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Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve

Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism

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Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve

By: Stanley Rosenberg, Stephen W. Porges - introduction
Narrated by: Derek Botten
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 Unlock lasting healing through the power of the vagus nerve—the bestselling guide to understanding how vagus nerve dysfunction and trauma impact inflammation, emotional health, autoimmune disease, and more

With practical exercises and body-based tools for regulating your nervous system, balancing your fight-or-flight response, and restoring body and mind

Dr. Stanley Rosenberg, PhD, offers an easy-to-understand overview of the vagus nerve—and helps you regulate your body’s innate capacity to heal from stress, trauma, anxiety, and injury.

Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve dispels long-held myths about the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and offers readers a map to three neural circuits that are integral to whole-body healing and emotional wellness: the ventral vagal complex, the sympathetic nervous system, and the dorsal vagal complex. Based on Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory, this book shows how each circuit shapes our sense of safety, connections with others, and resilience to stress, trauma, and inflammatory diseases like arthritis.

You’ll learn:

  • How to identify—and heal from—symptoms of ANS dysfunction
  • Somatic self-help exercises that are safe, effective, and easy to learn
  • Neurofascial release, migraine massage, and other hands-on techniques
  • Polyvagal applications for stress, anxiety, ADHD, fibromyalgia, PTSD, chronic pain, and more
  • How restoring health to the vagus nerve can enhance function throughout your whole body

This book is written for therapists, bodyworkers, trauma survivors, parents, and anyone struggling with chronic, embodied stress. Grounded in neurobiology research, clinical stories, and easy-to-follow exercises, this book gives you the tools to bring your body back into a state of safety, balance, and optimal functioning.
 Alternative & Complementary Medicine Mental Health Mood Disorders Naturopathy & Holistic Medicine Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Health Nervous System Medicine Depression Self Help Developmental Trauma

Critic Reviews

“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

“Stanley Rosenberg is one of the world’s most skilled and creative hands-on therapists. His diagnostic and treatment techniques have immediate application for everyone. Read and enjoy this book, and apply the techniques in your life or in your practice.”—James L. Oschman, PhD, author of Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis

“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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a little over my head, but wow are there some real eye opening insights. I will definitely be coming back to this one when I have time to actually test the exercises in the book. truly fantastic!

fantastic!

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Need the hardcopy though to follow the exercises. Well worth reading and hope this finally reaches mainstream medicine.

Very interesting and informative

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Very insightful with useful information that was helpful and clearly articulated by a knowledgeable author, easy to listen to

Informative

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Excellent information & explanation of the vagus nerve anatomy & function. Easy to use & teach self help techniques that are practical & actually effective. A wonderful resource for any practitioner. This is a better book to own & read rather than listen to, as it can get detailed & technical & may become difficult to follow, simply due to the nature of the data. The reader does a great job communicating the technical information - I can hear & feel the punctuation! Not exactly easy reading for the average person with no previous anatomy knowledge or interest. I will be purchasing a hard copy for my library.

Excellent resource for practitioners.

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This book has easy hands on tools for resetting yourself. I did the exercises and felt immediate effects.
It’s a bit dry in spots where there is explanation of the nerves etc but it is for practitioners so that’s to be expected.
I still found the knowledge a life skill I will use time and time again.
I do however feel the need to sit down with my anatomy physiology book and listen to this again so I can fill in the blanks of understanding where each nerve is located

Game changer

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This is a great book for people who are wanting to learn about the vagus nerve l learnt so much and have listened to this book at least 4 times now

Loved listening

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Great self help book offering bodyworkers or the lay person expanded awareness of the nervous system and how to balance it via cranial nerve exercises to re calibrate the body. Stress and the nervous system/Flight, Fright, Freeze (Dorsal Vagal activity) and a chapter on POTS.
The only problem by listening to this audiobook is that you can’t see the diagrams but youtube has many tutorials for those needing a visual.

Essential listening for all

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repeats "by using my techniques which I will explain later" for 9 chapters then blink and you'll miss the strategies

repeats himself a lot

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Stanley Rosenberg has discovered and been working on some profound new connections linking the vagus nerve to a plethora of illnesses that challenge many people in modern society. Well worth diving into if your curious about health healing and it suffer with anxiety depression or know somebody with autism. It's amazing to witness the new discoveries made possible through these few humans researching the intricacies of our body and nerves

Interesting new science

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narrated well and engaging
great information and practical self treatment. will use it for self and family for some time. highly recommend the book

easy to understand, brilliant information

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