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Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
- Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism
- Narrated by: Derek Botten
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
The best-selling book on the topic — now in 13 languages.
This practical guide to understanding the cranial nerves as the key to our psychological and physical well-being builds on Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory - one of the most important recent developments in human neurobiology. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience as a craniosacral therapist and Rolfer, Stanley Rosenberg explores the crucial role that the vagus nerve plays in determining our psychological and emotional states and explains that a myriad of common psychological and physical symptoms - from anxiety and depression to migraines and back pain - indicates a lack of proper functioning in the vagus nerve.
Through a series of easy self-help exercises, the book illustrates the simple ways we can regulate the vagus nerve in order to initiate deep relaxation, improve sleep, and recover from injury and trauma. Additionally, by exploring the link between a well-regulated vagus nerve and social functioning, Rosenberg’s findings and methods offer new hope that by improving social behavior it is possible to alleviate some of the symptoms at the core of many cases of autism spectrum disorders.
Useful for psychotherapists, doctors, bodyworkers, and caregivers, as well as anyone who experiences the symptoms of chronic stress and depression, this book shows how we can optimize autonomic functioning in ourselves and others, and bring the body into the state of safety that activates its innate capacity to heal.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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“Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve is Stanley Rosenberg’s personal expression of his insight into and appreciation of the role that vagal pathways play in the healing process by calming the body and enabling the body to welcome touch. By intuitively understanding this integrated process, Stanley has developed a system of manipulations that promote states of safety, allowing the body to retune the nervous system, thus optimizing behavior, mental health, and physiological homeostasis.... His powerful insights, metaphors, and treatment models are beautifully conveyed and archived.” (From the foreword by Stephen W. Porges, PhD, Distinguished University Scientist, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, and professor of psychiatry, University of North Carolina)
“Stanley Rosenberg has put his encyclopedic clinical knowledge to work through the lens of the Polyvagal Theory, illuminating the path away from the underlying cause of so much of today’s disease: anxiety. A tour de force.” (Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains)
“An excellent and most valuable resource, written by one of the true masters in the field.” (Dr. Robert Schleip, director of the Fascia Research Group)
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- Vanessa Ornella dos Santos
- 31-07-19
Extremely enlightening
I picked this book from the self-help shelf but was happily surprised with the science it contains, unlike most self-help books. I was even more happily surprised to see how easily it explains so many of the principles of craniosacral therapy without skipping the mandatory basic fundaments of anatomy and physiology of the autonomous nervous system and cranial nerves. I have been living with depression and many of the signs mentioned in the head of the hydra inventory and I have high expectations that the tips on this book will help me out antidepressants and other medications I have chronically used. The exercises worked like magic for me, at least in the short run.
This audioble is most likely a teaser for most readers to buy the paperback version of this book. I ended up buying a printed copy, as the full understanding of exercises obviously demand the visual aid of the pictures included in part two and annexes.
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- nikki balding
- 12-04-20
a deeper understanding of the cranial nerves
as a therapist this book highlights the importance of the cranial nerves and how to work with the autonomic nervous system
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- Emmazonian
- 16-04-19
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Great book - I have now purchased the hard copy as well. I will be trying out the exercises
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- Steve Marshall UK
- 08-08-22
Excellent
Wow, so
Much to learn and understand
Great, but best study the anatomy first, as it is technical
Thank you
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- Lacewing
- 14-04-24
fascinating information on the vagus nerve
In the interesting book there are easy and very helpful exercises to support and maintain the vagus nerve.
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- Nick
- 30-04-19
Fantastic but no PDF!?
There really needs to be a PDF with this audiobook. How else are you to learn the techniques taught in this book?
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- angela
- 02-06-19
Material missing!
The book is really interesting, almostvtoo good to be true in terms of the expeced results. The point is, for many of the hands on techniques and descriptions, there’s reference to pictures that do not come with
the book (most audiobooks of this kind do bring extra-material). Therefore, it is like buying half a book
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-02-22
Lots of info but technical and not as practical as expected
This author has amazing experience and draws it all together amazingly. However, if you’re looking for how to heal this is only addressed in the last hour of the book. The rest is interesting but technically heavy. Depends what you want as to how you will find this book.
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- Heather Matuozzo
- 17-04-22
Great healing possibilities
As a student of polyvagal theory this book is the next interesting use of pv knowledge. I've ordered the actual book to be able to follow the exercises
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- Lauren Packham
- 08-07-22
read this
it might change your life. brilliant exercises, explanations and written in understandable language. recommended.
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