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When stress surges, more often than not, your breath gets shallow. Your chest feels tight. Your jaw clenches. Your neck aches. Your body stays tense even when you try to relax. And when that state becomes your norm, it’s tougher to truly reset. Sleep feels lighter, focus slips, and small irritants feel bigger. It can start to feel difficult to shift out of stress.
Without a clear method to resolve the issues, those same reactions can keep looping, shaping how you feel in your body and how you move through your day.
That’s why this approach focuses on the vagus nerve, a key pathway between your brain and body that is often associated with shifting out of stress and into rest-and-digest. You’ll learn practical somatic exercises, targeted movements, breathwork, and guided meditation techniques you can use the moment stress builds. These are tools designed for real-life skills you can return to anytime you need them. |
Vagus Nerve Techniques for Breath, Tension, and Daily Reset Skills |
These 10-part, video-guided practices, with each session under 15 minutes, is led by Sadie Nardini, Harvard-certified in anatomy and Stanford-certified in exercise physiology. She shows you how to address common stress patterns that can show up as tension in your face and neck, tightness in your chest and upper body, a belly that tightens when stress hits, and a body that struggles to fully relax after the moment has passed.
These practices combine yoga-inspired movement, breathwork, meditation, gentle head and neck massage, deep belly release, belly-block stretching, seated tapping, and fascia stretching, helping you to build stronger vagal tone. |
Over time, you may notice: |
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Shoulders relax effortlessly.
- Breathing becomes deeper and more complete.
- Less tension in your jaw and neck.
- Your body responds to stress with less intensity.
- Calm becomes something you create, not something you wait for.
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What this program will teach you: |
- Extended exhales and side-rib breathing that helps your breathing feel fuller.
- A rib and side body stretch sequence to relieve that compressed upper body feeling from shallow breathing or long days sitting.
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A light ear, jaw, and neck self-massage to release face and neck tension without overdoing it.
- A quick tech-neck reset that helps you notice when your head drifts forward, so you can return to a more supported posture.
- Deep belly breathing and gentle belly release when stress shows up as tightness or holding in the stomach area.
- Seated tapping and fascia stretching as a short reset when you want to shift your state before bed or after a long day.
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If you can relate to one or more, this program is for you: |
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You feel tense often and want a new, body-based way to support yourself.
- Stress shows up physically — in the jaw, neck, chest, and back.
- Nervous energy disrupts digestion or sleep.
- You experience aches, pains, or headaches that you associate with tension.
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You want short sessions that feel doable — not another overwhelming wellness project.
- You prefer a clear, structured method over random tips.
- You are looking for practical skills in breathwork, tapping, somatic movement, and fascia release.
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Break the stress loop with short, repeatable vagus nerve techniques. Start building a body that knows how to reset. |
“Why does everyone not know about the vagus nerve? I’m crying thinking about how much better I could have felt in life had I known how easy it was to stay balanced and keep all my systems in harmony!” — Cassandra “This course is incredibly calming and soothing — and my whole body feels more open too. I highly recommend it for anyone who has a high stress level and stores it in their muscles and mind, like me!” — Michelle “I have a fast-paced job and had been experiencing anxiety and panic attacks. Doing Sadie’s exercises most days — and using the breathing and quick massage at work — has completely erased my panic attacks. Thank you, Sadie!” — Sharee |
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Sadie Nardini, ERYT 500, is Harvard certified in anatomy and Stanford certified in exercise physiology. She is the founder of Somatic Flexibility Technique®, Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga® (an anatomy-enhanced yoga style), and Yoga Shred® (a joint-safer HIIT + yoga fitness style). After healing from a severe spinal injury in her teens, Sadie makes it her mission to empower people of all ages and abilities to find their physical and emotional strength, resilience, and freedom again. Sadie is a longtime and bestselling DailyOM course creator, a leader in digital wellness instruction, the lead singer in her band Sadie & the Tribe, and proud mom of three of the cutest kitties in the world: Bowie, Freddie, and Annie!
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Sadie Nardini, ERYT 500, is Harvard certified in anatomy and Stanford certified in exercise physiology. She is the founder of Somatic Flexibility Technique®, Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga® (an anatomy-enhanced yoga style), and Yoga Shred® (a joint-safer HIIT + yoga fitness style). After healing from a severe spinal injury in her teens, Sadie makes it her mission to empower people of all ages and abilities to find their physical and emotional strength, resilience, and freedom again. Sadie is a longtime and bestselling DailyOM course creator, a leader in digital wellness instruction, the lead singer in her band Sadie & the Tribe, and proud mom of three of the cutest kitties in the world: Bowie, Freddie, and Annie!
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Join renowned anatomy expert and wellness thought leader, Sadie Nardini, for a 10-day course designed to bring your central nervous system into balance. Through each session, Sadie will guide you in targeting every part of your vagus nerve — from your head and ears to your neck, ribs, chest, sides, and abdomen. You’ll explore gentle movements, yoga, breathwork, meditation, and mini-exercises designed to nourish your nervous system — all supported by anatomy and neuroscience-based techniques that work on every level. Learning to work with your vagus nerve is like unlocking a new superpower for your health. With this course, you'll gain the tools to tap into your body’s natural healing abilities whenever you need them most. Start enjoying renewed wellness today!
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