Hi everyone. Welcome to episode 98 of the Let's Talk Yoga podcast. I hope you are doing well. On the show today,

we're discussing all things, the vagus nerve and polyvagal theory. Now, this is a topic that I have been

wanting to have on the podcast for a long time now.

I was looking for someone who would be able to really bring in the neuroscience as well as the yoga and the Ayurveda aspects of it.

And we're chatting with Mel Singh on the show today.

Mel is a trained kinesiologist and exercise physiologist and she has a specialization

in neurophysiology. She's also a mindfulness meditation teacher and yoga and Ayurvedic

practitioner and counselor. Her work basically weaves together ancient wisdoms of yoga and

Ayurveda along with modern science so she can help her clients deal with

stress, anxiety, and really heal the nervous system holistically. She and her husband, Vikram Jeeb Singh,

who has been on the podcast many times over, help provide counseling, coaching, and continuing

education to yoga teachers through their online

offerings and programs. And Mel and I talk about everything from the basics. What is the

Vegas nerve? Where is it located in the body? How does the Vegas nerve impact our life in

general? How to care for this? How do we even recognize if it's out of balance?

What is the measure we use to understand this?

How do we work with the vagus nerve in yoga?

What are the actionable tools that we can use?

And why this is so significantly tied with the Gunas system in Ayurveda and how yogis knew all of this and how

modern science is just catching up. And it's a fascinating conversation. The topic itself sounds

very serious, the vagus nerve and polywegel theory. But it's actually truly fascinating to see how

this is at play in every moment in our lives. I hope you find this conversation valuable.

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