Tight neck muscles? Constant stress or anxiety? Here’s a brain hack that connects your tongue, eyes, and neck in a way you’ve probably never tried before. This exercise lights up your brainstem by engaging the cranial nerves that connect your tongue and eye movements. When you combine them, you stimulate the vagus nerve — your body’s built-in “de-stressor” system that helps calm anxiety, ease tension, and reset your nervous system. Your eyes also fire directly with your suboccipital muscles (the