The Medicine of Sound: From Mozart to Nervous System Regulation 
Sound is more than something we hear - it is something we feel in the…
Sonali KrishOctober 3, 2025
Rediscovering Play: An Overlooked Key to Health and Happiness 
Rediscovering Play An Overlooked Key to Health and Happiness As we grow up, play…
Cyndi CollenMarch 28, 2025
Emotional Regulation and Your Vagus Nerve
Want to learn how to regulate emotional states like anger, excessive worry, overwhelm or shutting…
Cyndi CollenMarch 18, 2025
The vagus nerve’s connection to anxiety is important to address in therapy
At Flourish!, the vagus nerve is the connector between our treatment models in psychotherapy and…
Cyndi CollenJanuary 1, 2025
Angry? Overwhelmed? Dance it out !
When Intense emotions that are negative or positive, like joy or love, are too big…
Cyndi CollenNovember 13, 2024
Polyvagal and Attachment Theory in Therapy
Your ‘danger detection system’ picks up external and internal cues that the vagus nerve determines…
Cyndi CollenApril 12, 2024
Exercises to Stimulate Your Vagus Nerve
It’s an impossible game to try to avoid stress. Since stress is ubiquitous, it’s how…
Cyndi CollenAugust 17, 2021
Exploring Trauma, Digestion and the Vagus Nerve: Part I
When we have experienced trauma, our brain communicates that message to our gut via the…
Cyndi CollenJanuary 28, 2021