The vagus nerve is the main nerve of the parasympathetic system, connecting the brain to organs like the heart and gut, controlling involuntary functions like digestion and heart rate, and playing roles in mood and stress response; its damage causes issues like gastroparesis (slow stomach emptying) and vasovagal syncope (fainting), while Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) helps treat conditions like epilepsy and depression by calming the body.
Objectivity, in this landscape, usually means not a “view from nowhere,” but “as independent of any one person’s quirks as we can practically make it.”
Listening to your body means paying attention to the signals your whole organism is sending, taking them seriously, and responding in a way that keeps you healthy and steady over time
Psychological “flow states” are much easier to enter and sustain when the underlying organismic flow is relatively harmonious and supported.
