice into daily life, I created a free Gratitude & Breathing Reset Journal.
It offers seven days of guided prompts, reflections, and breathing exercises to calm your nervous system and reset your energy.
✨ Download it here → Free 7 day Gratitude and Breathing Reset Journal
This gentle, printable journal is the perfect companion to your mindfulness or meditation routine.
📘 Go Deeper with My Book — Holistic Vagus Nerve Reset
If you’re ready to explore more tools, science-based insights, and mindfulness practices to restore balance, my book Holistic Vagus Nerve Reset expands on everything shared here.
Available now on Amazon in ebook, paperback, and hardcover formats.
👉 VagusNerveReset
You’ll discover practical ways to regulate your nervous system. You’ll find methods to release chronic tension. Create inner safety, one mindful breath at a time.
🌺 Final Reflection
Calm doesn’t always come from doing more.
Sometimes, it begins with a single, intentional breath. This is a quiet moment to remind your body that it’s safe to rest. It’s safe to feel and begin again.
💙 About Myriam Gareau
Myriam Gareau is a Coach, Author and Meditation Teacher. She transformed her expertise from corporate risk consulting. She now calls it “inner risk consulting.” This new focus helps people break free from the internal barriers that keep them stuck.
Myriam graduated from the davidji Meditation Academy and studied at the Institute for Coaching Mastery (ICM). She blends business acumen with holistic practices. Her goal is to empower and guide clients to move from where they are to where they want to be.
📚 Books by Myriam
Holistic Vagus Nerve Reset
Practical tools for nervous system regulation and emotional resilience.
Inner Child Freedom
A guide to transforming your relationship with your inner child and reclaiming your authentic power.
🌊 Work With Myriam
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