WHAT HAPPENS IN A CLASS?
You will lie or sit down and get comfortable, as you’re attached to a state-of-the-art Vagus Nerve Stimulator that will send a light electrical pulse through your Vagus Nerve. You will then hear the science and technology behind Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Mindfulness Meditation.
As the rejuvenating current flows through your Vagus Nerve, Chibs will guide you through a 30-minute relaxing and focus-enhancing body-scan meditation. The Supercharged combination of Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Mindfulness Meditation creates a multiplier effect that you cannot get from Vagus Nerve Stimulation or Meditation alone.
It takes just 11 minutes to feel relaxed and focused, with a quieter mind and feelings of ease that will last for days beyond your session.
There will be plenty of time at the end of the Meditation for sharing and questions.
WHAT IS IT?
Vagus Nerve Stimulation – What is it?
Vagus nerve stimulation is a noninvasive medical procedure that stimulates the vagus nerve with electrical impulses.
Vagus nerve stimulation has been tested scientifically in the US and Europe, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its use.
Clinical trials have shown Vagus Nerve Stimulation helps with rapid cycling bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, heart failure, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, inflammation from diabetes mellitus, abnormal heart rhythm, and inflammation from Crohn’s disease (Frontier in Psychology, 2019).
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Mindfulness is a crucial element in fighting stress. Mindfulness is the practice of staying aware of yourself and your surroundings. It is a skill that is developed by the practice of Mindfulness Meditation.
MBSR is the gold-standard in Mindfulness training and has over four decades of research behind it. When added to existing medical or psychological treatments, or as a standalone practice, MBSR is proven to enhance the results of treatment significantly.
MBSR is clinically proven to help treat anxiety and panic attacks; asthma; cancer; chronic illness; depression; eating disorders; fatigue; fibromyalgia; gastrointestinal distress; grief; headaches; heart disease; high blood pressure; pain; post-traumatic stress disorder; skin disorders; sleep problems; work stress; family stress; and financial stress (Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2017).
From stressed and overthinking to relaxed and focused
If you arrive for your session stressed, overwhelmed and overthinking, the Vagus Nerve Stimulation will gently shift your nervous system from fight-or-flight to rest-and-digest. This initial shifting phase lasts approximately 11 minutes.
This therapy is particularly beneficial for those people that find it impossible to meditate because their mind is too busy. In addition to releasing stress and overwhelm trapped in the body, Vagus Nerve Stimulation quiets the voices in your head. You are thereby freeing the mind from overthinking and cyclical thinking, even if you have no experience of Meditation.
For some individuals, a Supercharged Meditation class is the first time they have experienced a quiet mind.
From relaxed and focused, to a deep meditative healing state
If you are arriving at the session relaxed and focused, or if you are a seasoned meditator, the Vagus Nerve Stimulator will allow you to enter a deep meditative state much faster. The treatment will also strengthen your nervous system and improve your Vagal tone.
Once the Meditation is over, the body will be in a parasympathetic “rest and digest” state, speeding up healing, recovery and trauma integration. You will feel incredibly relaxed, yet focused and present. You will have significantly less anxiety and worry, and your mind will be brighter and less foggy. People also report being more aware of their body and their breathing.
We will spend plenty of time at the end of the Meditation for sharing and questions.