This sounding, vocalization, and tapping practice powerfully stimulates a Parasympathetic Nervous System (rest and digest) response in your body.Try this 1-3 times max per session. You are looking for a favourable response in your nervous system which is calming and grounding.If you feel agitated or nauseous this is not the right practice for you on this day (your nervous system is too sensitized).Also ensure that you leave 24 hours between practice sessions.The Voo comes from Dr. Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing work. Making a Voooo sound changes the position of the throat, larynx and tongue and significantly extends the length of the exhalation.The Ahhh and Eee part of the practice works the platysma muscles, the large wide muscle along the side of the throat, which is governed by the Facial Nerve (VII(7)) sending powerful sensory input to the brain supporting social engagement.This practice builds the eccentric strength of your diaphragm by stimulating the cranial nerves as they exit the side of the neck.This practice works with intonation in the voice - which pushes the body out of a dorsal vagal response towards a ventral vagal response supporting social engagement.This sounding, vocalization, and tapping practice powerfully stimulates a Parasympathetic Nervous System (rest and digest) response in your body.Try this 1-3 times max per session. You are looking for a favourable response in your nervous system which is calming and grounding.If you feel agitated or nauseous this is not the right practice for you on this day (your nervous system is too sensitized).Also ensure that you leave 24 hours between practice sessions.The Voo comes from Dr. Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing work. Making a Voooo sound changes the position of the throat, larynx and tongue and significantly extends the length of the exhalation.The Ahhh and Eee part of the practice works the platysma muscles, the large wide muscle along the side of the throat, which is governed by the Facial Nerve (VII(7)) sending powerful sensory input to the brain supporting social engagement.This practice builds the eccentric strength of your diaphragm by stimulating the cranial nerves as they exit the side of the neck.This practice works with intonation in the voice - which pushes the body out of a dorsal vagal response towards a ventral vagal response supporting social engagement.
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