Expanding your potential through the vagus nerve with Melanie Weller

“We have this physical expression of our internal narrative, and then we have an internal expression of our physical narrative. The real rub and compression comes between the alignment of those two things. What’s the story that’s happening inside of me, and what’s the story that’s happening outside of me? How can I reconcile these two things and bring them into alignment?” - Melanie Weller Would you like to open the door to better health performance? In today’s episode of Brave By Design I am talking with a special guest who can help us do this through innovative ways, as she reveals the bridge between our narratives and our physical experience.  Melanie Weller is redefining connection and alignment to help you think bigger about the impact and potential of your voice from physical, mythological, and cosmological perspectives, focusing on the vagus nerve as the pathway between these aspects.She helps voice professionals and professionals that want to empower and optimize their voice get in the zone, where their skill, talent, and ability are visible and magnetic. She is a Physical Therapist, Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Certified Athletic Trainer and Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults.Melanie’s clinical specialty is decompressing the vagus nerve, which innervates the voice and much more. She connects the physical body with both mythology, which was a mode of transmitting scientific information and identifying the stress-related, spiritual underpinnings of physical dysfunction, and with the mechanics of the Earth and cosmos, for which there is increasing scientific evidence.If you’d like to learn more about the vagus nerve and the fascinating topics that Melanie shares about in this episode, I’d encourage you to visit her website to get the free resources that she mentions.Connect with Melanie: http://www.melanieweller.com/Connect with Laura Khalil online:instagram.com/iambravebydesignlinkedIn.com/in/LauraKhalilLearn the five habits that help women rise:http://bravebydesign.net/fivehabits Invite Laura to speak at your live or virtual event http://bravebydesign.netWhat You’ll Hear In This Episode: Melanie’s personal story and the multi-faceted journey that she has been on [2:00]What exactly is the vagus nerve, and how she combines astrology and mythology into her practice around it [8:44]How to identify when your vagus nerve is not working well, plus ways that busy women may be able to identify if they have one that is pinched [9:51]Where and how you can start advocating for yourself through the vagus nerve [20:08]Side effects to watch for, and how often you should practice these techniques [22:54]The most common reason people would use the vagus nerve compression techniques that Melanie describes in this episode [29:39]How you can expand your knowledge on the vagus nerve, and get more valuable content from Melanie [33:23]Additional Links & Resources:Get Melanie’s Free Resources  Her LinkedIn & InstagramMelanie’s Facebook, Twitter & YouTube Support the show