The vagus nerve is one of the most important nerves in your body. It connects your brain to your heart, lungs, and digestive system, and plays a major role in regulating your autonomic nervous system. When the vagus nerve is activated, it helps shift you into a parasympathetic state—slowing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure, calming the breath, and allowing the body to rest and restore.

Vagal stimulation means using specific techniques to activate this nerve and increase your “vagal tone”—your ability to bounce back from stress and stay grounded in a calm, connected state. It’s one of the most effective ways to support nervous system regulation, improve emotional balance, and reduce the physical effects of chronic stress.

How We Work with It at Integrated Human

Many of our core methods naturally stimulate the vagus nerve, helping you move into greater coherence, presence, and well-being:

• Neurogenic Tremoring (TRE): Releases tension patterns stored in the body and brings the nervous system into balance through a natural tremor reflex.

• Soma Breath: Uses rhythmic breathing patterns, breath holds, and toning/humming to activate vagal tone, improve oxygen efficiency, and calm the system.

• HeartMath: Encourages heart-brain coherence, which is directly linked to healthy vagal function and emotional regulation.

• Guided Meditation: By shifting into slow, steady breathing and focused awareness, you stimulate parasympathetic activity and allow your system to reset.

These practices aren’t about pushing or striving. They’re about listening to the body and creating the right conditions for it to self-regulate.

Why It Works

Vagal stimulation works with your biology—not against it. Instead of overriding stress with willpower, you engage the body’s natural recovery system. Over time, this builds real resilience: you don’t just feel better in the moment, you become more adaptable and responsive in the face of life’s challenges.

Improved vagal tone is associated with:

• Lower inflammation
• Better digestion and immune response
• Greater emotional regulation
• Faster recovery from stress or trauma
• Enhanced feelings of connection and safety

When your vagus nerve is working well, everything flows better.

Experience It for Yourself

Explore vagal activation through tremoring in a Group TRE session or get started with our Introduction to TRE course.
Discover how breath and heart coherence support vagal tone with our free 11 Minutes to Peace HeartMath meditation.

Experience the full integration of these tools in our Flow State Continuum Weekend—where nervous system regulation becomes embodied practice.

This isn’t just theory—it’s something you can feel. Start tuning in to the intelligence of your body and experience the shift for yourself.