The exercises and techniques restore flexibility to the functioning of the autonomic nervous system. They can help eliminate the general adverse conditions of chronic stress, which arises from the overstimul-ation of the spinal sympathetic chain, and depressive behavior and shut-down, which arise from activity in the dorsal vagal circuit. The exercises are noninvasive and do not involve medicine or surgery. The improve-ments in ventral vagus nerve function from doing the exercises help to regulate the visceral organs involved in breathing, digestion, elimination, and sexual function.
