Arruda Wellness

10/21/2026

Every time you step onto your mat, you're teaching your body and mind something new. 🌿🧘‍♀️ Small, consistent practices can help you build calm, resilience, and inner strength.
Progress begins with repetition, not perfection. 🤍

06/23/2026

You got this.

05/31/2026

Happy Sunday Everyone ✨💛

05/18/2026

Your vagus nerve is constantly listening: It serves as a vital communication pathway between the brain and body—helping regulate heart rate, digestion, inflammation, stress responses, emotional regulation, and our capacity for connection.

The vagus nerve isn’t just about physiology. It’s deeply connected to how we experience safety, belonging, and relationship. Through the lens of Polyvagal Theory, we begin to understand that our nervous systems are always asking one essential question: “Am I safe enough to connect?”

This diagram offers a glimpse into the remarkable reach of the vagus nerve throughout the body—and why understanding it can transform the way we think about health, healing, and human behavior.

✨ Explore more at polyvagal.org/vagusnerve --where you learn directly from Stephen Porges and trusted experts in Polyvagal Theory and the vagus nerve.

05/05/2026

05/02/2026

because credit where credit is due ❤︎ because you did it (and because some abusers claim credit for their victims’ victories)
to be clear...

the woundings
didn’t make
her wiser

the traumas
didn’t make
her stronger

she did that

-- and now she's going to create
a wonderful world for herself

❤︎ Emily Rosen