Vagal Activation Tips with Rosemary Oil

The Vagus nerve is the highway that connects our brain with our intestine, it is the longest cranial nerve and from its exit from the skull it passes through several vitally important structures in our body, in this way it is capable of transmitting information from each of the organs it passes through to our brain and its proper functioning and activity ensures a state of balance and physical and mental health, it is the key to our well-being.

It is the main actor of our parasympathetic system, providing rest, relaxation and recovery, so it is important to keep it active. In the face of daily stress, our sympathetic nervous system is responsible for keeping us alert and an excess in the secretion of Cortisol occurs, a hormone in charge of facing this situation and ensuring our survival, but its sustained secretion leads to an inflammatory state at the cellular level that leads to premature aging and the development of different pathologies and chronic physical conditions. Fortunately we have an internal laboratory that is capable of facing this situation, our parasympathetic nervous system, our active vagus nerve ensures the necessary recovery to live in Balance.

2 Tips to activate your vagus nerve with our Rosemary essential oil:

1) In the morning when you wake up, with a few drops of your rosemary oil, you can massage behind your earlobes in an ascending or descending manner for at least 10 minutes.

2) Practice conscious breathing daily, ideally before going to sleep at night. You can use a few drops of rosemary essential oil in an aromatherapy burner, sit down or lie down, close your eyes and let yourself be carried away by your breathing. Inhale through your nose in 3 beats, hold the air for 5 seconds and release the air through your nose slowly for as long as possible. Ideally, do this exercise for at least 15 minutes.

Now that you know the importance of your Vagus Nerve, try to put these two Tips into practice daily to take your Balance to another level.