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Improve Vagal Tone: 10 Ways to Stimulate the 10th Cranial Nerve

Improve Vagal Tone: 10 Ways to Stimulate the 10th Cranial Nerve

by Dr. Jennifer Franklin | Jun 10, 2020 | Healing, Anxiety, How to, The Nervous System, Yoga

Today I’m going to talk about ten ways to stimulate your tenth cranial nerve, commonly known as your Vagus nerve, in order to promote ease, relief, and healing. If you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, another digestive issue or physiological problem, or are gridlocked...
The Benefits of Yoga, Part 4-Nervous System Benefits

The Benefits of Yoga, Part 4-Nervous System Benefits

by Dr. Jennifer Franklin | Sep 28, 2017 | Healing, The Nervous System, Yoga

The Main Benefits to the Nervous System In his book The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards William J. Broad summarizes the research findings to date on the benefits of yoga on the nervous system. In this blog post, I’m going to talk about the two main benefits...
The Benefits of Yoga, Part 3-Primer on the Nervous System

The Benefits of Yoga, Part 3-Primer on the Nervous System

by Dr. Jennifer Franklin | Sep 21, 2017 | Healing, The Nervous System, Yoga

As I mentioned in the last two blog posts, I’ve just finished reading a wonderful book reviewing the research to-date on yoga called The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards by William J. Broad. In the next blog post, I’m going to present an overview on...
The Benefits of Yoga, Part 2-Brief History of Yoga and Range of Benefits

The Benefits of Yoga, Part 2-Brief History of Yoga and Range of Benefits

by Dr. Jennifer Franklin | Sep 14, 2017 | Healing, Yoga

As I mentioned in the last blog post, I’ve just finished reading a wonderful book reviewing the research to-date on yoga called The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards by William J. Broad. A regular practitioner of yoga for almost two decades, I discovered this...
The Benefits of Yoga, Part 1-How I Got Hooked on Yoga

The Benefits of Yoga, Part 1-How I Got Hooked on Yoga

by Dr. Jennifer Franklin | Sep 7, 2017 | Healing, Yoga

This may surprise you, but I began my yoga practice by happenstance and somewhat by force. Yoga was a required course at the graduate institution where I studied psychology. We were given a choice during our second year of the doctoral program: Continue with another...

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