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  • Vagus Nerve: Beginner’s Guide

  • How to Activate the Natural Healing Power of Your Body with Exercises to Overcome Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Inflammation, Brain Fog, and Improve Your Life
  • By: Amy Kingswood
  • Narrated by: Emma Clark
  • Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)

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Vagus Nerve: Beginner’s Guide

By: Amy Kingswood
Narrated by: Emma Clark
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Unleashing the power of the vagus nerve: Here’s how to activate the natural healing power of your body and drastically improve the quality of your overall health.

Did you know that your body is capable of healing itself? 

Are you aware that there are certain exercises that can help you battle anxiety, depression, trauma, inflammation, or brain fog?

Would you like to activate the natural healing power of your body and improve your life?

If you take some time to realize the power of the vagus nerve, you can achieve all this! 

Unfortunately, many people are not even aware that the nerve exists, let alone do they know about its incredible power. 

Within this guide, you’ll learn: 

  • All about the anatomy of the vagus nerve and its relation to exercise; 
  • The role of vagus nerve in overall well-being and how it can help you improve your health; 
  • What happens when the vagus nerve gets injured and how to treat it; 
  • The powerful polyvagal theory and how to implement it in your life; 
  • And much more! 

To unleash the power of the vagus nerve and drastically improve the quality of your life, start listening now!

©2021 Amy Kingswood (P)2021 Amy Kingswood

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Lacked depth & detailed steps

One thing this book does very well is cover important topics specific to the title, as well as some related topics.

At times, however, it was repetitive...word for word repetitive. For me personally, it lacked depth, particularly when speaking about what could help activate the vagus nerve.

Maybe I was expecting too much, but I thought the author missed a golden opportunity for identifying specifically beneficial apps, programs and providers.

If you want a good, high level understanding of the Vagus Nerve, the role it plays, and the benefits and disadvantages when in function or dysfunction, this is the book for you.

If you want detailed application for resetting the VN, you'll need to look elsewhere.

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great intro

a great to the point intro into the Vegas nerve and how it works. Would love to dig deeper now

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Vague

A bit vague. Narrator sounded robotic and the whistle in her voice was irritating

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So helpful

I found the information useful and gave me a comprehensive picture on the topic along with practical tips to engage in practicing it in daily life. Worth a listen for sure.

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Short, obvious

I thought this would go deeper. Short and brief. Doesn’t help much if you already have a good knowledge of self care.

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heavy reading

it was a great introduction. bit repetitive, could it have been simplified? I wouldn't have been able to self read it as I would have lost interest very quickly. I think I even zoned out in chapter 4. Still I am a little more educated with self healing. Thank you.

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A must read for parents, teachers, counsellors and meditators.

A well articulated case for an intentional, consistent, breath practice to support a quality, enjoyable and connected daily life.

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Hard to listen to and absorb

Narrating voice robotic and annoying . Content too complex for a beginners guide. Didn’t enjoy it at all

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Very short book - not much info

Books states, “With exercises.” I expected exercises but instead this is a very short, overall description of the role of the vagus nerve. I could have gained this info from a 5 min Google search. I expected specific exercises but other than stating things we do in everyday life to encourage vagal stimulation, such as singing and deep breathing, there was no helpful info. Ladies voice is grating- very americanised as if watching an infomercial.

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Incorrect

I’m really bothered by this book. I wanted to love it, but only part way in I can’t continue to listen.
Firstly, “vagus” is mispronounced through the whole book. Secondly, it is not well written. I question whether it was edited. None of the statements are backed up with references.
Thirdly, it is actually incorrect in terms of the most basic anatomy - the vagus is cranial nerve X, however the author posits it is also cranial nerve XII (that is actually the hypoglossal nerve).
If this basic description is incorrect, then why should I listen to anymore of this book and accept it as correct?

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