Ever feel stuck in a state of stress or anxiety, unable to find your way back to calm? The solution might lie in an unexpected combination: the vagus nerve and EFT Tapping. Vagus nerve Tapping is emerging as a gentle yet powerful way to support your nervous system’s natural ability to find balance.
This non-invasive approach offers a practical tool for those seeking greater calm and emotional regulation in their daily lives. Ready to learn all about it? Let’s dive in.
What is vagus nerve Tapping?
Vagus nerve tapping is a specialized form of EFT Tapping that focuses on supporting healthy nervous system function. It combines two therapeutic approaches:
- EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Tapping – A mind-body technique involving gentle tapping on specific acupressure points while focusing on what is causing you distress.
- Vagus nerve toning – Supporting your vagus nerve to function optimally, so it can promote health, well-being, vitality, and more..
By Tapping on specific points while focusing on calming thoughts and breathing, you can stimulate your vagus nerve and help regulate your nervous system naturally.
Understanding the vagus nerve
The vagus nerve acts as a two-way communication highway between your brain and body. It extends from your brainstem through your:
- Face and throat
- Heart and lungs
- Stomach and intestines
This nerve plays a crucial role in:
- Regulating heart rate
- Supporting digestion
- Managing inflammation
- Controlling anxiety and stress responses
- Promoting emotional regulation
- Supporting immune function
Toning your vagus nerve helps it to function optimally, allowing us to respond to stress effectively, feel safe and grounded in the moment, heal and recover from physical strain, tune into your intuition, and more.
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Benefits of vagus nerve Tapping
Research shows that both EFT Tapping and healthy vagal tone can support wellbeing in multiple ways. When combined thoughtfully, these approaches may offer comprehensive benefits:
Physical Health and Recovery
- Stress Hormone Regulation: Research shows EFT Tapping can reduce cortisol levels by up to 43% after just one hour of practice
- Better Sleep: By calming the nervous system, you may find your sleep quality increases and you have an easier time falling asleep
- Digestive Support: A balanced nervous system supports proper digestive function
- Pain Management: Less stress and tension in the body can help relieve pain
- Immune Function: Reducing stress through Tapping and vagus nerve toning may support overall immune system function
Emotional Balance and Regulation
- Anxiety Relief: Tapping leads to an average 41% reduction in anxiety after just 9 minutes of Tapping. Vagus nerve Tapping for anxiety is an effective approach for those looking for a non-invasive solution
- Stress Management: Regular practice helps build resilience to daily stressors
- Emotional Processing: Vagus nerve toning and Tapping both provide tools to work through difficult emotions safely and effectively
- Mood Support: Many find these practices help stabilize mood fluctuations
- Greater Calm: Regular practice can help you return to a balanced state more easily when life’s stressors throw you off
Mental Clarity and Intuition
- Enhanced Focus: A regulated nervous system supports better concentration
- Decision Making: When you feel calmer and more at ease you can access clearer thinking
- Creative Flow: Many users report increased creativity when their nervous system is balanced
- Mind-Body Connection: Vagus nerve Tapping strengthens awareness of internal signals and intuition
- Mental Flexibility: This practice can help you develop more adaptable responses to challenges
The beauty of Tapping for vagus nerve toning is that these benefits often build on each other. Better sleep can lead to improved emotional regulation… which can support clearer decision making… and so on.
As your nervous system finds better balance, you may notice improvements across multiple areas of life, like your relationships, career, family life, creativity, personal growth, and more.
Basic vagus nerve Tapping exercise
Start with this basic Tapping sequence for vagus nerve toning:
1. Assess how you feel- Take a few deep breaths and check in with yourself. How do you feel? Rate how stressed, anxious, or out of balance you feel on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the most intense.
- Take a deep breath in and out
- Tap gently on the Side of the Hand point while repeating your setup statement three times
- Example: “Even though I feel stressed and overwhelmed, I choose to activate my body’s natural ability to find calm”
3. Tap through the points in order:
- Tap through the following points in order as you breathe deeply and visualize your vagus nerve and entire nervous system coming into balance and functioning with harmony and ease:
- Eyebrow
- Side of the eye
- Under the eye
- Under the nose
- Under the mouth
- Collarbone
- Under the arm
- Top of the head
- Take a few deep breaths and check in with yourself again. How do you feel now? Give the intensity a number again on the same 0 to 10 scale.
- If the intensity is still higher than you’d like, and you don’t feel calm and relaxed yet, you can keep Tapping through the points until you feel better.
Getting started with Tapping for vagus nerve stimulation
Vagus nerve tapping offers a powerful, natural way to regulate your nervous system and enhance overall wellbeing. By combining the ancient wisdom of pressure points with modern understanding of neuroscience, this practice provides an accessible tool for stress management, emotional regulation, and personal-growth.
Ready to experience the benefits yourself? The Tapping Solution App offers guided vagus nerve Tapping sessions focused on three primary benefits:
A Tapping and visualization process to activate the calming power of the vagus nerve. This soothing session is designed to balance your emotions and help you feel ready to handle whatever comes your way with greater ease.
A powerful Tapping and visualization process to activate the power of the vagus nerve and connect with your own inner wisdom. This powerful session will help you tune into your intuition so you can make decisions from a clearer, deeper, wiser place.
Download The Tapping Solution App today and explore our specialized vagus nerve tapping sessions.
Until next time… Keep Tapping!
Nick Ortner
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