Vagus Nerve Deck: 75 Exercises to Reset Your Nervous System

Wonderful deck , well made and useful!

My favorite cards are the blue Calm cards. I love that a lot of these exercises come from spiritual traditions. I've seen some of them before, but have not always had confidence around doing them myself, but because this deck has step-by-step instructions, I can do them with confidence. Using this deck on a regular basis also provides me with practice time. I found myself using the Tonglen exercise one time while I was in a stressful situation and it instantly calmed me down and I was able to let go of my resistance to the situation and think about what the Buddhist thing to do would be in this situation. Now I have an arsenal of tools to draw from whenever I'm in a stressful situation. All I need to do is tell whoever I'm with that I need a minute and I can excuse myself and self-regulate with these exercises.100% recommend to anyone who is trying to be a more peaceful person.

Love the exercises in this card pack. The relief to the nervous system is very noticeable to me, stress melts away if I get myself to do a singe card

These have been very helpful and relaxing. I’m already noticing a difference in my stress levels..

I’m using the cards with Elementary Students in a self-care class. They are great quality cards and I am glad to have them!

The Polyvagal Theory is pseudoscience that has been disproven. I was disappointed to see it mentioned in this deck. That doesn’t mean the deck isn’t useful as vagus nerve stimulation has been proven to be effective for relaxing the nervous system. I wish therapists would stop promoting Polyvagal Theory as it makes them seem woo woo and they can get the same point across without it. This deck has some wonderful suggestions for vagus nerve stimulation but it would have been better if the instructions for each card were more in depth. Like gargling. The card should instruct to take a deep breath first then slowly breathe out as the person gargles to allow them to actually reach 30 seconds each time. Instead, it just says gargle the water. I was also surprised ear massage wasn’t included. Overall, the cards are high quality and a nice reminder of exercises for a nervous system reset.

Fix yo-self! Are you dysregulated? Constantly on edge? Are you neurodivergent or the parent of a neurodivergent child, then this vagus nerve exercise deck is for you. I recommend vagus nerve exercises to my clients and I also do the exercises myself. Children can do them too. Starfish and humming are my favorite things to do during sessions with the ND kids I work with!

Excellent tools