Reset the Nerve That Runs Your Life
Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas is the creator of The Vagal Method, a system for training the nervous system through breath, heat, and cold. He is the founder of Plunsana, a nervous system performance studio in St. Petersburg, Florida, and a former Wim Hof Method instructor with four years of certified practice.
He has guided over 5,000 people through live nervous system resets, from corporate teams and executives to first responders and healthcare professionals. His work translates the science of the vagus nerve and heart rate variability into simple tools people can use in high-pressure moments.
Michael's approach is grounded in physiology, not hype. He shows audiences how one nerve controls their stress, sleep, mood, and focus, and how to reset it in under a minute.
- Recording: Yes
- Language: English
- Duration: 45 min / 15 min
Session Summary
Most stress advice targets the mind. Reframe it. Push through. Just relax. But a body stuck in overdrive isn't a mindset problem, it's a physical one. This session goes underneath your thoughts to the one nerve that actually runs your stress response: the vagus nerve.
Michael shows how a single nerve controls your sleep, mood, focus, and stress, and why roughly 80% of its signals travel up to the brain, shaping how you feel moment to moment. Attendees don't just learn the science, they feel it. Michael guides the room through a live nervous system reset, then hands them a 60-second tool they can use before a meeting, in traffic, or at 2 a.m. when they can't sleep. Grounded in physiology and measurable through heart rate variability, this is nervous system regulation made practical for high-pressure work and life.Interaction
During the expert session, Micahel Thomas engages the audience through a live Q&A session.
Key Learnings
- Why you can't think your way out of stress, and what actually works
- How one nerve controls your sleep, mood, focus, and stress response
- A 60-second reset you can use before a meeting, in traffic, or to fall back asleep
- How to train your nervous system over time, and measure the change with HRV
Detailed session description
Most stress advice targets the mind. Reframe it. Push through. Just relax. But a body stuck in overdrive isn't a mindset problem, it's a physical one. This session goes underneath your thoughts to the one nerve that actually runs your stress response: the vagus nerve.
Michael shows how a single nerve controls your sleep, mood, focus, and stress, and why roughly 80% of its signals travel up to the brain, shaping how you feel moment to moment. Attendees don't just learn the science, they feel it. Michael guides the room through a live nervous system reset, then hands them a 60-second tool they can use before a meeting, in traffic, or at 2 a.m. when they can't sleep. Grounded in physiology and measurable through heart rate variability, this is nervous system regulation made practical for high-pressure work and life.Other Sessions by this Speaker
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