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Aug 14
28m 42s

Vagus Nerve Stress & Anxiety Relief NSDR...

Paul Sheppard
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I created this 25-minute guided NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) meditation to activate your vagus nerve and reset your nervous system. Whether you’re experiencing stress, burnout, anxiety, or mental fatigue, this science-backed practice helps you access a deeply restorative state—without needing to fall asleep.

You’ll be guided through progressive muscle relaxation, slow breathing, and vagus nerve stimulation techniques that calm your body and mind. This process can trigger your innate healing state. 

Community, contact and social links here.

What You’ll Experience:
  • A full-body scan to release tension and enter parasympathetic rest

  • Gentle vagus nerve activation to support emotional regulation

  • A deep reset for your nervous system using NSDR principles

  • A powerful shift into calm, clarity, and presence

Proven Benefits of NSDR:
  • Reduces cortisol and chronic stress

  • Increases dopamine and focus

  • Improves memory and cognitive function

  • Enhances sleep quality and recovery

  • Dissolving of ego patterns
  • Supports neuroplasticity and mental clarity

Benefits of Vagus Nerve Activation:
  • Calms the heart and slows the breath

  • Regulates mood and emotional state

  • Improves digestion, immune function, and HRV

  • Shifts you into rest-and-digest mode

  • Builds long-term nervous system resilience

No prior experience needed. Just press play, lie back, and allow your body to enter a state of deep, healing rest.

 

I’m Paul Sheppard — host of the top 10 podcast, Ultimate Mindset Change  Teacher, Mentor, and Mindset Coach.

I help entrepreneurs, leaders, high-performers and truth seekers around the world awaken, reprogram old mental patterns, and break free from the limitations of their minds — so they can build authentic success, create aligned businesses, and live the extraordinary lives they’re meant for.

Whether you’re stuck in overthinking, battling self-doubt, or feeling trapped by invisible blocks, my work guides you to reconnect with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

My first book is coming soon — and I believe it’s going to be a game-changer in the world of mindset transformation for entrepreneurs and conscious creators.

Thank you for being here with me.

I’m honoured to support your journey.

Paul

 

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