Calm Your Vagus Nerve with Your Eyes (FAST!)

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

I hope this is helpful. Please like & subscribe so I can keep making more content like this. Thanks for watching!

[@joeyconvery2055]

Can you do this standing up or sitting in a chair? Thanks

[@ShaneD420AZ]

Thanks Dr Cuthbertson...I Appreciate this Knowledge very much ❤😊 going to share with my Girlfriend...were super grateful...Subscribed and Liked!

[@mdz1009]

@@joeyconvery2055 At 3:04, he says that you don't have to lie down to do it and that you can do it sitting.

[@johnshell2480]

Hey this is amazing!

[@zenscout]

WoW, tY

[@lookintothesky123]

This is amazing. Modern life has us staring at screens all day. I imagine our ancestors were regularly on the lookout for things in all directions. Thanks.

[@michaelstiller8498]

This one really helped after the doorbell rang and I jumped up and no one was there. Came back and did the vagus eye exercise my heart was pounding and immediately stop pounding. Amazing. Thanks. KCMary. 😊🙏😊.

[@markpratt8992]

Love brief straight to the point videos like this. I was surprised how quickly I felt the affects and slowing of the breath. I have to work on my parasympathetic nervous system as I’m kinda stuck in overdrive adrenaline and it plays havoc with my fibromyalgia. Thanks for the tip

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You’re welcome! I’m glad it’s helpful.

[@passionfruitprincess]

I used to get my caesarean patients to do this when they first got up for a shower after surgery. It grounds them :)

[@josephinelai4638]

I got stress this morning! Your video comes in time. Thank you.

[@michaelfforte]

Very clear explanation and demonstration of the exercise.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment.

[@susanwalter5098]

Thank you! Just wanting to be clear about what you are saying… looking both down an up diagonally are both calming to the nervous system?

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

@@susanwalter5098 looking down and diagonally calms the nervous system (regulates the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system) and looking up and diagonally stimulates the nervous system (activates the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous nervous system). I hope that makes sense!

[@denisemckinney2190]

Gave a big old yawn with each downward gaze and felt my shoulders relax. Thanks!

[@Ayverie4]

For those of us who wear glasses, we are trained to never look at extreme angles. Our peripheral vision also suffers. Because it's all frames and blur at that angle! So our eyes stay roughly in the center at all times. I can feel how unnatural this is; I regularly take breaks to "stretch" my eyes and roll them.

[@plumeria66]

This popped up in my feed! Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

[@InnerSunshine]

I think this exercises comes from Stanley Rosenberg Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve (2017). This video explainsd it better than the book. Also note NLP is very big on these two eye positions for very different purposes which may interest some learners.

[@kim.in.nature.]

I started yawning during these eye exercises, which is another sign of resetting the vagus nerve.

[@Freshfliersfries]

Same here

[@julialajoie3371]

Yess! I wanted to fall asleep.

[@muzaffartirmizey8207]

Simply superb. Works every time .I will check your other videos.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Thank you!

[@juanvaldes2458]

Thank you, doctor. In this stressful world we need these techniques.

[@health_is_wholeness]

Thank you for sharing this

[@amalgamationofhope]

Thank you!❤

[@2am561]

Thanks!

[@willlorimer2366]

very smart using the eyes for this. I have always figured the eyes operate as a kind of mouse, different positions activate differnet parts of the brain, and can retrieve otherwise hard to recall memories.

[@kookiefly]

Doc, thank you so much! I can feel this cooling relaxing feeling in my back as I did the exercise with you. It's amazing! Thank you!

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You're so welcome!

[@900185616y]

I have CVS, the way you are laying is usually how I pass out. I'm starting to wonder if this is what's been calming me at my brink without noticing it 😮 This is gold!!!

[@antonyhoward8768]

Can you do this while taken your blood pressure?

[@thank_you_thank_you]

great. thank you.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You’re welcome!

[@bluebuoy3019]

This is really excellent. It immediately calmed my Tinnitis and unblocked my nose. Thank you for this DR.C.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You’re welcome! Happy that it helped.

[@seanconnolly4503]

So cool, thanks.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You bet!

[@kathym6603]

I wanted to find this video again and there KZbin plopped it on my homepage

[@MrChadder007]

Thanks, I’ve just realized maybe why I have issues with going into some brightly lit places and having anxiety. In those stores I frequently look upwards. I will try looking down more to see if that helps.

[@bd764]

I can relate! Try even wearing sunglasses in the stores. These LED lights they have now are crazy bright!

[@lisadefries6718]

Yes bright light can be triggering of various issues such as headaches, anxiety symptoms etc or possibly even migraines . Dimmer lighting is much more natural to our senses. Let’s face it human body not designed for synthetic lighting.

[@GirishBapat-mq8gr]

Every time minimum 30 seconds

[@robertkhan7399]

Thanks for your tips.

[@Lakshmi235Lakshmi]

Thank you 🎩🙏🤗

[@cuberos7430]

Thanks you so much

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You’re welcome!

[@xiaofresh]

I started salivating a lot. I don't remember a time I was salivating this much in years. Thank you it works

[@amitrana4105]

This is help for eye squint

[@robertkhan7399]

THANKS FOR YOUR TIPS TO CALM VAGUS NERVE WITH OUR EYES,DEAR Dr.MICHAEL.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You’re welcome!

[@medicalpilatessoulwellness]

Thank you very much. Awesome informations!

[@Divine777Love]

This popped up onto my youtube feed and reminded me to reset the nervous system. It tends to get overwhelmed and I do this daily. I be doing it more because it really helps resets it. I tend to yawn is that normal? Thank you 🙏🏼

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Hi there, yes, yawning is normal. It’s a sign of regulating the nervous system and transitioning toward a sympathetic state. I’m glad you’ve found this helpful!

[@Divine777Love]

@@drmichaelcuthbertson Thank you.

[@bryangooden9764]

Did you mean transitioning to a parasympathetic state?

[@Divine777Love]

@ Yes it some people say reset. But the best advice is to heal! Healing helps the nervous system.

[@hariom8946]

Thanks for giving very important information

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You’re welcome!

[@oscardominguez6491]

Thank you Doc. it really helps.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Glad to hear it!

[@silvieb2024]

Huge help! Subscribed. Thanks. 😊❤

[@googoo554]

Great video, so well presented and clear. Thank you so much.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You're very welcome!

[@SoyMarisolOliva]

Thank you ❤

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You're welcome!

[@dod2304]

I saw a slight variation of this? Same movement with your eyes, but cover one eye and move your eyes to the side and down, back and forth for 10 seconds. Then cover your other eyes and do the same. Have you seen this variation?

[@kathylgoedert]

It does work ❤

[@jpage99999]

I was experiencing lots of anxiety before doing this and when I started the left-diagonal stare, the anxiety went off the charts and then towards the end of thirty seconds it started to calm down. The right-diagonal stare also elicited the exact same blistering anxiety at the start with my whole body tingling and burning and gripping tensely, and it slowly got better. I tried it again and when I looked right-diagonal I go a huge spike of anxiety and then all of a sudden I got a visual image of when I was five years old and a German shepherd bit me in the face and i was bleeding all over the place and screaming and my mom was screaming and my whole body was tense and in terror but now I’m feeling better. I totally forgot about that incident.

[@vivianhudacek1556]

So interesting! Thanks!

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@daviddavirgi6889]

This was super relaxing and made my eyes feel great.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BelindaPort]

Extremely helpfull. Thanks

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

You're welcome!

[@AbductedByRobloxians]

Hello, i do have a Question. i think i broke my nerve during combat sports ever since i have had eye problems and stomach pain chronically its been going on for years pain killers do kill the pain for a short while but then it comes back the next day with a feeling of eye pressure. i t feels like my eyes are not getting enough oxygen i have done countless mris and ct scans and nothing is there to be found the only thing i can report on is chronice abdomal pain and about 6 months chronic eye pain both sides. the doctors cant find anything in my blood i have done mri and ct scans of my abdomal lungs brain and eyes and sinuses. i did have a serious sinus infection before that but mri and ct scans show i got nothing. i wonder if that broke my nerve system and how i can recover from that? thank you for your time.

[@rhyothemisprinceps1617]

Seems unlikely that your doctors overlooked it, but just in case - have you been checked for glaucoma? It might be worth booking an apt with an ophthalmologist, if you have not seen one already. Another thing to check for might be sternocleidomastoid syndrome.

[@YouButter]

Keep doing the exercises too.

[@oliviahespe6633]

Hello! I have a post concussion and have been experiencing very serve light sensitivity consistently each and every day for months. Is there a possibility that this exercise could help for light sensitivity at all? Thank you for this great video!

[@marilynmouton9818]

Great help thank you 🎉

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Glad it helped!

[@hellie_el]

great technique, thank you!

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Glad it was helpful!

[@landguardeagle22]

yes

[@bunnygirlmantra]

Look down? I read that we're supposed to look at 3 'o clock. That's how I always do it. Calms me down.

[@thebyronicmann]

When you look down are we ‘working’ quite hard to keep them there to the point of feeling pressure or is it a lot more relaxed? Thanks

[@pervezdaruwala8499]

TY. How often or how many times in a day must we do this as a practice?

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Do it as often as needed.

[@MissJayana]

Cool. Can I do the eye movements with my eyes closed? I am looking for techniques to fall asleep after a very nerve-wrecking or exciting day (that's when I usually have insomnia...)

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Yes you can!

[@carolm7194]

@drmichaelcuthbertson What would cause an increase in heart rate while doing vagal exercises? Happens to me randomly.

[@ikillwaffles1]

@carolm Same. I felt the opposite of relaxed.

[@tiera8401]

Wow🎉🎉 it worked now Im feeling sleepy 😊 thanks 💗

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

So happy to hear that. Thanks for sharing!

[@dansamedvargar]

Thank you so much for this video! I have tense jaws, tongue pressed against the roof of my mouth every day. Please do you have an exercise for this?

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Hi, @dansamedvargar! I’m glad this video was helpful! Yes, check out these exercises: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5TZaoOubdGGh7Msi=159TNqcPlb1g0NSk

[@dansamedvargar]

@@drmichaelcuthbertson Thank you! Now I'm going to train!

[@mariettelobo6722]

What does it mean is moving in one direction is more challenging than in the other? What does one do? For example, I find moving my eyes to the left more unsettling than the right. Thanks.

[@surfside-hj2ue]

Thanks.

[@micara981]

how often can we do this exercise?

[@Brazilra]

when im look right down i activate then the right vagus nerve? Because i need just input in the right vagus nerve

[@Littleone88888]

This help with PotS?

[@carolyngelarden3955]

How many times do I do this exercise.

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Thanks for your question! Perform each direction once per session. You can do as many sessions throughout the day as needed.

[@emmytan3475]

It’s made me sleepy right away 😊. Thank you 🎉🎉🎉

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

It’s a great technique to help you fall asleep at night. Glad it helped. Thanks for your comment!

[@cynthiastogden7000]

Unfortunately at almost 79 with fibromyalgia if I lie down on the floor I will never get up again. Presume lying on the bed would be ok.!

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Hi, yes, you can lie on the bed or even perform this while sitting comfortably. Thanks for your question.

[@GlynisFinchMaiworm]

How often can this be done in a day?

[@drmichaelcuthbertson]

Thanks for your question. This can be done as many times as needed.

[@loveit2910]

This looks very much like an exercise from the Paula method - the ring muscles by Paula Garbourg.

[@YouButter]

My right eye (after several minutes) I never got any kind of response. The left eye after several minutes got a slight yawn.

[@BoogieBoogsForever]

Very cool, thank you. Do you have any references we can read to verify that this technique actually does work?

[@desperadopharaoh2361]

when I move my neck certain positions and blink or move eyes I feel a quick snap like a short loss of consciousness

[@arunkapoor9745]

Better way is to do Pranayam , Asanas to activate vagus nerve.

[@jodyjackson5475]

Wow

[@usoelwinhmawbi1]

❤

[@peaceandlove544]

My eyes hurted

[@zenscout]

also, look up at your eyebrows to a low strain - reset those neurons 🙃

[@emcarver8983]

This hurts.

[@grmalinda6251]

Gives me a headache.

[@barbaragoertz2932]

I don't find it particularly relaxing to do this

[@ikillwaffles1]

This doesn't do anything for my anxiety. Just makes my eyes hurt. Maybe my vagus nerve is broken.