Inspiring You With Henri Hebert

#124 | Meditate with Me + How to Stimulate Your Vagus Nerve for Better Mental Health In this episode, we chat about Meditate with Me, Vagus Nerve, how Reiki recently helped me, intentions, and journal prompts! Stimulating my vagus nerve has played a key role in the management of my mental health over the years.  What exactly is the vagus nerve? The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in your body. It connects your brain to many important organs throughout the body, including the gut (intestines, stomach), heart, and lungs. In fact, the word "vagus" means “wanderer” in Latin, which accurately represents how the nerve wanders all over the body and reaches various organs. The vagus nerve is also a key part of your parasympathetic “rest and digest” nervous system. It influences your breathing, digestive function, and heart rate, all of which can have a huge impact on your mental health. But what you really need to pay special attention to is the "tone" of your vagus nerve. Vagal tone is an internal biological