Vagus Nerve Technique: The Power of the Silent Scream (Explainer)

[@barbrathompson9798]

Well done for been brave enough to show us the techniques,,,

[@JustinCaffrey]

Thanks Barbara. No easy way to show it without look a bit silly on KZbin ☺️ 🙏

[@maijourdan]

I’m so happy to have found your channel! I didn’t realize that this technique helped with resetting the vagus nerve. I used to do this a lot as a young child bc I had so much energy and it was the only way I could release it without annoying or bothering my family members. Thanks again and looking forward to more videos!

[@JustinCaffrey]

Thanks Mai. I am glad it prompted such a great memory. 😃🙏

[@Poetry4Peace]

wow thats epic thanks for sharing

[@janaparkesart]

Beautifully brave! Just watching you I felt a release of something that needed to be released. thank you, and many blessings.

[@JustinCaffrey]

Thanks for your kind words. ❤️🙏

[@deniserouthierledoux8133]

I always enjoy your videos--I wished I Knew your techniques five years ago-what’s important is I now know and practice every day. ❤

[@roos.binnenwereldreiziger]

This is amazing! I have been doing this for a couple of days now and it WORKS GREAT!! I feel calmer and I can regulate better. Thank you!!!

[@JustinCaffrey]

So pleased it is helping you. 🙏

[@shwetag9347]

Thank you so much for all the energy you invest in creating these videos. I practice all the exercises you teach. Lots of love and appreciation from India ❤

[@JustinCaffrey]

Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words. My mentor is also from India. 🙏🙂

[@turkdouglas]

Thanks Justin. I appreciate your help and advice. I am currently doing the hand pressing technique every morning in conjunction with alternate nostril breathing ( a breathing exercise that is fantastic, don't know if you already covered it or tried it.) this silent scream exercise is proving tricky for me as I can't seem to get the hang of it. My whole body and neck muscles tense up and I don't know if that's right or not. I'll keep at it anyway. By the way, you're a great presence and talk really well. You definitely should have more subscribers. I'm sure they'll come. Thanks again Justin. Peace to you.

[@JustinCaffrey]

I will do a video in a few weeks on nasal breathing and how it resets the nervous system and raises vagal tone. It is such a simple exercise, but like all such tips, it is down to the consistency in order to deliver the results. I really appreciate your kind words Stuart. My goal is to share information to help others. Nice and simple. 🙏🙂

[@karinanikoghos7285]

where is that technique

[@turkdouglas]

@@karinanikoghos7285 For the alternate nostril breathing search the Internet for nadi shodhana. You should find information how to do it. Or you could try this link which is what I use yogalondon.net/monkey/the-ins-and-outs-of-alternate-nostril-breathing/ All the best to you and I hope it helps.

[@vanessahogan2837]

@@karinanikoghos7285 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3iphaOLoMl7jaM

[@shwetag9347]

I tired this along with the video and it is by far my most favourite exercise.

[@JustinCaffrey]

I am so glad you have found it helpful. Not an easy one to explain in a video but it is something I use with my own clients on a regular basis. 🙏

[@homestayresidence4928]

great sir , i have been suffering autonomic nervous system problem due to anxiety ... imbalance in nervous system causing inflammations in body ... hope to get more techniques from you ... Thanks

[@SarahDale111]

Huh...I wrote a poem the other day, and one of the lines is "I am a silent scream". I will add this to my arsenal. Thank you!! I'm a russian doll, a fractal set, a dream within a dream A macrocosm, a quantum wave, I am a silent scream I am the earth, the seashore, and a single grain of sand I'm information, I'm the cell, the finger, and the hand I'm always here, I'm always now, I'm never lost or found I'm the light containing darkness; I'm the silence holding sound. In the space that holds all matter, in the time that takes it all away, I am the one who prays to God, and the one to whom I pray.

[@JustinCaffrey]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 🙏

[@Miyankochan]

I love your poem!

[@SarahDale111]

@@Miyankochan Oh...thank you! And thank you for the reminder! It became a song (all & nothing on my channel, if you want to listen), and it's interesting to see how the words changed to fit the song. I have very little documentation of my writing process. 🙃🙂

[@mijf1171]

Another gem Justin.

[@melissalanigan6568]

Never heard of this im definetely going to practice another tool to add to my toolbox and as ur saying how it cures the autoimmune disease and ptsd and anxiety i cannot expres my gratitude for the help im receiving from all ur videos anf by the way u didnt look crazy u looked very co stipated thoigh im smiling only having a laugh no seriously im terrible for h9lding body tension im doing the 6 times a day thanks again

[@erikbrodeurentraineurpostu9227]

sound like a seal on the beach

[@JustinCaffrey]

I have been called worse 😂😂

[@Chiquita2210]

I just did it and at first I thought I had to slowly breath out through my nose and that wasn't possible, but then I figured out I need to breath out through the mouth and it was better. However, I felt weird, but hey...I unfortunately feel weird for quite some time now so everything that can help me (and strengthening my vagus nerve) is welcome. I wonder which breathing techniques you soon will cover, because I am practicing for a long time already different breathing techniques from Kundalini yoga which are in different ways beneficial, such as alternate nostril breathing, breath of fire, one minute breath, left nostril breathing, for immuunsystem etc. Keep up your amazing work and if I feel a bit more energized I would like to start with the hand pressing exercise, but that's not feasible yet now (long covid patiënt unfortunately).

[@JustinCaffrey]

Thanks Irene. You can try the hand pressing technique without having to use too much energy. Simply press the hands together as much as you can. I think you will be surprised by this simple exercise. In terms of breathing, yoga is the best. Kundalini is my favourite. Slowing down our breathing is key. In addition building a meditation practice is superb too. Wishing you well, Justin.

[@Chiquita2210]

@@JustinCaffrey @Justin Caffrey thanks for your reply, I only just see this now. Since you've said that slowing down our breathing is key, do you mean this in the general sense or now in my situation, so better not do the breath of fire or e.g. Wim Hof breathing techniques? I experienced trauma 1 year ago (had a lot of trauma therapy) and got corona at the same time, and the expectation now is that my problems are mostly related to long covid symptoms and not to trauma anymore. However, covid also affects the CNS horribly, so...And does these exercises also could possibly help me to get rid of the dissociative symptoms I have (which also a lot of long covid patients have). I hope you can reply ☺️

[@MsMatcauthon]

Thank you for showing us this exercice !

[@JustinCaffrey]

You are most welcome Karl. 🙏🙂

[@marciawiechers5928]

Thank you for sharing your technique!!!!

[@JustinCaffrey]

You are so welcome!

[@johnscott971]

Need this!

[@Mark1Mach2]

Amazing Justin, what you are doing for us. I would love to join your group.

[@JustinCaffrey]

Thanks, Mark. I will be launching a program in the New Year. It will be an eight-week program for Game-Changing Vagal Tone. Places are limited at the cost is $6,000. I also have an online program (without my live input), and this can be purchased for $149. There is a huge amount of free content on KZbin too. Wishing you well. 🙏

[@missEvaMarie58]

That makes my heart beat fast

[@anastasiasmirnova2767]

Hi! Thanks a lot, really like the feeling of calm and release after doing it, but getting shortness of breath afterwards... like cannot take full breath in

[@ginettemelody1035]

Thank you. To breathe fully, put your tongue over the lower teeth and breathe in. Blessings

[@JustinCaffrey]

Wonderful tip. Thanks for that reminder 🙏😃

[@rhondapelletier2141]

I LOVE YOU! So Awesome!!!🙏🙏🙏❤️🌿

[@JustinCaffrey]

Thanks Rhonda. 🙏

[@ckatt352]

Could this help with PNES (psychogenic non-epileptic seizures)

[@joannekeane2099]

Love it!

[@JustinCaffrey]

😃 thanks Joanne.

[@sarabeestrong9356]

Hi Justin, I am wondering if this would be a good technique for me? Before I make my neurological disorder (Spasmodic Dysphonia) worse. The muscles surrounding my voice box spasm involuntarily, which makes it very difficult to talk. Vagus Nerve Training is something I have been doing recently, but I am trying to reduce the muscle tension in my larynx not increase it.

[@JustinCaffrey]

Hi Sara, given your issues it would probably be best to avoid this exercise. You may like to consider this exercise instead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3iphaOLoMl7jaM. Wishing you well in the future. Justin

[@sarabeestrong9356]

@@JustinCaffrey Thank you Justin🙏🏻

[@grahamsmith2803]

Hi Justin - thank you for this! Can I check - is at the breath supposed to be coming out the mouth as opposed to the nose?

[@JustinCaffrey]

Yes, out the mouth. You constrict your throat. 👍

[@misslou43]

Should this exercise make you feel like you are fainting?

[@JustinCaffrey]

No. You are overextending the scream. Shorten the duration. It is a release, don’t push yourself harder than needed.

[@misslou43]

@@JustinCaffrey Thank you

[@rhondapelletier2141]

Lol, kinda like you are getting stabbed in chest......( or stepped on a Leggo, lol) cant I just Scream into a pillow?????) lmao......love these exercises! Tools for my toolbox❤️🙏..........

[@JustinCaffrey]

I think I mastered the “standing on Lego face” many years ago 😆😆. You can scream into a pillow. However, this exercise is also about a very slow exhale. The slow exhale helps calm the body and nervous system. It drops the heart rate and promotes a better vagal tone. It is an entry point to building a meditation practice. I have just released a video for a Vagus Nerve Meditation. Follow this link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKbGc2t3jslmi8U.

[@Poetry4Peace]

How do u tighten thorat can't seem to do at all loll..

[@JustinCaffrey]

It is kind of creating the sound of a poltergeist from the bottom of your throat. It can also help to press the tongue into the bottom of the front gum and the back of the teeth. I hope that helps a bit?

[@dbuck1964]

Ha ha you look like you’re leaving a logger.