I’m so glad I found your work. I’m amazed by your embroidery and how it allows me to engage more deeply with polyvagal theory—to follow the threads and feel how the nerves and their signals move through the body. I can imagine the way stitching them connects you to the bodily experience of the vagus nerve.
This is beautiful! Thanks for sharing your process and also the info on vegal theory. I’ve dabbled with some veggie nerve exercises for my ME/CFS and you’ve encouraged me to continue down that path.
Love your embroidery and what a really interesting piece about polyvagal theory, thanks I will look up your suggested reading/listening. I've previously done a lot of breath work but didn't know the eye exercise
I’m so glad I found your work. I’m amazed by your embroidery and how it allows me to engage more deeply with polyvagal theory—to follow the threads and feel how the nerves and their signals move through the body. I can imagine the way stitching them connects you to the bodily experience of the vagus nerve.
Thank you! Part of my embroidery practice is to understand and appreciate my physiology more and I’m so glad to hear that comes through in the work!
I hope you’ll post about it if you ever have a gallery show somewhere. I’d love to see your work irl
I definitely will!
Oh this is marvelous
Thank you!
Wow am I glad I found you on notes! I am currently researching the vagus nerve and cortisol changes throughout the menstrual cycle.
I would love to DM you sometime soon if that's alright with you!
I love what you are doing here!
Thank you! And your research sounds fascinating! Feel free to DM me
the embroidery is wonderful! And I tried the side-eye and the ear technique and its worked. Nice and calm after physio which takes it out of me
Thank you! And I’m so glad you found the exercises helpful.
The finished piece is next level! And I’d never heard about the nerve theory, but going to read more and try some of those calming techniques 💕
Thanks Bryn! I hope the calming techniques work for you too
This is beautiful! Thanks for sharing your process and also the info on vegal theory. I’ve dabbled with some veggie nerve exercises for my ME/CFS and you’ve encouraged me to continue down that path.
Thank you! It’s been really helpful for me and I feel like the continued work with the exercises and imagery is cumulative, though slow.
Beautiful embroidery, so intricate and original. Also, thank you for this illuminating information on the vagus nerve.
Thank you so much.
What a whopper essay of info with gorgeous, tactile accompaniment! Love how you weave together your creativity and knowledge.
Thanks Kimberly!
Love your embroidery and what a really interesting piece about polyvagal theory, thanks I will look up your suggested reading/listening. I've previously done a lot of breath work but didn't know the eye exercise
Thank you! The eye exercise still surprises me with how well it works.
Definitely going to try it thanks!