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Stimulate your vagus nerve. If you can make a noise without causing everyone around you alarm, you can do it in these four ways: hum; sing; gargle (this is a good cover if you’re worried about others hearing you) or do the sacred Om, if you know how. If you aren’t comfortable making a noise where you are, you ca…